Rick Rogers

Rick Rogers started his career in the music industry with his own PR company, Trigger, in the late 70's, guiding the early campaigns for both Stiff and Chiswick Records. He quickly expanded in to Management with The Damned and launched the career of The Specials, taking responsibility for running Two Tone Records with their astonishing succession of Top Ten hits. He has since guided the careers of The Fun Boy Three, The Soup Dragons, Right Said Fred and The High Fidelity. He also spent time as Marketing Manager of Big Life Records and masterminded the campaign for De La Soul's platinum selling debut 3 Feet High and Rising. Rick was also at the front of the Comedy Boom for several years bringing into the UK and promoting top American stand ups such as Bill Hicks, Steven Wright, Emo Phillips, Sandra Bernhart and Dave Chapelle. He was also responsible for launching the Theatrical career of Lily Savage. As well as his position as a Creative Enterprise Fellow (Music) at Dartington College of Arts, he currently runs Rick Rogers Management Services, specialising in Consultancy services to young Artists and Managers; Chairs the recently formed South West Music Managers Group and runs South West Recordings, a label specifically set up as a stepping stone label for South West based musicians, which has commercially released singles for Indi Forde, The 4 Star Lovers, Nick Tatham and Pinstripe.