Ben Wardle

Ben is a writer and lecturer in music business at The University of Gloucestershire. He has written several books including The Art of The LP and The Virgin Internet Music Guide as well as articles and features for many publications including The Guardian, The Word and Long Live Vinyl. He has also written and presented regular music columns for BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. In a previous life he did A&R for various record labels working with artists such as Ride, Sleeper, The Wannadies, Stephen Duffy, Aimee Mann, The Rakes and Lethal Bizzle. He lives in Gloucestershire with his wife, Robyn and daughters, Madeleine and Esther.