Kill Your Friends Page #2

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We also have Derek Sommers

Managing Director.

Given that our MD's idea of fun is

paying a couple of Bethnal Green rent boys

to kick the sh*t out of him,

it's no surprise that sadism and aggression

are values our company encourages and rewards.

James Trellick, Head of Legal and

Business Affairs Ruthless, amoral, top bloke.

David Schneider, Head of A&R.

Technically my boss, for now.

Ross, Head of Marketing.

Would double-end his own mother

with Satan to put a record in the top 10.

Rob Hastings, Indie type,

the guy who put the um and ah in A&R.

Nikki, Head of International.

I have no sexual interest in Nikki,

so, in a way, she doesn't exist.

And taking minutes, Katy, Trellick's PA.

Doable.

Hey, how come

I didn't get my Music Week yet?

Because you don't work in the music industry.

Okey-dokey, boys and girls

Eyes down for a full house.

You all have a copy of

the agenda in front of you.

David, where are we with the Rage album?

Well, yeah, he's mixing,

so we're not far away now.

Tour's booked.

Steven and I are gonna meet up with him

in Cannes next week to go over the budget.

Got a lot of territories asking for a release date.

How's the record sounding, David?

Well, you know what he's like, Derek,

you know, plays his cards close to his chest.

- Do we have a single?

- Not yet, no.

You know, as you know, it's... sometimes

you can't rush the creative process, you know.

David, as head of this label,

I don't think I'm being unreasonable

in asking to hear some music

from an act in which we have

a considerable financial investment.

We're currently?

486,000 in the hole on this record.

It's two years since the debut album

and quite frankly...

Well, hang on, Derek.

It's not like nothing's been happening.

We're doing some stuff to maintain awareness.

Those new T-shirts David

had made look fantastic.

T-shirts?

What f***ing T-shirts?

Oh, yeah, I mean, well, you know...

You're making T-shirts for an artist

who doesn't have an album out

and is half a million quid unrecouped?

- Are you out of your f***ing mind?

- Yeah, but, Derek, I just thought...

I don't give a f*** what you thought!

We're in the sh*t. We need some hits.

If we don't have a single soon,

I'm pulling the f***ing plug.

- Do you understand?

- Yeah, but I...

Do you f***ing understand?

- Yeah. Yes, Derek, yeah.

- OK.

Moving on.

Rob.

Sound Collective.

For God's sake.

Well played.

Derek seems even

more tightly wrapped than usual.

We need some hits.

The release schedule's a wasteland.

Well, if Schneider got fired...

I'm just saying.

Then either Derek goes out of house

for a new head of A&R or it's you.

Or it's laughing boy there.

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