Alan McGee

Alan McGee is a Scottish businessman and music industry executive. He has been a record label owner, musician, manager, and music blogger for The Guardian.

He is best known for co-founding and running the independent Creation Records label and is the man who discovered & signed Oasis.

In 1997, the revitalised Labour Party took note of McGee's accomplishments with Creation. They got him to spearhead a media campaign prior to the General Election in order to appeal to Britain's youth culture. He was largely responsible for changing government legislation in relation to musicians being able to go on the new deal which gave musicians three years to develop and be funded by the government instead of having to take other jobs to survive.

Other significant bands that were signed by Creation records include: 3 Colours Red, The Boo Radleys, Bernard Butler, Heavy Stereo, Bob Mould, My Bloody Valentine, Teenage Fanclub, Saint Etienne, Kevin Rowland, Super Furry Animals, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The House of Love, RIde, Slowdive.

He is currently the manager for the Happy Mondays, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ryan Adams, Public Image Limited, John Lydon, Black Grape, Shaun Ryder, Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, Stereo MCs, Huey Morgan, The Fratellis, The View, Inspiral Carpets, Sleeper and Gene. He also manages his new label Creation Youth, in partnership with grammy award winning producer Youth.