Craig Logan

Craig Logan
Born (1969-04-22) 22 April 1969 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, artist manager
Years active1987–present

Craig Logan (born 22 April 1969) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and manager. He began his career as bassist in the pop band Bros.[1]

Career

In early 1989, Logan left Bros[2] to focus on songwriting and producing. Kim Appleby's song "Don't Worry", which he co-wrote with Appleby (who he also managed) and George Deangelis, was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the 'Best Contemporary Song' category in 1991.[3] At the age of 25, Logan joined EMI Music as VP of International, which he ran for three years. During this time, he worked with a range of artists including Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, Iron Maiden and Garth Brooks.

In 1999, Logan left EMI to work with artist manager Roger Davies.[4] He went on to oversee worldwide tours and releases for acts including Tina Turner, Sade, Joe Cocker and M People before meeting Pink, whom he signed and co-managed with Davies for several years.[4]

In 2006, Logan joined SonyBMG UK (now Sony Music) as the Managing Director of the RCA Label Group.[5] Working with acts such as Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Pink, Sade, Alicia Keys, The Script etc., achieving label of the year after his first 12 months.

He left Sony Music in 2010 to start his new venture, Logan Media Entertainment (LME),[6] which was established in 2011. LME now have offices in both London and Los Angeles and the company has managed artists such as: Anastacia, Dido, Alfie Boe, Imelda May, Beverley Knight, Roachford and Lara Fabian. As well as having a record label (HiTea) and a publishing imprint.

In 2022, Logan set up Tag8 Music in association with BMG Rights Management. This was the first new UK-based record label set up within the BMG group since 2009, with Tag8 Music[7][8][9] featuring established acts such as Pixie Lott, Roachford, and Louise Redknapp on its roster. On the Official Albums Chart Top 100 of 4 November 2022, the label charted its first hit album in the form of Blue's Heart & Soul, which entered at number 22.[10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ Low, Valentine (15 October 2016). "Band of brothers: bassist left out of Bros reunion". The Times. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Craig from Bros had no idea Matt and Luke Goss were reforming the band". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ Kyriazis, Stefan (5 October 2016). "What happened to Bros third member Craig Logan? Band says he is WELCOME to join reunion". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'I never wanted to be famous': Craig Logan on the Bros years". The Independent. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ Savage, Mark (14 October 2016). "Craig Logan: Why I won't rejoin Bros". BBC News. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Sony backs RCA boss in new venture". Music Week. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Alistair Norbury shares his vision for Tag8 Music - BMG's first UK label launch in 13 years".
  8. ^ "BMG and LME launch new label Tag8 with albums from Blue, Pixie Lott and Roachford".
  9. ^ "UK: BMG and LME launch new label Tag8 with albums from Blue, Pixie Lott and Roachford". 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  11. ^ "Charts analysis: Taylor Swift finishes ahead of the Beatles with Midnights still at No.1 | Analysis | Music Week".
  12. ^ "Heart & soul | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  13. ^ "Blue | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.