Peter Francey
Peter Francey was the co-director of a music management company, Magic Management who in the early to mid-1970s managed some prominent Canadian rock music artists. He was the publisher of at least two magazines relating to entertainment. He later moved into software package design and consultancy as co-director of several companies. In the 1970s one of his companies was nominated three times for a Juno Award in relation to their work. During the 1980s, another company of his was selected by Time Magazine for one of the top ten designs in the software field.
Background and career[edit]
Francey and partner Clark Spencer formed Magic Management in 1970. It was the umbrella org. for Slic Brothers, a company that designed music promotion paraphernalia and album covers.[1] The company designed record jackets for artists such as Peter Foldy, Greaseball Boogie Band, Moe Koffman, The Stampeders and Jay Telfer[2]
His company Magic Management has the following artists on their roster, Jeff Addams, Terry Dee, The Good Bros., Hero, Hit & Run, Christopher Kearney, Truck, Jay Telfer, Touchstone, Lisa Hart, and West.[3][4][5][6][7]
In February 1974, Billboard wrote that Francey had published the first issue of an entertainment magazine called Night Out. The editor was Margo Raport.[8]
For the work that his company, Slic-Bros. produced, they had three Juno nominations. These included nominations for best LP graphics, and a "service publication acknowledging Toronto as the entertainment capital of Canada, Night Out magazine.[9]
Post music[edit]
Francey was a partner in the Spencer Francey Group who were selected by Time Magazine in 1986 for producing one of the Ten Best Designs on their package design for Ability Software.[10] In the early 2000s, Peter Francey was an executive in the Toronto-based consultancy, Spencer Francey Peters which was founded in 1991 resulting from the merger of Michael Peters Group and Canadian design consultancy Spencer Francey.[11] Also described as a graphic design firm specializing in corporate communications and package design, its roots went back to a Toronto company, Fifty Fingers that was founded in 1975.[12] In 2004, Francey and co. sold the business to Cundari SFP. They left in November, 2009 and formed Trajectory, a new independent branding agency.[13]
As of 2006, he was the president of president of Cundari SFP.[14]
Further reading[edit]
- RPM Weekly, Volume 19 No. 1 - Page 4 Kearney, Truck, Good Bros. Moving for Magic
- RPM Weekly, Volume 25 No. 12 - June 19, 1976 - Page 14 Slic Brothers article
- Strategy, August 27, 2001 - Spencer Francey Peters
- Marketing Mag
References[edit]
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 25 No. 12 - June 19, 1976 - Page 14 Slic Brothers
- ^ Billboard, June 22, 1974 - Page 52 Canadian News, Magic Puts It All Together Under 1 Roof
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 19 No. 25, August 4, 1973 - Page 2 MAGIC MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES PR PUSH
- ^ Billboard, May 25, 1974 - Page 52 Canadian News, From the Music Capitals of the World, TORONTO
- ^ Billboard, May 25, 1974 - Page 52 Canadian News, Francey Will Manage Telfer
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 21 No. 20 July 6, 1974 - Page 12 TALENT SEEN Sammy Jo
- ^ FYI Music News, April 12, 2016 - FYI Industry Profile: Paul Sanderson by Kerry Doole
- ^ Billboard, February 14, 1976 - Page 49 Canada, From The Music Capitals Of The World, TORONTO
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 25 No. 12 - June 19, 1976 - Page 14 Slic Brothers, Designers to the Canadian music industry
- ^ Strategy, August 27, 2001 - News >> Spencer Francey Peters by Patti Summerfield
- ^ Design Week, February 18, 2000 - Turn over a maple leaf
- ^ Contemporary designers, Third Edition, 1997 - Editor Sarah Pendergast - St James Press ISBN 1-55862 184-9 - Page 757 SPENCER FRANCEY PETERS
Canadian graphic design firm - ^ Marketingmag.ca, APRIL 20, 2010 - SPENCER FRANCEY PETERS FOUNDER ON NEW TRAJECTORY by Jeromy Lloyd
- ^ Marketing Magazine, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 - ONES TO WATCH 2006, Eli Singer