Andy Ross, RIP
Feb 7, 2022 15:36:17 GMT -5
Post by boscy on Feb 7, 2022 15:36:17 GMT -5
Sun 6 Feb 2022
Guardian News
Andy Ross, RIP
www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/06/andy-ross-obituary
Andy Ross (music executive)
Guardian News
Andy Ross, RIP
He worked with some of the biggest names in the business and was instrumental in the famous Blur vs Oasis chart battle in the 1990s, when the Britpop bands released new singles on the same day in a race for the No 1 slot.
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They then did a groundbreaking deal with EMI and had huge success with artists such as Jesus Jones, Diesel Park West, Shampoo, Dubstar and Idlewild. Most famously, Andy discovered Blur in March 1990, after seeing them play the Powerhaus in Islington the previous November – he persuaded them to change their name from Seymour to Blur. The band would go on to sell millions of records worldwide.
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They then did a groundbreaking deal with EMI and had huge success with artists such as Jesus Jones, Diesel Park West, Shampoo, Dubstar and Idlewild. Most famously, Andy discovered Blur in March 1990, after seeing them play the Powerhaus in Islington the previous November – he persuaded them to change their name from Seymour to Blur. The band would go on to sell millions of records worldwide.
www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/06/andy-ross-obituary
Andy Ross (music executive)