Stephen Budd

Stephen Budd
Born
Hampton Court, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationMusic industry executive

Stephen Budd is a British music industry executive based in London. He is a director of artist and producer management company Stephen Budd Music Ltd, the Africa Express project, and a co-founder of the NH7 Weekender festivals in India. In 2017 he completed his 3-year term as co-chairman of the MMF (Music Managers Forum).[1][2] He is a co-executive producer of Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds' ‘Give A Home’ global concert series.[3][4]

He was asked to manage record producer Tony Visconti and Visconti's Good Earth Studios[5] in London's Soho, leading to the founding of Stephen Budd Management in 1985. He went on to manage bands Heaven 17[6] and Gang of Four[7] as well as British pop/folk singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram[8] and The Magic Numbers.[9] He was a director of Stephen Budd Management until it was absorbed by the MAMA Group and subsequently HMV.[10]

He is a founder and board member of the MMF (Music Managers Forum) trade association[11] and was the creator of its producer managers group.[12] He was the organization's co-chairman from 2013 to 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "MMF chairs Diane Wagg and Stephen Budd on the evolving role of the manager". Music Week. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hanley, James. "Six Questions With... Stephen Budd of Stephen Budd Management". Music Week. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ Bradbury, Sarah. "Hot Chip is playing at my house: the secret living room gigs showing solidarity with refugees". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ Vinti, Mike. "300 gigs, one day: Amnesty International is enlisting your favourite musicians to stop the refugee crisis". Notion Magazine.
  5. ^ Visconti, Tony (2007). The Autobiography. London: Harper Collins. p. 355. ISBN 978-0007229444.
  6. ^ "Bigger than America". Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Gang of Four: Profile". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Tanita Takaram". Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  9. ^ "The Magic Numbers". BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  10. ^ "HMV to buy MAMA". Daily Mirror. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  11. ^ "MMF: About Us". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Producers Push Self Preservation". Retrieved 9 October 2012.