"Where's the Sanity Clause?" overheard at Groucho Club Soho
Nick first worked on the Great Rock and Roll Swindle when in private practice advising the rump of the Sex Pistols. He was then brought in to help Alan Parker with the music contracts for The Commitments. From engaging cast and crew to dealing with the American Unions we negotiate the deals, draft or review the agreements and give practical and sensible commercial advice.
We option books for films, contract with directors and producers, and have been instrumental in engaging Hollywood talent such as Harvey Keitel, Crispin Glover and Cillian Murphy.
We have been working with Joanna Hogg, whose film "Unrelated" won the International Critics Award at the 2007 London Film Festival and are looking for new ways to fund future films by seeking to involve other media in the financing arrangements.
Nick Pedgrift before starting the company was pivotal in arranging soundtrack deals for Human Traffic-engaging Pete Tong and raising the finance for the soundtrack, the Football Factory where he was able to bring in Alan McGee of Oasis fame as music supervisor, and SW 9 where he engaged Radio 1 DJ and client Dave Pearce. SW9 won the coveted British Independent Film Award for Best Soundtrack
"He's never read a book in his life" description of Paul Hamlyn overheard at literary dinner party
The Company represents writers and ghost writers from Paul Gorman ghosting "Handsome Bastard" about Boy George to advising Peter Andre on his autobiography and Gary McCausland on his property book deals with TV tie-in. Emma Hayley the 2008 Young Publisher of the Year, has engaged the company to advise on current agreements including the exploitation of Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Marguerita".
"All the celebrities will have to hand over their phone cams" the company advising on Jordan's wedding exclusivity arrangements with ITV.
We give business affairs support to several TV production companies and advise on all aspects of negotiation of agreements. We have been involved in some long-running TV fly-on -the wall documentaries featuring celebrities helping secure some of the necessary protections