Journalist and music consultant. Founder and Editor-at-Large of the magazines Classic Pop and Long Live Vinyl. Consultant to labels including RT Industries (General Manager, UK), Universal Music Group, Warner Music, BMG Rights Management, Ministry of Sound, ZTT/Zang Tuum Tumb (label manager), Stiff Records (label manager), Cherry Red, Karvavena (founder), Union Square Music, Feedback Communications (co-founder), Razor & Tie, Marco Pirroni's Howl (2) Records (label manager), Damaged Goods.