James Fisher, aMotown & ASCAP veteran, dies at 89 due to the coronavirus
, whose extensive music industry career included senior international posts at Motown Records and ASCAP as well as a key role at the Music Managers Forum, died on April 3 in London after complications with coronavirus. He was 89.
In 1970, Fisher formed an independent label and publishing firm, Very Good Music. It was subsequently acquired by RCA Records, where he was appointed as manager of international marketing and worked with the likes of David Bowie, Sweet and David Cassidy. Fisher's subsequent experience included ten years as U.K. regional director for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers , and a further ten as general secretary of the International Managers Forum, later to become the Music Managers Forum . He retired from the latter post in 2002.
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