Area of expertise: SHOOTING, CRICKET...AND RUNNING A RECORD LABEL

Experience...

Experience summary:
WORKED IN MUSIC MANAGEMENT IN AMERICA FOR 3 YEARS, AND SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS AT RECORD LABELS INCLUDING VIRGIN RECORDS, POLYDOR RECORDS AND A&M.

Where did it start?
IN NYC IN 1988. SET UP A MUSIC MANAGEMENT COMPANY CALLED EMPIRE MANAGEMENT, WHO MANAGED HIP HOP ARTISTS AND PRODUCERS INCLUDING GANGSTARR, MASTER ACE AND MARK "45" KING.

What are you working on now?
THE 2ND ALBUMS FROM DUFFY AND THE COURTEENERS AND THE DEBUT RECORDS FROM DAN BLACK AND ORANGE UNSIGNED ACT WINNER TOMMY REILLY.

Career highlight to date...
TAKING AN UNKNOWN ARTIST - DUFFY - TO 5 MILLION WORLDWIDE SALES ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM

Name dropping...

Who have you worked with?
OTHER THAN DUFFY, AS THE HEAD OF A&R AT POLYDOR I WORKED WITH MANY ARTISTS...SNOW PATROL, SCISSOR SCISTERS, KAISER CHIEFS, SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR ETC

Random...
The first thing I thought of when I woke up this morning was...
...WHAT A LOVELY DAY

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