About this episode

Mike Pickering discusses his life in music and the Manchester music scene on the Rockonteurs podcast.

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome artist, DJ, A&R executive and the man that put the ‘M’ in M People - Mike Pickering to the podcast.  Mike talks to Gary and Guy about a life in music from seeing the Beatles aged just 8, to the early days of the Manchester music scene, the Hacienda, Factory Records and then starting M People.  This episode is a great companion to his new book which is out now called ‘Manchester Must Dance’ - which is getting rave reviews…if you pardon the pun. Order the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Must-Dance-Madness-Moving/dp/1526190567 Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @pickering54 @gimmesugarproductions    Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt

Guest: Mike Pickering

Topics covered

• music history
• Manchester music scene
• DJ culture
• A&R
• M People
• Hacienda
• Factory Records

Keywords

• Mike Pickering
• M People
• Manchester music
• Hacienda
• Factory Records
• music history
• DJ
• A&R
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: M People, Factory Records, WMG UK, Gimme Sugar Productions, Acast

Books & works: Manchester Must Dance

Places: Manchester

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