Mark Ede Email & Phone Number

Mark is perhaps best known as being personal manager to international recording and touring artist Jo Harman, which he continues alongside his consultancy work as a partner in BiGiAM. His partnership with Jo has seen her progress from an ‘open mic’ singer to a successful, award winning, BBC Radio 2 play-listed artist, renowned for running and controlling her career, on her own terms. Indeed, Jo is cited as a significant figure in the rise of the ‘uber-indie’ (albeit one now attracting major industry support), helping pioneer the ‘brave new world’ of new music industry models.Mark is also an experienced panelist and facilitator at music seminars and events, including BBC introducing, as well as being a guest lecturer and module leader on music related matters at the University of Brighton.On a creative and artistic level, Mark was the man behind the ‘Soul Reality’ a musical collective which included some of countries finest young talents; players who subsequently went on to professional careers playing for the likes of Emeli Sande, Jessie J, Iggy Pop, Incognito, Boy George, Professor Green, Lisa Stansfield and many other household names.Mark’s wider musical portfolio includes not just festival administration but also long-standing experience in running, planning and promoting live music nights and residencies in London as well as promoting many individual shows in London, Brighton and beyond.In recent years Mark has worked in a professional capacity with a wide range of international artists, including Grammy winning acts, including album and touring marketing campaigns, in his capacity as a senior partner with BiGiAM. These responsibilities also extended to promoting and programming a number of music festivals, and venues, as well as offering general music related consultancy and artist services to a range of both established and emerging acts.Mark is currently European representative for Motown Song Writing Legend Lamont Dozier (a man who has co-written over 50 number 1 hits), overseeing the European release of Lamont’s ‘Reimagination’ album, in partnership with V2 Records.Prior to his current situation working full time in the music industry, Mark enjoyed a wide and varied proven track record in business and communications. He also has a number of other current business interests, including managing a significant property portfolio and, in his younger days, Mark was a keen sportsman, and, even now, he continues to represent his County, Essex, at cricket at senior level.

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