Mike Pickering
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Mike Pickering (born 24 February 1958, Manchester, England) is an English musician and DJ.
Career
Pickering was a DJ at The Haçienda's "Nude" and "Hot" nights and later "Shine". He worked for Factory Records where he signed Happy Mondays, To Hell with Burgundy and James, amongst others. With Hillegonda Rietveld, he was the founder, writer and producer of Quando Quango, and later founded M People, for whom he wrote and produced many songs and played saxophone live.
Pickering now works as A&R within the Columbia label of Sony BMG where he works with the Gossip, Calvin Harris, Kasabian, and the Ting Tings.
In other media
Pickering appeared as himself in the film 24 Hour Party People. He supports Manchester City Football Club, and appeared in the documentary film about the club, Blue Moon Rising in 2010 alongside Noel Gallagher.
