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'''Pat Magnarella''' is a talent manager. He was [[Weezer]]'s manager from [[1994]] to [[2001]]. In addition to Weezer, he has notably managed such bands as [[Green Day]], All-American Rejects, and the Goo Goo Dolls.
==With Weezer==
Magnarella was recruited into talent management in 1990 by manager [[Wikipedia:Bob_Cavallo|Bob Cavallo]]<ref>"Pat Magnarella Management Relaunches as GRNDVW" ''Variety''. 1 October 2018. https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/pat-magnarella-management-relaunches-as-grndvw-1202963217/</ref> under the firm Atlas/Third Rail Management. Magnarella and Atlas/Third Rail managed Weezer beginning in December [[1993]], as he was the only manager who didn't pass on them.<ref>[[Pollstar article - September 19, 1994]]</ref> The song "[[Lisa]]", written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1995]], is about Cavallo's daughter, and Magnarella himself is referenced by name in the lyrics ("What's that? She wants for me to do something for Magna"). Magnarella also managed [[the Rentals]], the band started by [[Matt Sharp]], throughout the band's first two albums. In [[2001]], immediately following the release of ''[[The Green Album]]'', Weezer fired Atlas/Third Rail Management and Magnarella. Magnarella later sued<ref>Pollack, Marc and Simutis, David "UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT" ''HITS Daily Double''. 3 July 2001. https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=274861&title=UNDER-NEW-MANAGEMENT</ref>, leading to a protracted legal battle.<ref>State of California Department of Industrial Relations. "WEEZER vs. ATLAS/THIRD RAIL MANAGEMENT, INC.," https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/TAC/2001-21%20Rivers%20Cuomo%20et%20al%20v%20Atlas%20Third%20Rail%20mgmt%20inc.pdf</ref> According to [[Karl Koch]], the firing was a "statement of intent" and [[Rivers Cuomo]] felt that the band didn't need management, and could simply fund their next album with their own money and pay themselves back when the album sold.<ref>Weezer Fan Club Vault Dive #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtDgekROuac</ref>

Magnarella also managed the rock band [[Green Day]] from [[1996]] until [[2017]], when the band signed with [[Crush Music]] (with whom Weezer had signed in [[2015]]).

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[[Category:People who have managed Weezer]]