Founder: Stephen Budd
Originally
starting as a roadie for Motorhead, Generation X, X-Ray Specs etc. Stephen
went into artist management representing Big Sound Authority, The Sound
and later Tanita Tikaram and Heaven 17.
In 1988 he founded Stephen Budd Management.
In 2001 he became a director of the Channelfly Group which includes the Barfly Clubs, The Fly Magazine and SuperVision artist management - started by Stephen and Paul Craig in 1998 - which manages acts including Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs and The Cribs. (Channelfly is now a part of MAMA Group PLC which also owns Hammersmith Apollo, The Forum, Jazz Café venues and the Lovebox, Global Gathering, Sufstock and Great Escape festivals).
Stephen also runs Pollination Music (recently signing Paul Oakenfold) the MAMA music publishing operation. He also created the successful ‘Passport :Back To The Bars’ project, featuring major artists (inc. Amy Winehouse, The Cure, David Gray etc) playing in the Barfly Clubs for charity and is a co-exec producer along with Damon Albarn of the Africa Express project, promoting African music to western artists through travel to Africa and concerts in the UK.
Stephen is a founder / council member of the Music Managers Forum.
For more information please go to these websites :
http://www.myspace.com/stephenbudd
http://www.pollinationmusic.co.uk