Martin Mills and Everybody's honoured at Artist and Manager Awards

18 August 2011

The MMF and the Featured Artists’ Coalition (FAC) are pleased to announce the recipients of two key awards to be presented as part of the inaugural Artist and Manager Awards for 2011. They are chairman and founder of the Beggars Group, Martin Mills – The Industry Champion Award and everybody at Everybody’s – The Achievement Award.

The Industry Champion award has been created to recognise altruism in the music business, particularly where individuals or companies have considered artists and managers with equity. The MMF and the FAC considered that the Beggars Group of companies, run by Martin for many years, has created an environment where artists and their managers have enjoyed the kind of creative freedom often only existing in the independent sector.

Martin Mills’ pioneering work, first in record shops and labels in the 70’s through to the unique structure of independent labels benefiting from the Beggars Group economy of scale makes his contribution to the music business exceptional. His long term membership of the Board of PPL and his foresight when it came to the digital revolution have crowned an extraordinary career which has benefitted many.

The Achievement Award is the main award in the Artist and Manager Awards roster. Created to recognise exceptional success during the awards year, in 2011 the award will be presented to the managers, artists and staff of the company Everybody’s . This includes artists Keane, Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons and Wolf Gang; managers Adam Tudhope, Beth Warren, Laura Taylor, Thomas Child, Abigail Dawson, and Angus Murray.

During the last 12 months, the Highbury based company that prides itself on its collaborative approach to management and working with artists has achieved success at all levels of the music business. From another No.1 album “Night Train EP” by Keane, Laura Marling’s critical acclaim and popular win at the BRITs, Mumford and Sons’ worldwide success with their debut album and the break through buzz caused by Wolf Gang have all combined to make Everybody’s the unanimous choice for this award.

The Artist and Manager Awards look forward to celebrating and honouring the full team from Everybody’s at the awards ceremony.
The two awards will be presented at an event at the Roundhouse on Tuesday 13 September 2011. The awards ceremony will feature a number of live music performances and the presentation of eight awards. An announcement as to the recipients of another two awards – the Artists’ Artist Award and the Peter Grant Award will be made in the next two weeks.

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