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-lsb- http://www.lomaxrecords.com lo-max records -rsb- 1990 -- present london , uk bristol , england british london , england allisonmcgourty1.tiff allison mcgourty
 allison claire mcgourty producer and writer
allison mcgourty

allison claire mcgourty is a british producer , writer and photographer .
she is the creator , writer and producer of an ongoing major multimedia project called american epic , exploring the early history of american recorded music .
she is a member of the writers guild of america , west .
in 2003 , mcgourty founded the british independent record label lo-max records , whose releases are distributed throughout europe , japan , australia , and new zealand .
shortly afterwards , she signed the new jersey-based rock band the wrens to the label after spotting them at the south by southwest -lrb- sxsw -rrb- music festival in austin , texas .
the band , and their 2005 lo-max album the meadowlands , subsequently received critical acclaim from the uk press .
other signings to the label include the go-betweens and kevin ayers .
in 2010 , mcgourty signed the greenlandic singer-songwriter simon lynge , whose debut album , the future , reached the top of the amazon.com uk rock charts in the week of its release , as well as gaining the artist considerable media attention , with several radio interviews , and features in the times , the sunday times , the scotsman , and the german edition of rolling stone .
mcgourty has written , directed and produced a short film in greenland about lynge .
mcgourty is also the founder and director of lo-max publishing ltd -lrb- trading as maida vale music -rrb- , which publishes the work of the american musician frank fairfield and that of simon lynge .
lynge 's music has been featured on the us television shows lie to me and brothers & sisters .
mcgourty has overseen marketing campaigns as a consultant for many musicians , including jeff buckley , the go-betweens , kevin ayers , justin adams , nico muhly and bic runga .
mcgourty is also a photographer who has taken a series of professional portraits of published authors for their books , including charles shaar murray , cathi unsworth and tony barrell .
since 2004 , mcgourty has run an internship programme for students participating in the bandier program for music and the entertainment industries at syracuse university in new york state .
this programme involves mentoring syracuse students at lo-max records in london .
mcgourty has homes in london , uk , and santa monica , california .
