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Ralph James

President,
The Agency Group
Toronto, ON, Canada
@theagencygroup
Ralph started his career as the bass player for CBS rock band Harlequin, touring North and South America for over a decade. In 2006 Harlequin was inducted into the WCMA’s Hall of Fame.

He helped foster The Agency Group's Toronto office in 1996 with Neil Warnock and Jack Ross. He started with a small roster of established Canadian artists, but also signed then-unknown acts such as Nickelback, Three Days Grace, and Billy Talent, among others, who have since garnered great international success.
In the same nature as the artists he's developed, Ralph's career has continued to flourish as he's won multiple awards including Canadian Music Week's Booking Agent of the Year Award five times.

Additionally in 2007 and 2008 Ralph was nominated for the Bobby Brooks North American Agent of the Year Award at the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards and most recently (2011) was awarded the Industry Builder Award at the West Coast Music Awards.