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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.
'''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==
==With Weezer==
Magnarella was recruited into talent management in 1990 by manager [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cavallo Bob Cavallo] [https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/pat-magnarella-management-relaunches-as-grndvw-1202963217/] under the firm Atlas/Third Rail Management. Magnarella and Atlas/Third Rail managed Weezer beginning in [[1994]]. The song "[[Lisa]]", written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1995]], is about Magnarella's secretary, 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 [https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=274861&title=UNDER-NEW-MANAGEMENT], leading to [https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/TAC/2001-21%20Rivers%20Cuomo%20et%20al%20v%20Atlas%20Third%20Rail%20mgmt%20inc.pdf a protracted legal battle]. 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.
Magnarella was recruited into talent management in 1990 by manager [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cavallo Bob Cavallo] [https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/pat-magnarella-management-relaunches-as-grndvw-1202963217/] under the firm Atlas/Third Rail Management. Magnarella and Atlas/Third Rail managed Weezer beginning in [[1994]]. 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 [https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=274861&title=UNDER-NEW-MANAGEMENT], leading to [https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/TAC/2001-21%20Rivers%20Cuomo%20et%20al%20v%20Atlas%20Third%20Rail%20mgmt%20inc.pdf a protracted legal battle]. 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.


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]]).
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]]).
[[Category:People who have managed Weezer]]
[[Category:People who have managed Weezer]]