Melanie Blake Author and Celebrity Agent Media Masters – September 19, 2019 Listen to the Podcast Online, Visit
Melanie Blake Author and Celebrity Agent Media Masters – September 19, 2019 Listen to the podcast online, visit www.mediamasters.fm Welcome to Media Masters, a series of one-to-one interviews with people at the top of the media game. Today I’m joined by Melanie Blake, entrepreneur and chief executive of Urban Associates. Melanie started her music career at Top of the Pops, working with acts like Destiny’s Child, All Saints and the Spice Girls. And as one of the UK’s leading music and entertainment managers, she has a roster of award-winning artists who have sold more than 100 million records. Ten years later, Melanie downsized her business to focus on writing – first as a columnist for the Sunday People and the Daily Mirror, then as a playwright, and now as a novelist. Her first book, The Thunder Girls, is a story of glamour and revenge set in the world of pop girl bands, and has already inspired a play. Mel, thank you for joining me. Thanks for having me. Well, let’s start with the success of your first novel, The Thunder Girls. It says, “A story of glamour and revenge set in the world of pop girl bands.” Well, I’ve certainly done what they say, which is they say write about what you know. And the funny thing about The Thunder Girls is that although it’s a best seller, it’s probably the longest running job to get a best seller ever, because it took 20 years to get it out. Wow.
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