Wayne Forte, President
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Entourage Talent Associates, Ltd. is a talent agency and consulting firm, representing more than thirty-five clients exclusively and servicing a host of promoters and concert venues throughout the world. Owner, principal, and entrepreneur Wayne Forte is a seasoned veteran of the music industry.

Since 1993, Entourage Talent Associates has helped to initiate, develop and maintain careers for clients (past and present) such as David Bowie, The Cure, Joe Satriani, Jesus and Mary Chain, Al Di Meola, Rockapella, Joan Armatrading, Howard Jones, The Tragically Hip and The Derek Trucks Band, (among others), as well as helping to create, develop and brand touring projects such as G3 and new band project "Tedeschi Trucks Band".

Beginning his career in the 70's at one of the first full-service powerhouse agencies, Creative Management Associates, Forte quickly took on the representation of young musicians and bands, creating longstanding relationships with artists, managers and promoters. From this foundation and following the company's merger with another large music, television and theatrical agency, International Famous Agency, Forte was able to further develop his knowledge, skills, and relationships at the new company, International Creative Management. During this period he represented performers such as then-fledgling artists Hall and Oates, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, Weather Report, Billy Cobham and the now-legendary British rock quartet Status Quo, as well as beginning a relationship with a soon-to-be worldwide mega-star named David Bowie.

Following a move to the world-renowned William Morris Agency, Forte set his sights on signing the best of what was then termed "punk" or "new wave" music - acts like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Iggy Pop, Joe Jackson, The Cure, The Clash, the Stranglers and The Jam, to name a few - and was later tapped to be head of WMA's East Coast Music Department, until this time, perhaps, the youngest to do so.

With visions of taking a different approach to the business of booking Artists and developing careers, Forte and a fellow WMA agent took a gamble on themselves and their vision risking all to start their own agency: International Talent Group (ITG) was born, committed to breaking new artists and establishing and maintaining long-term careers. Within a year, ITG represented some of the hottest talent in the industry including: Duran Duran, The Jam, Joe Jackson, Killing Joke, The Clash, The Vapors, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Adam and the Ants, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, King Crimson, and Billy Idol (to name a few), bringing most to the U.S. shores for the first time.

Growing by leaps and bounds, in 1983 ITG not only booked, but co-produced David Bowie's Serious Moonlight Tour, many say the artist's most successful tour to date, playing arenas and stadiums throughout the world, followed by Bowie's 1985-86 worldwide Glass Spider Tour, performed predominantly in stadiums. ITG also co-produced the 1987 Duran Duran tour, which played stadiums in Europe and Japan as well as multiple arena shows in the rest of the world, including Manila, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. At the same time, Forte continued to sign clients both domestically and internationally, including Howard Jones, The Psychedelic Furs, Joe Satriani, Sade, Paul Young, Radiohead, Yazoo, Scandal, Erasure, Eric Johnson, Spandau Ballet, Midge Ure, the legendary Power Station, Sarah McLachlan, Candy Dulfer, Simply Red, among many others and most on a worldwide basis.

These successes were followed by many more ITG stadium and arena tours throughout the world over the next ten years for clients The Cure, Depeche Mode, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Phil Collins, David Bowie and Robert Plant, among others, as Forte honed his expertise in foreign negotiation, planning and booking tours outside the U.S. (as well as domestically) while at the same time establishing and overseeing multiple joint ventures for the business. One of the most successful of these was with the Labatt Entertainment Group, enabling the once original fledgling agency and partners "with an idea" to realize many of their goals as well as additional offices in both Los Angeles and London.

After twelve years as CEO and President of ITG, responsible for signing more than 50% of the agency's eighty, or more, clients, Forte resigned his position, sold his ownership and left the ITG partnership to set up a more personalized agency and consulting firm, Entourage Talent Associates, Ltd.

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Nathaniel Marro, Agent & Senior Admin. Assistant
Born and raised in Vermont, Nathaniel graduated from McGill University in May of 2010. Originally attending McGill to study Jazz Saxophone, Nathaniel eventually graduated with a degree in Political Science, but he stayed close to the Montreal music community. He was introduced to the world of music business when he began booking shows for his own band, eventually booking shows throughout Canada and the Northeastern U.S. After the band went their separate ways, Nathaniel opted to pursue a career in booking so he might one day help develop up-and-coming artists. Nathaniel joined Entourage Talent in May of 2010.

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Victoria Ireson
A native Virginian, Victoria attended James Madison University, focusing on a career in the music industry, but ultimately graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs. Throughout college she remained actively involved in student organizations that brought national talent to the school stages. She also booked local talent and other small touring acts at a small venue downtown. Not long after finishing her degree, Victoria moved to New York to join the Entourage at the start of 2011.

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Kat Kilcullen
Kat started her college career as an art student at West Chester University and then transferred to Marywood University in her hometown of Scranton, PA, where she studied studio art, architecture, design, video and audio production, and photography, earning her B.A. in Digital Media & Photography in 2012. A self-taught musician, Kat dreamed of a career in the music industry since age 11, but it was her role as a college radio DJ that sparked her interest in the music promotion business. An internship with the Food Network’s “Sweet Genius” brought Kat to New York City, where she honed her design and organization skills in a high-pressure environment as Assistant to the Art Director. In January 2013, Kat brought those organization skills and her passion for music to Entourage Talent, where she is the personal assistant to Entourage President and music industry veteran, Wayne Forte.

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