John Mostyn is a prominent music industry figure in the West Midlands, most notable for managing The Beat and later, Fine Young Cannibals.[1]
John Mostyn | |
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| Origin | Cheshire, England (Based in Birmingham) |
| Website | Mostyn.net |
Mostyn discovered Detroit based group Inner City, who under his direction had the hits 'Big Fun' and 'Good Life'.[2]
Arguably, Mostyn's most notable success was with Fine Young Cannibals, whom he managed after The Beat separated. With Mostyn as manager the band enjoyed huge success, including a Billboard number 1 album with their album The Raw & the Cooked, which has been certified Platinum 11 times around the world. The band initially had great difficulty securing a recording contract. As described in an interview[3] with John Mostyn : -
"We'd gone, in three months, from every record company rejecting them to every record company wanting them; that's what managers do."
Mostyn is also credited with launching Ocean Colour Scene, via his own Phffft label.[4]
Though not originally from Birmingham[5] Mostyn has spent most of his professional life in Birmingham.[2] He has had considerable influence in the area's music industry, reportedly bringing over £30 million into the local economy.[1] Mostyn was also involved in the launch of 2 Tone Records, as referenced in his biography at mostyn.net : -
"Gerry Dammers of the then unheard of ‘Specials’ bought a copy of their first single to John and announced that he was concerned that they would be able to sell their first pressing of a thousand. John immediately booked the band on a national tour and Chrysalis records picked up the band and the ‘Two Tone’ label. The Two Tone explosion was under way."[6]
Mostyn has recently been working as tour manager for James Hunter.
Mostyn is now running Bob Lamb's (ex-UB40 producer) studio in Birmingham, now known as Highbury Studio.[7] The studio has been used in the past by such notable acts as Duran Duran, Ocean Colour Scene and Stephen Duffy.[8] Currently it hosts some of Birmingham's finest artists such as Ruby Turner, Alternative Dubstep Orchestra, and Goodnight Lenin.[9]
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- ^ a b "Home - 4Talent". Channel4.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Birmingham Music Heritage - Ancient Music". Birminghammusicheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "John Mostyn | Creative Republic - Representing the creative sector in the Birmingham region". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Biography « John Mostyn's Blog". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Highbury Studio Birmingham | Analogue recording studio in Birmingham". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more". Highburystodio.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Highbury Studio Birmingham | Blog | Analogue recording studio in Birmingham". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2012-03-05.