Chris Parles

Chris Parles Music Industry Skills & Development Manager

Chris worked as an A&R Manager for 3 major record labels including Virgin (EMI), Mercury Records (Universal) and Sony music; signing and working with artists such as BlueAtomic KittenRobert PlantNatalie Imbruglia and Lulu, as well as BBC’s Fame Academy talent show. Chris teaches Music Marketing on the Music Business degree, runs the Artist Development course and runs Music business and corporate training courses for Universal Music Group, Sony Electronics and O2 Telefonica.