Brian Lane (born Harvey Freed) is a British music manager. Lane has managed a variety of acts including Katherine Jenkins,[1] Donovan, Alan O'Day,[2] Asia, Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, A-ha,[3] Vangelis, The Buggles, It Bites, A*Teens and Heather Small.[4] He currently manages Rick Wakeman. He also managed Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.[5]
Brian Lane | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Harvey Freed |
| Occupation | Music manager |
Biography
editLane, who worked for the Hemdale Company, began managing Yes in 1970, taking over from Roy Flynn, who secured a deal with Lane.[6] Lane was instrumental in arranging for The Buggles, another group he managed, to join Yes for their 1980 album Drama.[7] Lane managed Yes until the end of their 1980 tour supporting that album.[8]
Lane helped form the group Asia, which emerged from the collapse of Yes in early 1981, having introduced vocalist/bassist John Wetton to ex-Yes guitarist Steve Howe.[9] Lane managed the band and came up with their name.[10] In the late 1980s, Lane managed a rival group of former Yes members, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (ABWH). He also managed GTR. In 1993, Lane formed Fragile Records.[11]
Lane began managing Katherine Jenkins in 2003, but the two parted ways acrimoniously in 2009.[12] In the 2010s, he became the manager of Rick Wakeman (a member of Yes and then ABWH), and in January 2016, Lane was announced as the manager of a new supergroup of former Yes members, Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman.[5]
For much of his career, Lane worked in the UK, before moving to Scandinavia in the 2000s. In 2015, he became head of United Stage International, the global arm of Swedish artist management company United Stage, with an office in London.[4][13]
References
edit- ^ Time to Say Hello: My Autobiography, by Katherine Jenkins, 2012
- ^ Cashbox, July 30, 1977, p.6
- ^ "A-has skandalemanager forteller sin historie". 7 March 2007.
- ^ a b Ingham, Tim (10 September 2015). "Brian Lane joins Sweden's biggest booking agency in international role". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "RWCC > Grumpy Old Rick's Ramblings January 2016". rwcc.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Welch 2008, pp. 90–91.
- ^ "When Yes Recruited the Buggles to Rebuild Their Lineup". 16 May 2015.
- ^ Welch 2008, p. 200.
- ^ Wong, Jo-Ann (28 May 1982). "The past in 'Asia's' sound". Deseret News. p. 4E. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Itter, Scott. "The Asia Reunion Tour Part Two: The John Wetton Interview". areuonsomething.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Stansfield, David (27 November 1993). "Former Yes, Asia manager launches new Fragile label". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Eden, Richard (15 August 2009). "Ambitious Katherine Jenkins leaves her long-time manager consulting lawyers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Williams, Nick (10 September 2015). "Executive Turntable: Capitol Music Group, MAC Presents, Vevo and More". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- Bibliography
- Welch, Chris (2008). Close to the Edge – The Story of Yes. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84772-132-7.
External links
edit- Brian Lane at IMDb