Darcus Beese: 'There's an indie mentality that's never left Island'
If you want to get a taste of the reverence Chris Blackwell still commands within the London HQ of Island Records, you only have to look up.
Hung higher than any other frame in the office of Darcus Beese is a picture showing Island founder Blackwell and the label’s current president embracing at the historic 50th anniversary celebrations of the record company.
Beese has spent a 21-year unbroken run at Island, joining as promotions assistant at Blackwell’s company in ...
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