Nicholas Brown, who labored as enterprise supervisor for such artists as Michael Jackson, George Michael, Aerosmith, Michael Caine, Morrissey, the Treatment, Boy George and Tradition Membership, Neil Diamond, Stevie Nicks, Jeff Lynne of ELO, Dave Navarro, and lots of others, died unexpectedly on Sept. 5 in Santa Barbara, Calif. No explanation for dying was introduced; he was 75.
Over the course of his 50 years work as an accountant and enterprise supervisor, initially in his native London and later in Los Angeles, Brown dealt with his shoppers’ touring, accounting, property, royalties, taxes, music catalogs, matrimonial and actual property enterprise and extra.
Aerosmith drummer and co-founder Joey Kramer stated, “Nicholas was one among my greatest buddies, and my enterprise supervisor, for 38 years. He was the whole lot that you could possibly probably need in a buddy and advisor. I miss him dearly.”
In a profile as a part of Variety’s “Business Managers Elite” list in 2015 Brown, laughingly recalled babysitting Michael Jackson’s well-known chimp, Bubbles, in the course of the singer’s “HIStory” tour, including that his main function was after all monetary.
“What was straightforward now has develop into difficult; we now have to be always vigilant,” he stated. “I’m very hands-on with all of my shoppers, and subsequently I have to be in contact with the developments, the brand new applied sciences specifically, and incorporate them into our on a regular basis work.”
Brown was a 2009 graduate of the Masters in Religious Psychology program on the College of Santa Monica, the place he routinely volunteered. He labored with many charitable organizations, turning into Board Member of the Arms and Hearts of Hope Basis, and Chairman of EduCare Basis Board, whose mission is “To encourage and empower younger folks to develop into accountable international residents, brave and compassionate leaders, and to stay their goals.”
Brown is survived by his spouse, Gabriella Taylor, and two sons, Jesse and Jerish.
