Andrew King (music manager)

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Andrew King
Occupation
Music manager
Years active1970s-
OrganizationBlackhill Enterprises
Awards2006 BACS Gold Badge Award

Andrew King (born 1948) is a

music manager, formerly for Blackhill Enterprises, where he co-managed Pink Floyd and others.[1]

King,

Games For May" concert at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on 12 May 1967, an event set up by both Jenner and King.[2] After Syd Barrett's departure from Pink Floyd in 1968 Jenner and King ended their relationship with Pink Floyd and continued as managers for Barrett and other British rock bands.[1]

Acts he has managed since the dissolution of Blackhill in the early 1980s include Ian Dury.[1]

He co-founded the internet broadcaster TotalRock with hard rock and heavy metal promoting deejay Tommy Vance and Vance's former Radio 1 producer Tony Wilson.

He is winner of 2006 BACS Gold Badge Award and board member for the

Performing Rights Society
.

Personal

He has three children, a son and two daughters. His daughter, Ianthe, attended the University of Oxford.

References

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  2. ^ Cunningham, Mark (March 1997). "Welcome to the Machine - the story of Pink Floyd's live sound: part 1". All Pink Floyd Fan Network. Sound on Stage. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.