Peter Francey
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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.
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]