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'''Ged Doherty''' is a British music and film industry executive. The chairman of the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) and [[BRIT Awards]] Limited and the co-founder of Raindog Films, Doherty was previously the chairman and CEO of [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music UK]].<ref name="BIllboard BPI">{{cite news|last1=Billboard Staff|title=British Trade Body BPI Appoints New Chairman|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6405534/bpi-appoints-ged-doherty-chairman-tony-wadsworth|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Guardian Brits">{{cite news|last1=Gibson|first1=Owen|title='It's the wild west out there'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/feb/18/netmusic|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=The Guardian|date=February 18, 2008}}</ref>
'''Ged Doherty''' is a British film and music industry executive. Formerly the chairman of the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) and [[BRIT Awards]] Limited <ref name="resigns BPI"/>and the chairman and CEO of [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music UK]], he is the CEO and co-founder of Raindog Films.<ref name="BIllboard BPI">{{cite news|last1=Billboard Staff|title=British Trade Body BPI Appoints New Chairman|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6405534/bpi-appoints-ged-doherty-chairman-tony-wadsworth|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Guardian Brits">{{cite news|last1=Gibson|first1=Owen|title='It's the wild west out there'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/feb/18/netmusic|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=The Guardian|date=February 18, 2008}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Doherty was born in Glasgow, and raised in [[Wythenshawe]], England.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-england-manchester-38497917|title=BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-GB}}</ref> A lifelong music fan, he played drums with local bands in Manchester as a teenager before moving to Sheffield, where he attended Sheffield Hallam University (then known as [[Sheffield Polytechnic]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/standard-home/londons-1000-most-influential-people-2010-pop-rock-6536362.html|title=London's 1000 most influential people 2010: Pop & Rock|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-GB}}</ref> As a student, he booked bands at the university, including [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[AC/DC]], and [[Elvis Costello]], and worked at the Sheffield Limit Club, where he booked [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] to perform on the club's opening night.<ref name="Guardian Brits" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/be93695c-f95f-11dd-90c1-000077b07658|title=The State of the UK's Pop Music Industry|last=Thompson|first=Ben|date=February 13, 2009|work=Financial Times|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=The Doherty CV|last=|first=|date=July 15, 2006|work=Music Week|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|page=6}}</ref> With frequent shows by artists such as [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]], [[Human League]], and [[Heaven 17]], the Limit Club became a central element of the electro pop movement of the late 70s and early 80s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/apr/24/popandrock2|title=Why Sheffield?|last=Price|first=Simon|date=2004-04-24|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>
Doherty was born in Glasgow, and raised in [[Wythenshawe]], England.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-england-manchester-38497917|title=BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-GB}}</ref> A lifelong music fan, he played drums with local bands in Manchester as a teenager before moving to Sheffield, where he attended Sheffield Hallam University (then known as [[Sheffield Polytechnic]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/standard-home/londons-1000-most-influential-people-2010-pop-rock-6536362.html|title=London's 1000 most influential people 2010: Pop & Rock|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-GB}}</ref> As a student, he booked bands at the university, including [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[AC/DC]], and [[Elvis Costello]], and worked at the Sheffield Limit Club, where he booked [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] to perform on the club's opening night.<ref name="Guardian Brits" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/be93695c-f95f-11dd-90c1-000077b07658|title=The State of the UK's Pop Music Industry|last=Thompson|first=Ben|date=February 13, 2009|work=Financial Times|access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The Doherty CV|date=July 15, 2006|work=Music Week|page=6}}</ref> With frequent shows by artists such as [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]], [[Human League]], and [[Heaven 17]], the Limit Club became a central element of the electro pop movement of the late 70s and early 80s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/apr/24/popandrock2|title=Why Sheffield?|last=Price|first=Simon|date=2004-04-24|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
=== 1990s: Management, Arista Records ===
Following his graduation, Doherty founded a management company. Among other artists, he managed [[Paul Young]] and [[Alison Moyet]], who collectively sold more than 20 million albums.<ref name="music week">{{Cite news|url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/41094/page/1|title=Doherty Returns with BPI|last=Ingham|first=Tim|date=December 12, 2014|work=Cashbox|access-date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|year=|ref=|via=}}</ref><ref name="Hits" /> He was recruited by [[Epic Records]] in 1992; based in New York, he worked with artists including [[Michael Jackson]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] and [[Pearl Jam]] as the head of international marketing for the label. In 1996 he was named managing director of [[Columbia Records|Columbia Records UK]] and returned to London.<ref name="Guardian Brits" /><ref name="Billboard CO UK">{{cite news|last1=Duffy|first1=Thom|title=Columbia UK Managing Director Named|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=Ged+Doherty+Epic+Records&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAGoVChMIk4Pf04n1xwIVB9KACh0_1QdT#v=onepage&q=Ged%20Doherty%20Epic%20Records&f=false|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=April 27, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Music: Here are the People Plucking the Strings|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/music-6651181.html|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=The Standard|date=October 5, 2007}}</ref>
Following his graduation, Doherty founded a management company. Among other artists, he managed [[Paul Young]] and [[Alison Moyet]], who collectively sold more than 20 million albums.<ref name="music week">{{Cite news|url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/41094/page/1|title=Doherty Returns with BPI|last=Ingham|first=Tim|date=December 12, 2014|work=Cashbox|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Hits" /> He was recruited by [[Epic Records]] in 1992; based in New York, he worked with artists including [[Michael Jackson]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] and [[Pearl Jam]] as the head of international marketing for the label. In 1996 he was named managing director of [[Columbia Records|Columbia Records UK]] and returned to London.<ref name="Guardian Brits" /><ref name="Billboard CO UK">{{cite news|last1=Duffy|first1=Thom|title=Columbia UK Managing Director Named|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ged+Doherty+Epic+Records&pg=PA59|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=April 27, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Music: Here are the People Plucking the Strings|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/music-6651181.html|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=The Standard|date=October 5, 2007}}</ref>


In 1999, he became managing director of the [[Arista Records|Arista Label Group]].
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In 1999, he became managing director of the [[Arista Records|Arista Label Group]], and in 2001 was promoted to president of Arista's parent company, the [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG Music Group]]. He was widely credited for the revitalization of artists and repertoire at BMG,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54&dq=%22ged+doherty%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtkvzTlY7ZAhWJ6oMKHajrAEMQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=%22ged%20doherty%22&f=false|title=Key Slots Filled at Sony/BMG|last=Billboard staff|first=|date=October 9, 2004|work=Billboard|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> and when it merged with Sony, he was named president of [[Sony BMG|Sony BMG UK]]. He was appointed chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK in 2006.<ref name=Hits>{{cite web|title=LISTEN TO OUR STORY ABOUT A MAN NAMED GED|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=279196|website=Hits Daily Double|publisher=Hits Magazine|accessdate=13 September 2015|date=July 5, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Arista">{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Adam|title=Ged Doherty to Helm Arista UK|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=ged+doherty+to+helm+Arista+UK&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAGoVChMI04vCko_1xwIVydOACh2aHgAw#v=onepage&q=ged%20doherty%20to%20helm%20Arista%20UK&f=false|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=April 10, 1999}}</ref> As the head of Sony Music UK, Doherty revived the Epic label, <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=Ged+Doherty+Epic&source=bl&ots=0L616escPF&sig=TFGT82w-4RErimfr-va1riqSFbQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiznZakzI_ZAhWJ24MKHQ0WDlcQ6AEIbDAO#v=onepage&q=Ged%20Doherty%20Epic&f=false|title=Epic Everlasting|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=June 2, 2007|work=Billboard|access-date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> and oversaw the emergence of artists including [[Calvin Harris]], [[Beyonce]], [[Kasabian]] and the [[Foo Fighters]]. He also negotiated the "all important" 2010 global joint venture with [[Simon Cowell]] and [[Syco]]. In naming Doherty to their "Music Power 100" list in 2011, ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote: "Behind the scenes (Doherty) has built a reputation as a shrewd strategist and an innovative taker of calculated business risks. Under Doherty's watch, Sony was the first major to restructure its promotional teams to reflect the way new media blurs boundaries between print and broadcast, and some of his senior appointments have been radical." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/26/sony-bmg-ged-doherty|title=Ged Doherty {{!}} The Music Power 100 {{!}} No 15|date=2011-05-26|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>


=== 2000s: BMG Music Group; Sony Music ===
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In 2012, Doherty co-founded Raindog Films Ltd. with [[Colin Firth]], a film production company based in London. Its first feature, ''[[Eye in the Sky (2015 film)|Eye in the Sky]],'' was directed by [[Gavin Hood]] and starred [[Helen Mirren]], [[Aaron Paul]], [[Alan Rickman]], and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. It premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2015 and was released theatrically in April 2016. The film grossed more than $38 million, becoming one of the best performing independent films of the year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|title=CANNES: eOne Partners with Colin Firth, Ged Doherty on ‘Eye in the Sky’|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/global/cannes-eone-partners-with-colin-firth-ged-doherty-on-eye-in-the-sky-1201167695/|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Variety|date=April 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="indiewire">{{cite news|last1=Brueggerman|first1=Tom|title=5 Ways That ‘Eye in the Sky’ Topped the 2016 Specialty Box Office|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/5-ways-that-eye-in-the-sky-topped-the-2016-specialty-box-office-291621/|accessdate=2 October 2016|work=IndieWire|date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> Raindog's second film, ''[[Loving (2016 film)|Loving]],'' written and directed by [[Jeff Nichols]] and starred [[Joel Edgerton]] and [[Ruth Negga]], premiered at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2016.<ref name="nyt loving">{{cite news|last1=Donadio|first1=Rachel|title=The Film ‘Loving,’ About a History-Making Interracial Couple, Sets Cannes Abuzz|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/movies/film-about-history-making-interracial-couple-sets-cannes-abuzz.html?_r=0|accessdate=2 October 2016|work=New York Times|date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> Negga was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for her performance as Mildred Loving, and the film won the [[Producers Guild of America Award|Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/loving-producers-guild-stanley-kramer-award-1201936561/|title=‘Loving’ to Receive Producers Guild’s Stanley Kramer Award|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2016-12-08|work=Variety|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Doherty was promoted to president of Arista's parent company, the [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG Music Group]], in 2001. He was widely credited for the revitalization of artists and repertoire at BMG,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22ged+doherty%22&pg=PA54|title=Key Slots Filled at Sony/BMG|last=Billboard staff|date=October 9, 2004|work=Billboard|access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref> and when it merged with Sony, he was named president of [[Sony BMG|Sony BMG UK]]. He was appointed chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK in 2006.<ref name=Hits>{{cite web|title=LISTEN TO OUR STORY ABOUT A MAN NAMED GED|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=279196|website=Hits Daily Double|publisher=Hits Magazine|accessdate=13 September 2015|date=July 5, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Arista">{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Adam|title=Ged Doherty to Helm Arista UK|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QwEAAAAMBAJ&dq=ged+doherty+to+helm+Arista+UK&pg=PA6|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=April 10, 1999}}</ref> As the head of Sony Music UK, Doherty revived the Epic label,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BxMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ged+Doherty+Epic&pg=PA12|title=Epic Everlasting|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=June 2, 2007|work=Billboard|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> and oversaw the emergence of artists including [[Calvin Harris]], [[Beyonce]], [[Kasabian]] and the [[Foo Fighters]]. He also negotiated the "all important" 2010 global joint venture with [[Simon Cowell]] and [[Syco]]. In naming Doherty to their "Music Power 100" list in 2011, ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote: "Behind the scenes (Doherty) has built a reputation as a shrewd strategist and an innovative taker of calculated business risks. Under Doherty's watch, Sony was the first major to restructure its promotional teams to reflect the way new media blurs boundaries between print and broadcast, and some of his senior appointments have been radical."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/26/sony-bmg-ged-doherty|title=Ged Doherty {{!}} The Music Power 100 {{!}} No 15|date=2011-05-26|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>
=== 2010s: Founding of Raindog Films LTD; BPI and BRIT Awards ===
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,In 2012, Doherty co-founded Raindog Films Ltd. with [[Colin Firth]], a film production company based in London. Its first feature, ''[[Eye in the Sky (2015 film)|Eye in the Sky]],'' was directed by [[Gavin Hood]] and starred [[Helen Mirren]], [[Aaron Paul]], [[Alan Rickman]], and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. It premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2015 and was released theatrically in April 2016. The film grossed more than $38 million, becoming one of the best performing independent films of the year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|title=CANNES: eOne Partners with Colin Firth, Ged Doherty on 'Eye in the Sky'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/global/cannes-eone-partners-with-colin-firth-ged-doherty-on-eye-in-the-sky-1201167695/|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Variety|date=April 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="indiewire">{{cite news|last1=Brueggerman|first1=Tom|title=5 Ways That 'Eye in the Sky' Topped the 2016 Specialty Box Office|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/5-ways-that-eye-in-the-sky-topped-the-2016-specialty-box-office-291621/|accessdate=2 October 2016|work=IndieWire|date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> Raindog's second film, ''[[Loving (2016 film)|Loving]],'' written and directed by [[Jeff Nichols]] and starred [[Joel Edgerton]] and [[Ruth Negga]], premiered at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2016.<ref name="nyt loving">{{cite news|last1=Donadio|first1=Rachel|title=The Film 'Loving,' About a History-Making Interracial Couple, Sets Cannes Abuzz|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/movies/film-about-history-making-interracial-couple-sets-cannes-abuzz.html?_r=0|accessdate=2 October 2016|work=New York Times|date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> Negga was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for her performance as Mildred Loving, and the film won the [[Producers Guild of America Award|Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/loving-producers-guild-stanley-kramer-award-1201936561/|title='Loving' to Receive Producers Guild's Stanley Kramer Award|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2016-12-08|work=Variety|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref>


Doherty was appointed chairman of BPI and the BRIT Awards in December 2014.<ref name="bpi billboard">{{cite news|last1=Billboard Staff|title=British Trade Body BPI Appoints New Chairman|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6405534/bpi-appoints-ged-doherty-chairman-tony-wadsworth|accessdate=12 November 2016|work=Billboard|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> In 2016, the BRITs were criticized for a lack of diversity; no minority nominees won awards. Several days after the awards, Doherty published an open letter in ''The Guardian'' acknowledging that the organization needed to address the issue, stating that the responsibility to diversify the BRITS voting membership sat firmly in his lap.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2016/mar/02/brits-awards-chairman-diversity-not-reflected|title=Brit awards chairman on diversity: ‘It was not reflected at this year’s ceremony’|last=Doherty|first=Ged|date=2016-03-02|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> With the input of a committee of prominent black and Asian media and music professionals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/arts/music/brit-awards-attempt-to-address-lack-of-diversity.html|title=Brit Awards Attempt to Address Lack of Diversity|last=Shea|first=Christopher D.|date=2016-11-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 700 music industry figures were invited to vote for the following year's BRITS, resulting in a 2017 invitation list with 52% male, 48% female, and 17% BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) representation.<ref name="brits ID">{{cite news|last1=Gush|first1=Charlotte|title=Brit awards diversify voting membership after britssowhite campaign|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/brit-awards-diversify-voting-membership-after-britssowhite-campaign|accessdate=12 November 2016|work=I-D|date=November 7, 2016}}</ref> The 2017 BRIT nominees included artists linked to the "thriving UK urban music scene," reflecting the change in the voting body. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/what-the-grammys-must-learn-from-the-brits-when-you-make-a-mistake-dont-dawdle-fix-it/|title=What The Grammys must learn from The BRITs: When you make a mistake, don't dawdle - fix it - Music Business Worldwide|date=2018-02-12|work=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=2018-02-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
Doherty was appointed chairman of BPI and the BRIT Awards in December 2014.<ref name="bpi billboard">{{cite news|last1=Billboard Staff|title=British Trade Body BPI Appoints New Chairman|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6405534/bpi-appoints-ged-doherty-chairman-tony-wadsworth|accessdate=12 November 2016|work=Billboard|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> In 2016, the BRITs were criticized for a lack of diversity; no minority nominees won awards. Several days after the awards, Doherty published an open letter in ''The Guardian'' acknowledging that the organization needed to address the issue, stating that the responsibility to diversify the BRITS voting membership sat firmly in his lap.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2016/mar/02/brits-awards-chairman-diversity-not-reflected|title=Brit awards chairman on diversity: 'It was not reflected at this year's ceremony'|last=Doherty|first=Ged|date=2016-03-02|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> With the input of a committee of prominent black and Asian media and music professionals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/arts/music/brit-awards-attempt-to-address-lack-of-diversity.html |url-access=subscription |title=Brit Awards Attempt to Address Lack of Diversity|last=Shea|first=Christopher D.|date=2016-11-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206073652/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/arts/music/brit-awards-attempt-to-address-lack-of-diversity.html |archive-date= Feb 6, 2018 }}</ref> 700 music industry figures were invited to vote for the following year's BRITS, resulting in a 2017 invitation list with 52% male, 48% female, and 17% BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) representation.<ref name="brits ID">{{cite news|last1=Gush|first1=Charlotte|title=brit awards diversify voting membership after #britssowhite campaign |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/brit-awards-diversify-voting-membership-after-britssowhite-campaign|accessdate=12 November 2016 |work=I-D|date=November 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112095017/https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/brit-awards-diversify-voting-membership-after-britssowhite-campaign |archive-date= 12 November 2016 }}</ref> The 2017 BRIT nominees included artists linked to the "thriving UK urban music scene", reflecting the change in the voting body. He stepped down in July 2022 after 7 years in the role to focus on Raindog Films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/what-the-grammys-must-learn-from-the-brits-when-you-make-a-mistake-dont-dawdle-fix-it/|title=What The Grammys must learn from The BRITs: When you make a mistake, don't dawdle - fix it |date=2018-02-12|work=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=2018-02-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== 2020s: Raindog Films ===
In 2022, Doherty resigned as the chairman of BPI and the Brit Awards to focus full time on Raindog Films.<ref name="resigns BPI">{{cite web |last1=Thraves |first1=Lucy |title=Ged Doherty to step down as BPI chair |url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/ged-doherty-to-step-down-as-bpi-chair/085297 |website=Music Week |access-date=October 17, 2022 |date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>


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Ged Doherty
Born1958[citation needed]
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materSheffield Hallam University
Occupation(s)CEO and co-founder Raindog Films
Years active1982 – present
Organization(s)BAFTA
Producers Guild of America

Ged Doherty is a British film and music industry executive. Formerly the chairman of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and BRIT Awards Limited [1]and the chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK, he is the CEO and co-founder of Raindog Films.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Doherty was born in Glasgow, and raised in Wythenshawe, England.[4] A lifelong music fan, he played drums with local bands in Manchester as a teenager before moving to Sheffield, where he attended Sheffield Hallam University (then known as Sheffield Polytechnic).[5] As a student, he booked bands at the university, including The Damned, AC/DC, and Elvis Costello, and worked at the Sheffield Limit Club, where he booked Siouxsie and the Banshees to perform on the club's opening night.[3][6][7] With frequent shows by artists such as Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, and Heaven 17, the Limit Club became a central element of the electro pop movement of the late 70s and early 80s.[8]

Career

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1990s: Management, Arista Records

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Following his graduation, Doherty founded a management company. Among other artists, he managed Paul Young and Alison Moyet, who collectively sold more than 20 million albums.[9][10] He was recruited by Epic Records in 1992; based in New York, he worked with artists including Michael Jackson, Oasis and Pearl Jam as the head of international marketing for the label. In 1996 he was named managing director of Columbia Records UK and returned to London.[3][11][12]

In 1999, he became managing director of the Arista Label Group.

2000s: BMG Music Group; Sony Music

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Doherty was promoted to president of Arista's parent company, the BMG Music Group, in 2001. He was widely credited for the revitalization of artists and repertoire at BMG,[13] and when it merged with Sony, he was named president of Sony BMG UK. He was appointed chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK in 2006.[10][14] As the head of Sony Music UK, Doherty revived the Epic label,[15] and oversaw the emergence of artists including Calvin Harris, Beyonce, Kasabian and the Foo Fighters. He also negotiated the "all important" 2010 global joint venture with Simon Cowell and Syco. In naming Doherty to their "Music Power 100" list in 2011, The Guardian wrote: "Behind the scenes (Doherty) has built a reputation as a shrewd strategist and an innovative taker of calculated business risks. Under Doherty's watch, Sony was the first major to restructure its promotional teams to reflect the way new media blurs boundaries between print and broadcast, and some of his senior appointments have been radical."[16]

2010s: Founding of Raindog Films LTD; BPI and BRIT Awards

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,In 2012, Doherty co-founded Raindog Films Ltd. with Colin Firth, a film production company based in London. Its first feature, Eye in the Sky, was directed by Gavin Hood and starred Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, and Barkhad Abdi. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015 and was released theatrically in April 2016. The film grossed more than $38 million, becoming one of the best performing independent films of the year.[17][18] Raindog's second film, Loving, written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starred Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016.[19] Negga was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Mildred Loving, and the film won the Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award.[20]

Doherty was appointed chairman of BPI and the BRIT Awards in December 2014.[21] In 2016, the BRITs were criticized for a lack of diversity; no minority nominees won awards. Several days after the awards, Doherty published an open letter in The Guardian acknowledging that the organization needed to address the issue, stating that the responsibility to diversify the BRITS voting membership sat firmly in his lap.[22] With the input of a committee of prominent black and Asian media and music professionals,[23] 700 music industry figures were invited to vote for the following year's BRITS, resulting in a 2017 invitation list with 52% male, 48% female, and 17% BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) representation.[24] The 2017 BRIT nominees included artists linked to the "thriving UK urban music scene", reflecting the change in the voting body. He stepped down in July 2022 after 7 years in the role to focus on Raindog Films.[25]

2020s: Raindog Films

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In 2022, Doherty resigned as the chairman of BPI and the Brit Awards to focus full time on Raindog Films.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thraves, Lucy (February 25, 2022). "Ged Doherty to step down as BPI chair". Music Week. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Billboard Staff (December 11, 2014). "British Trade Body BPI Appoints New Chairman". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Gibson, Owen (February 18, 2008). "'It's the wild west out there'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ "BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  5. ^ "London's 1000 most influential people 2010: Pop & Rock". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  6. ^ Thompson, Ben (February 13, 2009). "The State of the UK's Pop Music Industry". Financial Times. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "The Doherty CV". Music Week. July 15, 2006. p. 6.
  8. ^ Price, Simon (2004-04-24). "Why Sheffield?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  9. ^ Ingham, Tim (December 12, 2014). "Doherty Returns with BPI". Cashbox. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "LISTEN TO OUR STORY ABOUT A MAN NAMED GED". Hits Daily Double. Hits Magazine. July 5, 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ Duffy, Thom (April 27, 1996). "Columbia UK Managing Director Named". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Music: Here are the People Plucking the Strings". The Standard. October 5, 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  13. ^ Billboard staff (October 9, 2004). "Key Slots Filled at Sony/BMG". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  14. ^ White, Adam (April 10, 1999). "Ged Doherty to Helm Arista UK". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  15. ^ Brandle, Lars (June 2, 2007). "Epic Everlasting". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "Ged Doherty | The Music Power 100 | No 15". the Guardian. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  17. ^ Barraclough, Leo (April 30, 2014). "CANNES: eOne Partners with Colin Firth, Ged Doherty on 'Eye in the Sky'". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  18. ^ Brueggerman, Tom (April 28, 2016). "5 Ways That 'Eye in the Sky' Topped the 2016 Specialty Box Office". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  19. ^ Donadio, Rachel (May 16, 2016). "The Film 'Loving,' About a History-Making Interracial Couple, Sets Cannes Abuzz". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  20. ^ McNary, Dave (2016-12-08). "'Loving' to Receive Producers Guild's Stanley Kramer Award". Variety. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  21. ^ Billboard Staff (December 11, 2014). "British Trade Body BPI Appoints New Chairman". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  22. ^ Doherty, Ged (2016-03-02). "Brit awards chairman on diversity: 'It was not reflected at this year's ceremony'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  23. ^ Shea, Christopher D. (2016-11-07). "Brit Awards Attempt to Address Lack of Diversity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  24. ^ Gush, Charlotte (November 7, 2016). "brit awards diversify voting membership after #britssowhite campaign". I-D. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  25. ^ "What The Grammys must learn from The BRITs: When you make a mistake, don't dawdle - fix it". Music Business Worldwide. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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