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Mike Pickering | |
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| Born | Manchester, England |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, record producer, A&R Executive, songwriter |
| Labels | Deconstruction, Sony Music |
| Spouse | Kate Shepherd. 2021-Present |
Mike Pickering is an English musician, DJ, songwriter, A&R Executive from Manchester, UK.
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.
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.
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Anthony Howard Wilson was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4.
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