Tarquin gotch biography samples

Tarquin Gotch is a British entertainment industry executive, having worked in the music and later on in film business since the late 1970s.^[1]

Music

Gotch started his career in London^[when?] as a tour manager for the band Alphalpha and singer Clive Sarstedt.

He then became a music publisher at Pendulum Music with acts like Tony Ashton. Gotch then joined Arista Records as an A&R executive, signing groups like Secret Affair.

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Clive Davis soon made Gotch head of A&R where, as well as overseeing Simple Minds and the Thompson Twins, he signed The Stray Cats, The Beat, Elaine Paige, Fela Kuti and Rowan Atkinson. He produced Atkinson's first live album and was the first to produce a film of Rowan's live show.

From Arista, Gotch moved to WEA where he signed The Associates. He also transitioned American acts such as Prince, Madonna, Shalamar to the UK. In the mid-1980s, Gotch moved to management and built up a stable of acts including The