Craig Logan
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Craig Logan is a British music manager. He began his career as bassist in the pop band Bros
.
award for Kim Appleby’s
hit single "Don’t Worry" who he also managed. At 25 Logan joined EMI Music as VP of International which he ran for 3 years. During this time he worked with Robbie Williams
, Tina Turner
and Garth Brooks
.
In 1999 Logan left EMI to work with artist manager, Roger Davies. He went on to oversee worldwide tours and releases for acts including Tina Turner
, Sade
, Joe Cocker
and M People
before meeting Pink
who he signed and co-managed with Davies for several years. This was the start of a journey that lead to over 30 million sales for Pink and in excess of 150 million sales for Craig.
In 2006 Logan joined SonyBMG UK (now Sony Music) as the Managing Director of the RCA Label Group. During this time acts launched were Newton Faulkner
, The Hoosiers
, The Script and Sandi Thom
and won the Label Of the Year award at the Music Week
Awards. He left Sony Music in 2010 to start his new venture Logan Media Entertainment (LME) which was established in 2010. LME now have offices in both London and Los Angeles.
Bros
Bros were a British band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan...
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Background
After a year of major UK success with Bros during 1988, Logan left the band in early 1989. After this, Logan focused on song-writing and producing and was nominated for an Ivor NovelloIvor Novello
David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter...
award for Kim Appleby’s
Kim Appleby
Kim Appleby , is an English singer, songwriter and actor. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from pneumonia following treatment for cancer.- Biography :...
hit single "Don’t Worry" who he also managed. At 25 Logan joined EMI Music as VP of International which he ran for 3 years. During this time he worked with Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
and Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
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In 1999 Logan left EMI to work with artist manager, Roger Davies. He went on to oversee worldwide tours and releases for acts including Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
, Sade
Sade (band)
Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock....
, Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
and M People
M People
M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
before meeting Pink
Pink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
who he signed and co-managed with Davies for several years. This was the start of a journey that lead to over 30 million sales for Pink and in excess of 150 million sales for Craig.
In 2006 Logan joined SonyBMG UK (now Sony Music) as the Managing Director of the RCA Label Group. During this time acts launched were Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner
Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots...
, The Hoosiers
The Hoosiers
The Hoosiers are an English pop/rock band, consisting of members Irwin Sparkes , Martin Skarendahl and Alan Sharland ....
, The Script and Sandi Thom
Sandi Thom
Alexandria "Sandi" Thom is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She became widely known in 2006 after a series of webcasts and the success of the single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker ".-1984–2004: Early life:Thom was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire...
and won the Label Of the Year award at the Music Week
Music Week
Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry.Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981 the title was again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week...
Awards. He left Sony Music in 2010 to start his new venture Logan Media Entertainment (LME) which was established in 2010. LME now have offices in both London and Los Angeles.