Morgan Khan

Morgan Khan is a legendary music mogul, entrepreneur and founder of the iconic Street Sounds record label. Morgan Khan’s contribution to the music industry and his expertise and experience in breaking new artists and music genres is recognised throughout the world. He has been actively involved in the recording industry since 1978 in various capacities including A&R, promotions & marketing, producing, publishing, artist management, concert promoter and executive company management. Morgan Khan is accredited as pioneering Electro/Hip Hop and House music in Europe.

Born in Hong Kong and of Anglo-Indian parentage. Morgan Khan moved to London, England in 1969. is a Hong Kong born, Anglo-Indian. His father Capt. Richard Khan (1926-1995) was a celebrated airline pilot and his mother a retired Air Hostess.

Morgan Khan discovered or developed numerous artists who have become multi-platinum recording artists, including Jamiroquai, Dina Carroll, Humanoid and Imagination, as well as working with seminal artists like Barry White, Edwin Starr, Rose Royce, Gladys Knight, Al Green, Donna Summer and DJ Scott La Rock & KRS One. Many other chart-hit artists have recorded on his labels including The Real Thing, Edwin Starr and Hi Tension. Morgan has worked with most of the major record companies and music publishers including Universal Music, Sony Music, BMG, Warner/Chappell Music. Recent projects have included the critically acclaimed Universal Music “Back To Black - 100 years of Black Music” 10 CD box set; the most significant black music compilation project ever undertaken in the UK and the hugely successful TV compilation “The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection”. It is with this vast experience of running record companies, publishing houses and managing artists for over 27 years which has made his reputation for innovation and dynamism and his influence and contribution to the music industry so widely celebrated.

The following list represents artists which have recorded on former owned, controlled or licensed record labels, or signed or licensed to labels which Morgan Khan had A&R selection responsibility:

ARTISTS:

DINA CARROLL . TODD TERRY . JAMIROQUAI . FRANKIE KNUCKLES . ROSE ROYCE . HUMANOID . HI TENSION . EDWIN STARR . D.J. SCOTT LA ROCK . IMAGINATION. HASHIM . CHERYL LYNN . ADONIS . FAZE ONE . ALEEM . POSITIVE FORCE . BARBRA MASON . K.R.S. ONE . THE REAL THING . CERRONE . THE GAP BAND . CANDIDO . THE SOURCE feat. CANDI STATON . PETER BLACK . SUGARHILL GANG . CARL ANDERSON . ROYALLE DELITE . FONDA RAE . ALTON EDWARDS . THE D.J. FAST EDDIE . VIOLA WILLS . ARNIE’S LOVE . GIBSON BROTHERS . TYREE . THE BAND A.K.A. . YOUNG & COMPANY . CANDIDO . MASQUERADE . D’BORA . JON CUTLER feat E-MAN . SUGAR SHAKE & WARREN . PG

THE LABELS:

STREET SOUNDS . STREETWAVE . WESTSIDE . R&B RECORDS . SUGARHILL . B-BOY. TRAX . DJ INTERNATIONAL . SLEEPING BAG . FRESH . DANCE MUSIC . TOTAL EXPERIENCE . EXCALIBER . WMOT . DANCE MUSIC . WORLD DANCE RECORDS . HARDCORE . MUSIC WITH ATTITUDE