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Maverick was an entertainment company founded in 1992 by Madonna, Frederick DeMann and Veronica "Ronnie" Dashev. It was owned and operated by Warner Music Group. It included a recording company (Maverick Records), a film production company (Maverick Films), book publishing, music publishing, Latin record division (Maverick Musica) and a television production company. The first releases for the company were Madonna's 1992 coffee table publication, Sex and her studio album Erotica which were released simultaneously to great controversy.[citation needed]
Company type | Entertainment management Entertainment |
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Industry | Music, Film, Entertainment |
Founded | 1992 (original company) 2014 (management group) |
Founder | Madonna Frederick DeMann Veronica "Ronnie" Dashev (1992) Guy Oseary (2014) |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Guy Oseary (CEO, Founder) Greg Thompson (President) Gee Roberson Shawn Gee Cortez Bryant Larry Rudolph Adam Leber Scott Rodger Clarence Spalding Wassim “Sal” Slaiby Lee Anne Callahan-Longo Kevin “Chief” Zaruk Seth England |
Products | Management, Music, Entertainment, Film, Television program, Music Video |
Website | Maverick.com |
DeMann was bought out of the company for a reported $20 million in 1998. Guy Oseary increased his stake in the company and took control as Chairman and CEO. Madonna and Dashev left in 2004 after a lawsuit between Maverick and Warner Music Group.
As of 2014, the company was revived as a management group founded by Oseary in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment. The company rebranded as "Maverick" on October 17, 2014. Currently as of 2018, Maverick consists of Oseary, President Greg Thompson and other recording artist managers Larry Rudolph, Adam Leber, Gee Roberson, Shawn Gee, Cortez Bryant, Scott Rodger, Clarence Spalding, Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, Lee Anne Callahan-Longo, Kevin “Chief” Zaruk and Seth England.[1]