Steve Lamacq joins Chrysalis Records and Blue Raincoat Music to develop new talent
Steve Lamacq has joined Chrysalis Records and Blue Raincoat Music as Curator, New Music & Talent Development.
The appointment was announced on Tuesday, 29 September. The post is a newly created consultancy role, an advisory position rather than a permanent staff job, as reported by Music Business Worldwide.
Chrysalis Records is part of the Reservoir group of companies. Blue Raincoat Music is associated with the label and works across artist management and music publishing. Publishing means representing songs and songwriters and administering the rights in their work.
Lamacq will work alongside A&R, management and creative teams to identify and develop emerging talent. A&R stands for artists and repertoire, the part of a record company that finds new acts and oversees their recordings. Jeremy Lascelles is chief executive of both Chrysalis Records and Blue Raincoat Music.
Lamacq started his career in the music press. He joined NME as a sub-editor in 1987. He then rose to become news editor and later live editor.
His national radio career began in the 1990s. He co-presented The Evening Session on BBC Radio 1 with Jo Whiley from 1993 to 1997. He then presented his own show, Lamacq Live, on Radio 1 from 1998 until 2006.
In 2005 he took on the weekday drivetime slot on BBC Radio 6 Music. He held that slot for 18 years before stepping back in 2023. The move ended a long run as a daily presence on the station.
He continues to present a weekly show on 6 Music. He received an MBE for services to broadcasting and to music venues in the UK's 2025 New Year Honours list. An MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, is an honour awarded for public service and achievement.
Since 2023 he has served as the first chair of LIVE, the trade body for live music in the United Kingdom.
For fans, the link is straightforward. A presenter whose programmes have centred on new music will now help a label and a management and publishing company decide which emerging acts to support and how to develop them.
