James Endeacott

James Endeacott in his own words: “I’m male, married and have 3 children. I was born on St Patrick’s day in 1965. The first record I bought with my own money was Space Oddity by David Bowie when I was 10. I guess I’ve been working in and with music ever since. I wanted to be a comedian but I couldn’t make people laugh. My mum wanted me to be a vicar. I decided to join a band in my early 20′s. The band were called Loop. I worked in a record shop at the same time. I then worked for Rough Trade records in the early 1990′s. I soon turned my hand to band management and looked after Tindersticks for about 5 years. I then went back to work at rough trade records and started to work in A & R - I signed acts like Mull Historical Society, Hal and The Libertines. I also hung out with a lot of B–list celebrities and had a blast. I then started my own label called 1965 records and signed a band from Dundee called The View. I now manage bands again (Filthy Boy) and have my finger in a lot of pies. I also eat a lot of pies and have a stutter that gets bad when I’m tired or nervous. I’ve been telling people for nearly 30 years that I am not Mick Hucknall - he just looks like me.”

James will be in conversation with Roy Wilkinson about his forthcoming autobiography - watch an Unbound pitch video here.