Music artists' manager - former Chairman of the Music Managers Forum and a founder member of the board of AURA (Association Of United Recording Artists) He started running the management company within Island Records in the mid '60s. Over the years he has collaborated with the likes of Joe Cocker, Free, Mott The Hoople, Amazing Blondel and Spencer Davis Group. After a brief run with the company Street Tunes he has been in charge of Blueprint Management since the 1980's developing long relationships with clients such as Go West, Tony Hadley, Martin Fry / ABC, Beverley Craven, Alison Limerick, etc.