Ken Harding To Retire
Ken Harding, the man who first signed Midnight Oil to a record deal, has announced his retirement.
Harding, currently CEO of Summit Technology Australia, will quit the industry on December 23, 2005.
Harding started his career in 1961 at RCA Records. In 1973 he joined start-up M7 Records where in 1978 he signed Midnight Oil to the label and licensed acts like The Tourists (who later became Eurythmics), Depeche Mode and Yazoo.
In 1981, after buying out 7 Records and changing the name to Powderworks, he released acts like Black Sabbath, Village People and Toni Basil.
Harding sold Powderworks in 1986 and joined EMI Records. He became General Manager of the Warner Muic/EMI joint venture DATA in 1992 which was sold to Summit Technology in 2004..
In his spare time, Ken also run the boutique label CMR Records, set up specifically to release Foster & Allen records in Australia.
Ken is also in partnership with John Evans and Ken Outch (Rajon MD) in a publishing company called Big Jo-Ke Music.
Harding, currently CEO of Summit Technology Australia, will quit the industry on December 23, 2005.
Harding started his career in 1961 at RCA Records. In 1973 he joined start-up M7 Records where in 1978 he signed Midnight Oil to the label and licensed acts like The Tourists (who later became Eurythmics), Depeche Mode and Yazoo.In 1981, after buying out 7 Records and changing the name to Powderworks, he released acts like Black Sabbath, Village People and Toni Basil.
Harding sold Powderworks in 1986 and joined EMI Records. He became General Manager of the Warner Muic/EMI joint venture DATA in 1992 which was sold to Summit Technology in 2004..
In his spare time, Ken also run the boutique label CMR Records, set up specifically to release Foster & Allen records in Australia.
Ken is also in partnership with John Evans and Ken Outch (Rajon MD) in a publishing company called Big Jo-Ke Music.
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