Chris Herbert
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Chris Herbert (born March, 1971 in Guildford, England), is a talent manager who has helped overseen the careers of the Spice Girls, Five, Stephen Gately and Hear'Say.[1] He is the son of the late talent manager Bob Herbert.
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[edit] Career
With father Bob Herbert a music talent manager the young Chris Herbert grew up in music industry orientated environment that had a large influence on his eventual career direction. At the age of twenty-one Herbert approached his father for advice and assistance in setting up his own talent management company.[1] Safe Corporation was founded as an independent music management company in March 1994. The first project the pair worked on was the creation of an all-girl pop group to cater to what he had identified as a potentially massive untapped market.[2]
[edit] Spice Girls
By mid-1994, the Herberts and Chic Murphy had auditioned 600 applicants, and whittled the line-up down to Melanie Brown, Suzanne Tinker, soon replaced with Geri Halliwell, Victoria Adams, Lianne Morgan, quickly replaced by Melanie Chisholm and Michelle Stephenson, quickly replaced by Emma Bunton.
[edit] Personal life
Chris is married with his wife Shelley Herbert and have together a son.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Interview with Chris Herbert". HitQuarters. 23 Jul 2001. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Chris_Herbert_int.html. Retrieved 16 Nov 2010.
- ^ "About Me". http://www.myspace.com/safemanagement. Retrieved 16 Nov 2010.
