Mike Pickering

Michael "Duncan" Pickering (born 24 February 1958, Accrington, Lancashire, England) has DJed at The Haçienda's infamous "Nude" and "Hot" nights and later "Shine". He worked for Factory Records^[1] where he signed The Happy Mondays, To Hell With Burgundy and James amongst others. He was the founder, writer and producer of Quando Quango^[1] and later M People,^[1] playing the saxophone, and acting as a backing singer.

Pickering now works as Head of A&R within the Columbia label of Sony BMG where he A&Rs The Gossip, Calvin Harris, Kasabian, The Ting Tings and Diagram Of The Heart.

He appeared as himself in the film, 24 Hour Party People starring Steve Coogan, a film all about Factory Records and Tony Wilson. Pickering is also a supporter of Manchester City Football Club, and appeared in the documentary film about the club, Blue Moon Rising, in 2010 alongside Noel Gallagher.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bush, John. "Biography: M People". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p44953/biography. Retrieved 2 June 2010. 

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