Stewart Craner

Stewart was born and raised in England (UK). He’s been living in Oregon (USA) since 2011. He brings a wealth of experience, an international network, and true passion for the music industry to Bohemia. He started working in the music industry at the age of 18 as a DJ in local bars & pubs playing a variety of music (Pop/Rock/Ska/Reggae/Dance). Over the next few years, he was also a music venue promoter and started his career in managing artists.The first band Stewart managed was 'In2It' - A Birmingham based rock band. This was the first band he presented to a major label, 'Virgin Records' London. In 2005, He started Emsar Music Management and has since managed and/or worked with multiple artists/bands/producers, such as: The Satin Dolls (UK), Andy McCluskey of OMD(The Satin Dolls) (UK), Ben Athur (USA), Shockparade (UK), Fiori (signed to ‘Long Live Crime Records/Bohemia 2009) (UK), King Hermit (UK), Waiting for Words(FR) (signed under ‘Foundry Records’, A digital label Stewart Started(France), Haunted by Humans (UK), Adam Castilla (The Colourist) (USA), Natalie Saint Martin (USA), and many others. In addition to working directly with bands and artists, Stewart has built ongoing relationships with more people than he could possibly mention, such as producers Mike Crossey(The Satin Dolls),Dustin Skiles(Shockparade) and David J Holman(Natalie Saint Martin}; Made many connections within major record labels, and Sat Bisla at A&R Worldwide/Musexpo. . Besides an ingrained passion for music, Stewart has 30 years experience in the music industry. He understands the value that comes with being a Master Networker and puts a lot of time and value into his work and the relationships he has created along the way. He brings his contacts (which he will refer to as ‘friends’) in Europe, UK, Australia, and the United States.