Remembering Jim Fletcher

Friday 27th May 2011

Many of you will remember Jim Fletcher who worked with me at Renegade since the very first day I started the company back in 1999. Jim worked alongside me for over four years, before moving over to Sony Music to run their club promotions department, and ultimately on to be a product manager at Sony's Columbia label. Those of you who have worked with Renegade for a long time will doubtlessly have dealt with him over the years.

Tragically, Jim passed away in hospital this week after a short illness. He leaves behind a long term partner, family, and hundreds of colleagues and friends in the music industry and beyond. We send our sincerest sympathies to everyone who knew or encountered him throughout his years working in music.

We will always remember him as one of the music industry's nice guys. He played a major role in helping me build up Renegade back in the day, and worked incredibly hard to make sure new Renegade artists and bands he was passionate about always got the attention they deserved. His generosity of spirit, dry sense of humour and boundless enthusiasm not just for music, but for life in general will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him. His incredible popularity at Music House and latterly at Sony is testament to the very special, larger than life character that he was, and we know he will never be forgotten.

We are compiling a book of condolence for DJs anyone connected with Renegade over the years to pass on to his family and partner. If you knew Jim and would like to contribute, please email me at chris@renegademusic.co.uk and I will ensure your message is passed on.

Thanks

Chris, Simon, Kieran, Craig and all at Music House

Posted by Kieran Wilkinson