About this episode
Mike Pickering discusses his life and career in music with Chris Hawkins.
Mike Pickering joins Chris Hawkins on How To DJ to discuss his life and career in music. Mike shares stories from his days at the Haçienda, signing bands like the Happy Mondays at Factory and later founding M People. Later, he shares how he discovered Calvin Harris and launched his career at Columbia Records. How To DJ is a Listening Dog Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Chris Hawkins
Guest: Mike Pickering
Topics covered
- music career
- DJing
- music industry
- band signing
- artist discovery
Keywords
- Mike Pickering
- DJ
- music career
- Haçienda
- M People
- Calvin Harris
- Columbia Records
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Haçienda, Happy Mondays, Factory, M People, Columbia Records, Listening Dog Media
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