Mick Houghton

Mick Houghton first met Andrew in 1970 and has worked with him on and off down the years. He holds Andrew responsible for inspiring him to get a job in music which began as a journalist in 1974. He became known for setting up Brassneck Publicity in 1980, one of the most successful independent PR companies over the next 30 years. Since 2010 he has written three books, all highly acclaimed: Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman’s Visionary Record Label, I’ve Always Kept A Unicorn: The Biography of Sandy Denny, and Fried & Justified, focussing on his own career in the music business.