Mike Pickering
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Mike Pickering | |
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| Born | Manchester, England |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, record producer, A&R Executive, songwriter |
| Labels | De-Construction Sony Music |
| Spouse | Kate Shepherd. 2021-Present |
Mike Pickering is an English musician, DJ, songwriter, A&R Executive from Manchester, UK.
Career
[edit]Pickering was a DJ at The Haçienda's Nude and Hot nights, and later Shine. He worked for Factory Records,[1] where he signed Happy Mondays, To Hell with Burgundy and James, among others. With Hillegonda Rietveld, he was joint founder, writer and producer of Quando Quango,[1] and he later founded M People,[1] for whom he wrote and produced many songs and played saxophone live.[2]
Pickering then worked for 20 years as A&R within the Columbia label of Sony BMG,[3] where he worked with the Gossip, Calvin Harris, Kasabian, and the Ting Tings.
In other media
[edit]Pickering appeared as himself in the film 24 Hour Party People. He supports Manchester City Football Club, and appeared in the documentary film about the club, Blue Moon Rising in 2010 alongside Noel Gallagher.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bush, John. "Biography: M People". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Haçienda mementos sold". News.bbc.co.uk. 25 November 2000. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "The Attention Deficit Generation: interview with Mike Pickering". Fluxmagazine.com. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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- English rock saxophonists
- British male saxophonists
- English record producers
- English male songwriters
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