Craig Logan Biography, Age, Wife, Married, Bros, Songs and Music

Craig Logan Biography

Craig Logan is a Scottish music manager who began his career as bassist in the pop band Bros; his nickname whilst in the band was Ken.

After his success with boy band Bros, Craig Logan left the band in early 1989 after suffering from ME to focus on songwriting and producing. Logan was subsequently nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for the hit single “Don’t Worry” by Kim Appleby, who he also managed.

At the age of 25, he joined EMI Music as VP of International, which he ran for three years. During this time, Logan worked with Tina Turner, Robbie Williams, and Garth Brooks. In 1999, he left EMI to work with artist manager Roger Davies.

Craig went on to oversee worldwide tours and releases for acts including Sade, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker and M People before meeting Pink, whom he signed and co-managed with Davies for several years.

In 2006, he joined SonyBMG UK (now Sony Music) as the Managing Director of the RCA Label Group. In 2010, he left Sony Music to start Logan Media Entertainment (LME), an international artist management company, which now has offices in London and Los Angeles.

Craig Logan Photo

The roster of artists consists of: Cher Lloyd, Andreya Triana, Anastacia, Dido, Aston Merrygold, and My Crazy Girlfriend.

Craig Logan Age

He was born on 22 March 1969 in Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom. He is 49 years old as of 2018.

Craig Logan Wife | Craig Logan Married

Logan likes to keep his personal life private hence there is no any news or information about his who he is dating or whether he is married.

Craig Logan Bros | Craig Logan From Bros

Bros were an English band formed in 1986 in Camberley, Surrey by twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss, and Craig Logan, who attended Collingwood School in Camberley. The band was managed by former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins.

The band achieved chart success and a large teenage fanbase in 1988 with songs such as “I Owe You Nothing” and “When Will I Be Famous”. Early 1989, Logan quit the band and the Goss twins continued as a duo. After two more albums the band split up in 1992.

Craig Logan Songs | Craig Logan Music

  • I Owe You Nothing
  • When Will I Be Famous
  • Drop the Boy
  • Cat Among the Pigeons
  • Silent Night
  • The Big Push Overture
  • I Quit
  • Liar
  • Love to Hate You
  • It’s a Jungle Out There
  • Ten Out of Ten
  • The Boy Is Dropped
  • Hot in Herre / When Will I Be
  • Shocked

Craig Logan Interview

Interviewer: Hello, Craig. What has this last week been like for you? Has the phone stopped ringing?

Craig Logan: It’s been absolutely crazy. A lot of emails, a lot of texts, a lot of phone calls. But in a good way. It’s a bit of fun.

Interviewer: Did you know the announcement was coming?

Craig Logan: This time, no. We’ve spoken about it many times over the years, and they totally have my blessing.

Interviewer: If you got the call, would you go up there and do a five-minute bass solo?

Craig Logan: Ha ha! You know what? I think they know that it’s not something that interests me. That part of my world has moved on.

Interviewer: At the press conference last week, Matt said: “As far as I’m concerned, Bros is Matt and Luke.” What did you make of that?

Craig Logan: Oh, you know. They’re launching a tour as the two of them, so that’s fine. There was always two blonde ones and another one. I was the other one.

This is something they’ve really wanted. It’s not something I’ve wanted. They will do great, they’ll put on a fantastic show, and I only wish them well.

Interviewer: I came across a photo of you playing at the Hammersmith Odeon, wearing a white polo neck sweater with the word ‘bass’ stitched into the collar. Do you remember it?

Craig Logan: Do you know what, I think I’ve still got that! I’ve definitely got all the jackets – with words like bass, groove, boogie [on them]. They’re up in the loft somewhere. They’re not hanging up in the cupboard.

Interviewer: Or in a glass display case in the living room…

Craig Logan: No, not on display. But I am very proud of the time I was in Bros. I would do it all again.

Interviewer: What’s your favourite memory?

Craig Logan: I was 17 when it all kicked off. And we travelled the world, being friends, playing in front of huge audiences and that was real fun. But I was never comfortable with fame, in all honesty.

Interviewer: When did you realise it wasn’t for you?

Craig Logan: Actually, it was pretty simple. I was unwell at the end of 1988. We were on tour in Berlin and I had what they called ME at the time [now known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]. And at that point, I was so weak. I had just had enough.

I was going out with Kim Appleby at the time, from Mel and Kim, And Mel was going through lots of treatment for cancer. I remember looking at her and thinking: “What am I doing? This is crazy. This is not worth it.”

Interviewer: Is it right you started piano lessons at the Royal School of Music, wearing a disguise to avoid the Brosettes and the paparazzi?

Craig Logan: I did! I didn’t want to learn about Beethoven and Bach, but I wanted to understand the theory of music, about chords and harmony. That’s what propelled me into songwriting and I ended up writing a lot of Kim Appleby’s solo stuff.

Interviewer: At the same time you were in court, trying to get out of the contracts you’d signed as part of Bros. Is that what prompted you to move into the business side of things?

Craig Logan: Exactly right. I used to go in the lawyers’ offices in the morning and we’d go through things piece by piece. That really helped me understand how this business works. How artists get paid, how royalties are split up, how contracts are worded. It was the foundation for pushing me into the business side.

Interviewer: As someone who manages artists now, do you warn them about signing dodgy contracts?

Craig Logan: In all honesty, we had a contract that we were advised not to sign but we decided to sign it. We felt it was the right way to propel us forward – and you know what? It was the right decision. We did OK out of it.

Interviewer: You’ve worked with Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Robbie Williams, Pink and Joe Cocker. Such big artists can be a handful, so what was your secret?

Craig Logan: One of the big things that’s been a real benefit for me is the fact I’ve been out there. I’ve made records, I’ve toured, I’ve made videos, I’ve sat in a Norwegian hotel room and done 10 interviews one after the other – so I could relate to an awful lot of the artists.

With Robbie, they said: “You’re ex-boyband, he’s ex-boyband, you guys would be great together.” So I used to travel with him a lot.

Some of the shows they were planning, I’d actually done myself. So I could give them first-hand experience. And that has definitely benefitted me.

Interviewer: You signed Pink after her first album and steered her towards becoming a global star. How did that come about?

Craig Logan: When we started making the Missundaztood record [in 2001], we all had visions of it being an extension of the first album. She was the visionary one. She was the one who wanted to work with [songwriter] Linda Perry.

One day I went to pick her up in LA and she said: “I was in the studio with Linda Perry last night, and I’ve got this song. Do you want to hear it?” And she played me Get the Party Started. It was just a demo but she could see I loved it. She has incredible instincts.

Interviewer: How much of the job is getting out of the artist’s way?

Craig Logan: It depends. Sometimes you have artists that get in their own way!

But the best artists usually have a vision of where they want to go, and your job is just to keep them on the train tracks.

Interviewer: What’s the one bit of advice you give all your artists?

Craig Logan: Listen – because none of us know it all. You’ve got to soak up what’s around you.

And then I’m always looking for the little glint in their eye, and I always try to scare them a little bit. I don’t mean in a bad way – but you’ve got to make people understand there is sacrifice.

This business can sound glamorous, but this is hard work. You don’t just turn up and strum a guitar a couple of times a week. And they have to understand how hard that’s going to be on their personal lives.

Interviewer: You’re about to launch your own record label. Given the state of the record industry, is that a wise idea?

Craig Logan: I think it’s a great time to have an independent label. The key before was always distribution. You’d rely on an awful lot of other people [to get your records into shops]. Now, distribution is pretty straightforward to set up. After that, you have to understand how to build an international strategy for any particular artist.

Cher Lloyd is a great example. We hit a problem in the UK on her debut release and a lot of people would have gone: “Well, that’s that then.” But we took her to America and we sold two or three million records and built a business for her.

The reason I’ve set up a new label, a new publishing company and also a TV sync company – for putting music into TV and film – is I want to have lots of routes to the market for my artists. You just have to be nimble. And if you put some knowledge in there, and some skill in there, you can actually do some damage.

Source: www.bbc.com

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