I'm gonna write about a man who really inspire me: Tony Wilson.
He was a english journalist that impulsed one of the most interesting music and cultural scene from England in the 70's and 80's. He worked in some TV programs, in "Granada TV" and "BBC", showing bands that he knew/discovered.
Wilson -and his friend Alan Erasmus-, after meeting some musicians from Manchester, founded an independent record label called "Factory Records". He achieved that bands like Joy Division and Happy Mondays obtained too much succes and sales with their discs.
Later, he created a nightclub in Manchester called "The Haçienda", that became the most famous club in the place when the music scene denominated "Madchester" started to emerge.
He had a TV show (and this conect him with my field, Cinema and TV) called "So it goes" This program showed performances of many bands and artist, that it was really important in that moment. In the last episode, in the first season of the program, it was the debut TV appearance of the Sex Pistols, where they played the song "Anarchy in the UK"
He was a english journalist that impulsed one of the most interesting music and cultural scene from England in the 70's and 80's. He worked in some TV programs, in "Granada TV" and "BBC", showing bands that he knew/discovered.
Wilson -and his friend Alan Erasmus-, after meeting some musicians from Manchester, founded an independent record label called "Factory Records". He achieved that bands like Joy Division and Happy Mondays obtained too much succes and sales with their discs.
Later, he created a nightclub in Manchester called "The Haçienda", that became the most famous club in the place when the music scene denominated "Madchester" started to emerge.
He had a TV show (and this conect him with my field, Cinema and TV) called "So it goes" This program showed performances of many bands and artist, that it was really important in that moment. In the last episode, in the first season of the program, it was the debut TV appearance of the Sex Pistols, where they played the song "Anarchy in the UK"
"Get of your arse"
He died in 2007, but he will remain a legend. I admire him for all his work; he was really a visionary.
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