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Simon James Moran is a concert promoter in the United Kingdom, managing director of SJM Concerts, and director of the Academy Music Group of venues. Simon Moran's company puts on about 2,000 shows a year as well as co-owning the T in the Park and V Festival.〔("The Stone Roses & The Killers Confirmed For V Festival 2012." ) Stereo Board. 26-Mar-2012.〕 He is in charge of major London venues including the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire and O2 Brixton Academy. Moran is cited as being a "close friend" to UK pop band, Take That.〔("It feels like coming home" ) ''The Sun''. 12-Jan-2011.〕 In 2011, The Guardian credited Simon Moran as the "catalyst for the group re-forming in 2005" after he offered to promote a comeback tour.〔("Music Power 100." ) The Guardian. 26-May-2011.〕 The band "heaped praise on music mogul Simon Moran" at the BRIT Awards 2008, for his work arranging their sell-out tour.〔("Take That, Simon Moran!" ) This Is Cheshire. 26-Feb-2008.〕 Promoted by Moran, Take That's Progress in 2011 tour was the biggest live tour in UK and Irish history.〔("Take That sell out biggest tour in UK history." ) The Guardian.01-Nov-2010.〕 SJM Concerts promotes tours by many well-known artists,〔(GIGSANDTOURS.com. ) Official site for SJM Concerts and Metropolis Music〕 including Morrissey, Spice Girls and The Killers and the company’s management arm, SJM Management manages the careers of The Script, The Coral, and Paul Heaton.〔("Academy Music Group (AMG) – About Us, Shareholders" ) Academy Music Group (AMG).〕 Simon Moran is also a board member of the Academy Music Group, which owns and runs venues including Carling Brixton Academy, Shepherds Bush Empire, and Carling Academies in Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle, Sheffield, Leeds and Glasgow.〔("Academy Music Group (AMG) – About Us" ) Academy Music Group (AMG).〕 Moran is a shareholder in a joint-venture label with Gary Barlow, Future Records (UK label). 〔("Joint ventures with Gary Barlow" ) Sanremo Live〕 SJM Ltd is a company with a registered office in (), England, UK. ==Honours== In 2011, The Guardian named Simon Moran as No 9 in the Music Power 100.〔("Music Power 100." ) The Guardian. 26-May-2011.〕 In the same year he was listed in the Evening Standard’s listing of London's 1000 most influential people in the Pop & Rock category. 〔("London's 1000 most influential people 2011: Pop & Rock." ) London Evening Standard. 07-Nov-2011.〕 Simon Moran was also referenced as the "most influential music executive of the Noughties."〔("Industry highs and lows of the Noughties." ) Music Week. 26-Dec-2009.〕 In 2003, he was honoured at Music Manager Forum's (MMF) Roll of Honour, which took place at London's Park Lane Hilton hotel. He was named manager of the year and dedicated his award to Jo Strummer, whom he worked with for five years.〔("Music Managers Forum roll of honour - the winners 2003." ) Music Week. 18-Sep-2003.〕 Simon Moran and SJM Concerts won the Music Week award as best UK promoter in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 (it didn't run in 2012) On 16 July 2013, Moran was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by his alma mater, the University of Sheffield. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simon Moran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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