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Annabella Coldrick

Chief Executive

annabella@themmf.net

Name:
 Annabella Coldrick
Role:
 Chief Executive
Email:
 annabella@themmf.net
Bio:
 Annabella heads up the MMF team, leads our campaigning work and reports to the Board of the MMF composed of 16 music managers. She used to run the BandSoc and manage bands (badly) at University many moons ago and has a background in policy, research and advocacy.
Paul Bonham

Professional Development Director

paul@themmf.net

Name:
 Paul Bonham
Role:
 Professional Development Director
Email:
 paul@themmf.net
Bio:
 Paul leads on members professional development including the Accelerator Programme for Music Managers. Paul has a background as a music manager, working on a number of Top 40 single and album releases for independent and major label artists. He first started managing acts at school and likes to Keep it Peel when it comes to genre diversity. Paul is currently on the Board of Youth Music and previously worked for Arts Council England supporting their belief that access to finance makes dreams happen for creative entrepreneurs.
Manasvi Dethekar

Membership Secretary

manasvi@themmf.net

Name:
 Manasvi Dethekar
Role:
 Membership Secretary
Email:
 manasvi@themmf.net
Bio:
 Manasvi is the first point of contact for the MMF membership. She advises music managers, and outlines and implements the membership strategy. Svi also oversees communications, supports on industry campaigns, leads on MMF's climate action agenda, and programmes the Agents and Managers conference. She has an A&R background and has previously worked in the electronic music space with labels such as Accidental Records, Kit Records, Cold Blow Records and radio stations such as NTS, Foundation FM and Reprezent.
Laura Erinle

Education and Membership Engagement Manager

laura@themmf.net

Name:
 Laura Erinle
Role:
 Education and Membership Engagement Manager
Email:
 laura@themmf.net
Bio:
 Laura is the Education & Membership Engagement Manager at the MMF. She leads on educational partnerships with numerous universities and academic institutions, while also overseeing membership training opportunities.
Adam Webb

PR

adam@themmf.net

Name:
 Adam Webb
Role:
 PR
Email:
 adam@themmf.net
Bio:
 Adam is an award-winning publicist who has been part of the MMF team since 2018. Formerly a freelance journalist for the likes of Music Week, The Guardian, and Music Ally, he was communications executive at British Music Rights and UK Music before launching his own consultancy AL1 Communications. As well as leading on PR and communications strategy, Adam manages the FanFair Alliance campaign against industrial-scale online ticket touting which was established with the support of MMF members in 2016. A regular contributor to the media on issues around live music and ticketing, he is also a published author.
Charlie Carne

CFO

Name:
 Charlie Carne
Role:
 CFO
Bio:
 Charlie Carne & Co
Annika Craine

Industry Relations Manager

annika@themmf.net

Name:
 Annika Craine
Role:
 Industry Relations Manager
Email:
 annika@themmf.net
Bio:
 Annika is the Industry Relations Manager at the MMF. She works on associate partnerships and curates a dynamic events programme accelerating the organisation’s development. Annika’s background is in the African business and media space. She started her career in Zambia, leading media projects for Forbes Africa and worked across the region. She joined Invest Africa in 2020 to spearhead their commercial strategy and develop their global events programme. Here she curated the company’s first ever music event showcasing the opportunities in Africa’s music industry. Annika speaks English, Dutch and French and is keen to connect with companies looking to partner with the MMF.
Ciarán Linehan

Membership and Communications Assistant

ciaran@themmf.net

Name:
 Ciarán Linehan
Role:
 Membership and Communications Assistant
Email:
 ciaran@themmf.net

Meet our Board
Paul Craig

Chair

Name:
 Paul Craig
Role:
 Chair
Bio:
 Nostromo Management
Kwame Kwaten

Vice-Chair

Name:
 Kwame Kwaten
Role:
 Vice-Chair
Bio:
 Ferocious Management
Clare Wright

Name:
 Clare Wright
Bio:
 Blackstar Management
Ellie Giles

Name:
 Ellie Giles
Bio:
 Step Music Management
Jill Hollywood

Name:
 Jill Hollywood
Bio:
 Echo Beach Management
Karl Nielson

Name:
 Karl Nielson
Bio:
 William Orbit, Maeve
Kerry Harvey-piper

Name:
 Kerry Harvey-piper
Bio:
 Red Grape Music
Niamh Byrne

Name:
 Niamh Byrne
Bio:
 Eleven Management
Nike Durosaro

Name:
 Nike Durosaro
Bio:
 Big Drum Entertainment
Ray Black

Name:
 Ray Black
Bio:
 Craft Management
Ross Patel

Name:
 Ross Patel
Bio:
 Whole Entertainment Group
Sammy Andrews

Name:
 Sammy Andrews
Bio:
 Deviate Digital
Sandy Dworniak

Name:
 Sandy Dworniak
Bio:
 This Much Talent / Twisted Talent
Stephen Taverner

Name:
 Stephen Taverner
Bio:
 East City Management
Sumit Bothra

Name:
 Sumit Bothra
Bio:
 ATC Management
Vicky Dowdall

Name:
 Vicky Dowdall
Bio:
 VDM Music

Meet our Custodians Council
Alex Weston

Name:
 Alex Weston
Brian Message

Name:
 Brian Message
Bio:
 ATC Management
Carol Crabtree

Name:
 Carol Crabtree
Bio:
 Solar Management
Dennis Muirhead

Name:
 Dennis Muirhead
Bio:
 Muirhead Management
Diane Wagg

Name:
 Diane Wagg
Bio:
 Deluxxe Management
Gary Mcclarnan

Name:
 Gary Mcclarnan
Bio:
 Sparklestreet
Ian Mcandrew

Name:
 Ian Mcandrew
Bio:
 Wildlife Entertainment
Jackie Davidson

Name:
 Jackie Davidson
Bio:
 JD Management
Jon Webster

Name:
 Jon Webster
Keith Harris OBE

Name:
 Keith Harris OBE
Bio:
 Keith Harris Music
Leigh Johnson

Name:
 Leigh Johnson
Merck Mercuriadis

Name:
 Merck Mercuriadis
Paul Crockford

Name:
 Paul Crockford
Bio:
 Crockford Management
Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE

Name:
 Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE
Bio:
 Roar Global
Scott Rodger

Name:
 Scott Rodger
Bio:
 Quest Management
Stephen Budd

Name:
 Stephen Budd
Bio:
 Stephen Budd is a British music industry executive and artist manager based in London. In June 2017 he completed his 3-year term as co-chairman of the MMF He is a director of artist and producer management company Stephen Budd Music Ltd, the OneFest Festival, of Damon Albarn's Africa Express project and is the co-founder of the NH7 Weekender festivals in India and helped create the DMZ Peace Train Festival in Korea. Stephen is a recognised TV commentator on music industry issues, regularly appearing on a variety of British TV news shows. He has created a variety of Charity projects including’ co-producing Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds' ‘Give A Home’ global concert series for refugees and creating WarChild’s “Passport Back To The Bars" highly successful concert series for children affected by war (now called BritsWeek). And in 2022 The Music Venues Trust "Passport Back To Our Roots" concert series to raise money for Covid-19 endangered live music venues.
Zita McHugh

Name:
 Zita McHugh
Bio:
 Z Management
Paul Burger

Name:
 Paul Burger
Tim Clark

Name:
 Tim Clark
John Glover

Name:
 John Glover
Trenton Harrison-Lewis

Name:
 Trenton Harrison-Lewis
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