found this bio of Ed on the web, interestingly MK's worldwide album sales have just passed 140 million
Ed has worked in the music industry for over 35 years. After graduating in 1969 with a BA Hons Degree in Social Studies, he moved to London and established himself as an agent, representing a wide variety of artists including Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Elton John, Steely Dan, Jose Feliciano, War, Bobby Womack, Ike and Tina Turner, yes, The Ramones and Talking Heads.
In the late 70s, he entered music management and subsequently represented Gerry Rafferty, Bryan Ferry, Scott Walker, Paul Brady and The Blue Nile.
However, it is as a manager of Dire Straits and the solo career of Mark Knopfler that Ed is best known. Over 25 years, Dire Straits became one of the world's most popular acts and, Mark Knopfler's solo albums and film soundtracks included, recently passed combined sales of 140 million albums, making Ed one of the most successful managers of the last two decades.
From 1983 until 1987, Ed served on the committee of the Prince of Wales personal charity, the Prince's Trust and was also a founder member of Sir George Martin's Music For Montserrat Committee. He is a founder member and former Vice Chairman of the UK Music Manager's Forum, which exists to deal with industry-wide matters where they affect artists and their management. In September of 1998, Ed was presented with the prestigious 'Peter Grant Lifetime Achievement Award' at the annual MMF awards dinner.
After closing down his management company at the end of 2005, he was invited to "set up and run" the International Music Division of the William Morris Agency, which opened in London in January of this year.
