Stephen Budd

Stephen Budd
Born
Hampton Court, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Music Industry Executive, Festival Owner
Known forCo-chairing the Music Managers Forum, managing Tony Visconti, Songhoy Blues, Heaven 17, Gang of Four, The Magic Numbers, Rick Nowels, Dry The River and live music projects NH7 Weekender, Passport: Back To The Bars, Give A Home, Africa Express.

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 OneFest Festival, the Africa Express project and is the co-founder of the NH7 Weekender festivals in India. He is a recognised TV commentator on music industry issues, regularly appearing on a variety of British TV news shows.[1] In June 2017 he completed his 3-year term as co-chairman of the MMF (Music Managers Forum).[2][3] He is a co-executive producer of Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds' ‘Give A Home’ global concert series.[4][5] His current management roster includes the artists Dry The River and Nubiyan Twist,[6] along with the record producers Rob Ellis, Tore Johansson, Valgeir Sigurdsson, Nick Zinner, Mike Hedges, and Arthur Verocai.[7]

  1. ^ "Stephen Budd TV appearances". Youtube. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "MMF chairs Diane Wagg and Stephen Budd on the evolving role of the manager". Music Week. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ Hanley, James. "Six Questions With... Stephen Budd of Stephen Budd Management". Music Week. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Vinti, Mike. "300 gigs, one day: Amnesty International is enlisting your favourite musicians to stop the refugee crisis". Notion Magazine.
  6. ^ "Artist Management". Stephen Budd Music. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Producers/Songwriters - Our Clients". Stephen Budd Music. Retrieved 30 November 2017.