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New MMF chairman to get Message across in reappraisal.

Music Week

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BRIAN MESSAGE WILL OVERSEE A DETAILED REVIEW of the Music Managers Forum over the next three months, which could lead to the organisation undergoing radical change.

Everything from the group's name to who it represents will be part of the review, triggered by Message's appointment as MMF chairman last week, taking over the role relinquished by Big Life Group CEO Jazz Summers.

The Radiohead manager initiated the reappraisal following several hectic weeks of discussions and several (non-MMF-led) meetings between managers about the future of their sector and the industry.

According to some, this had led younger artist representatives - including Keane's manager Adam Tudhope - to feel disenfranchised by the MMF and also question the future of the organisation and what it stands for.

MMF director of copyright and contracts and Howard Jones' manager David Stopps concedes, "Some managers felt they weren't engaging with the MMF properly."

Message, who says he and a couple of MMF members attended one of these meetings, explains, "Our industry has been going through massive transition and some people have different ideas. There were a couple of meetings outside the MMF, but at the end everybody wanted one organisation. We want the energy of all managers."

The MMF called a crunch meeting, attended by around 120 managers, at Heaven nightclub ...

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