Jill Sinclair
| Jill Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 April 1952 London, England |
| Died | 22 March 2014 (aged 61) London, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Label founder, Pop manager |
| Years active | 1977–2006 |
| Labels | ZTT Records, Stiff Records |
Jill Sinclair (5 April 1952 – 22 March 2014) was an English businesswoman and former record company director, and a founder of ZTT Records, one of the most influential women in pop music. She has been called "One of the most successful people in the British music business".
In 1973, at the age of 21 Sinclair emerges as one of the founders of Sarm East Studios with her brother John Sinclair, and sound engineers Mike Stone and Gary Lyons. Sarm soon evolved into one of the most technically advanced recording studios in London - essentially the first 24-track studio - and it attracted major artists, like Queen, who recorded A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races partially at Sarm studios. Other artists who have recorded in Sarm East include Yes, INXS, The Clash and Madonna
Sinclair first started her career as a mathematics teacher, but started working full-time in Sarm studios in 1977, at the age of 25.
In 1978 Sarm studios started a production company Sarm productions led by Sinclair. She also started as the manager of her husband Trevor Horn during the time The Buggles split. She convinced Horn to concentrate on music production, and arranged his first production deals with Dollar and ABC.
In 1982 Sinclair and Horn founded Perfect Songs, a publishing company. Next year, together with NME writer Paul Morley they founded ZTT Records which soon boomed into success. Sinclair became ZTT's managing director, while Paul Morley concentrated on marketing duties. In the same year Sinclair and Horn acquired Basing Street Studios from Island Records in exchange for distributing the ZTT label. The studio was renamed Sarm West Studios.
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