Ford wrote several hits for the French superstar Johnny Halliday, and this success was recognised by the French music industry in 2014, when they awarded him the prestigious ‘Victoire de la Musique’ honour. The company saw international success with The King Blues and songwriter David Ford. In 2004, after four years as Director of A&R at Jive Records UK, Dave set up his own management and production company, magnoliaMAM Ltd. Joining Richard Branson’s V2 label in 1996, Dave was lucky enough to be the A&R manager for Stereophonics’ first two albums, both of which went multi-platinum. In 1993, Dave moved to Chrysalis Music, where, as A&R manager, he had several hits with Skunk Anansie, Baby Bird and Lightning Seeds. While at Momentum Music, Dave gained his Masters in Cultural Studies, studying as a part-time student at the University of West London. The success of the Cultural Industries Quarter in Sheffield led to Dave being offered an A&R job at Momentum Music in London, where he had his first chart success with ‘techno rave’ artists SL2 and Liquid. This post led to him developing a close working relationship with South Yorkshire icons Human League and FON Records, among others. David Wibberley Head of Management for the Creative Industries and Performing ArtsĪfter being signed as a songwriter to Virgin Music at 19 years old, Dave’s first move into management was in a business development role for Sheffield City Council’s, innovative Cultural Industries Quarter team.
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