Established Stage Three offices in LA and Nashville
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Invited by the Financial Times to write about experience of the relationship between professional investors and the music industry
Following a successful second round of fundraising and investment by Apax Partners
Secured additional investment from Apax Partners
2003-10 Acquired collection of classic and current catalogues for Stage Three
including Jerry Lynn Williams (songs recorded by Eric Clapton, BB King and The Eagles), Mosaic Music (Aerosmith, ZZ Top), Gerry Rafferty (songs including “Stuck in the Middle With You”, “Baker Street”), David Essex (“Rock On”, “Gonna Make You Star”, Macy Gray (“I try”), Brett James (2010 ASCAP Songwriter of the Year), Bernard Butler (Duffy), Steve… Read more »
Founded Stage Three Music Ltd with investment from Ingenious Ventures
Left Chrysalis having established Chrysalis Music subsidiaries in France, Spain, Benelux and Germany
Chrysalis Music became Music Week’s Top Independent UK Publisher. Between 1993 and 2001, Chrysalis’ NPS grew from £1.9m to £8.2m, adding £60m+ of shareholder value, due to better management of existing catalogue and successful A&R. No significant Music Division acquisitions were made. As a main Board Director, Steve took part in building Chrysalis Group’s successful… Read more »
Established heritage label Papillon at Chrysalis Group
Papillon signed Cliff Richard and released his single “The Millennium Prayer”, No.1 for 3 weeks, winning Ivor Novello Award for best selling single of 1999
Assembled a roster of multi-million selling writers at Chrysalis Music
including Portishead, Hans Zimmer (soundtracks to The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight), OutKast, David Gray and Rod Temperton (writer of “Thriller”, “Rock With You” and “Off the Wall”, recorded by Michael Jackson and songs recorded by Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Mariah Carey etc)
Secured $20m investment by Japanese media group Fuji Sankei in Echo
causing Chrysalis Group’s share price to increase 47% overnight from 79p to 116p
Founded The Echo Label, a joint venture with Chrysalis Group Plc
signed Feeder, Moloko and Babybird all of whom released hit singles and platinum albums