Virgin Music (Publishers) turnover increased by 600% and profit by 400% between 1983 and 1992, Steve’s tenure as MD
Virgin Music Group sold to EMI Group
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Virgin Music named ASCAP Publisher of The Year for the second year in a row
Virgin Music named ASCAP Publisher of The Year
Established wholly owned subsidiaries in USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand and Japan
Virgin Music having been subpublished by third parties since inception more than ten years earlier
As Managing Director of Virgin Music (Publishers) signed numerous platinum and multi platinum artists
including Squeeze (photographed left), Take That, The Prodigy, Tears for Fears, Simple Minds, Fine Young Cannibals, T’Pau, Breathe, Terence Trent D’Arby, Alison Moyet, Soul II Soul and Neneh Cherry
Appointed Managing Director Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Virgin Music became and consistently remained Music Week’s Top Independent Publisher
Orchestrated breakthrough campaigns for Phil Collins, Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds and others
Organised Mike Oldfield’s first ever tour
Appointed Deputy Managing Director Virgin Records
Responsible for all day to day activities of label leaving MD free to concentrate on supervising A&R and Music Group strategy with Richard Branson. All label departmental heads reported to SL who set priorities and co-ordinated the activities of the
Appointed Managing Director of Virgin Artist Management, aged 21
Managed artists including Mike Oldfield, Gong and Kevin Coyne