Stephen Budd
London
Stephen Buddis a manager, rock festival owner and Co-Chairman of the Music Managers Forum.
Starting as a roadie for Motorhead,he later managed artists including Heaven 17, Tanita Tikaram, Gang of Fourand The Magic Numbers.
Heco-founded SuperVision Management in 1999 and currently manages Dry the River, Songhoy BluesandDancing Years.
His producers have won Grammy and Brits for Lana del Ray, Lykki Li, Dido, Franz Ferdinand, Cee-lo, Santana, Madonna, Kylie, The Cure, John Legend, Björk, U2
He co-founded Damon Albarn’s ‘Africa Express’ project featured in the London Olympics festival.
He co-founded the NH7 Weekenderfestival in India, featuringBasement Jaxx, Megadeth, Bombay Bicycle Club, Imogen Heap, Chase & Status, The Vaccines and others.
He created the ‘Passport: Back to the Bars’ charity concert series for WarChild featuring Bastille, Elbow, The Pet Shop Boys, Sugababes, Spiritualized, Amy Winehouse, The Cure, David Gray, The Vaccines, Duran Duran, You Me At 6, Rideand others.
In 2011 he co-founded OneFestin Wiltshire featuring Laura Marling, Damien Rice, Damon Albarn.