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taking the lion's share of profits from their live music performances. At that time "performers were only paid on a minimal fee basis and the venue promoter took most of the money". McDonald recalled "There was no control over cover charges or promotion and, most important, no control of the marketing of the act." Woodruff convinced
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Woodruff and fellow managers, Ray Hearn, Richard McDonald and Rod Willis, founded Dirty Pool Live
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in early 2009 and explained, " the right time to pass on the flame... into the hands of a company which sees itself as part of the music industry". Woodruff retired in
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in mid-1973 and followed with a single "That's All Right for Me" (1974), both on his Sphere label. Late in 1974 they changed their name to the
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in 1989 after seeing lead singer Suze DeMarchi performing in London. To concentrate on Baby
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at $ 35 million. After Savage Garden disbanded in 2001 he continued managing the group's assets including their back catalogue. His later clients included
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958:"Making a Stand on the Internet"
832:Founding Editor Anthony O'Grady"
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