Frank Presland is a senior figure in the artist management community representing among others Elton John and James Blunt

Frank Presland practised as a solicitor for 25 years, specialising in music and copyright. He advised numerous musicians including The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, The Troggs, Terence Trent D’Arby and Elton John as well as music publishing companies including BMG Music Publishing Limited and record companies including RCA Records. He became senior partner of law firm Frere Cholmeley Bischoff and later became joint chairman of the national law firm, Eversheds.
In 1999 he established and became chief executive officer of Twenty-First Artists, a music management company providing management services to artists including Elton John, Lily Allen and James Blunt. From May 2006 to April 2008, he was Chief Executive Officer of The Sanctuary Group plc, in which role he brokered the sale of the Group to Universal Music in 2007.

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