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Richard  Lawn

Blank Canvas Publishing Director

Department:  Management

Hobbies:

Leeds United and losing myself in the great outdoors

Favourite Foods:

Thai, Indian, Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Seafood, British…and liquids

Favourite Films:

Shawshank Redemption, Mississippi Burning, This Is Spinal Tap, The Blues Brothers, Highlander, Get Carter.

Favourite Music:

Peter Gabriel, Billy Idol, Rush, Simple Minds….

Quote:

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

All about Richard:

Started as a roadie in 1983 unloading equipment off trucks for the likes of Judas Priest at Newcastle City Hall. The day job never came with my degree in geography, so I drifted into South Carolina for a couple of years, before returning home.  Margaret Thatcher had officially closed the North of England by the time I returned, so I headed south for a long weekend. But never returned. By default I entered the murky world of publishing via the classified pages of Pro Sound News Europe and Studio Sound. From there – the rest is history.