Occupation Music Reissue Producer | Years active 1997- Present | |
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Full Name Glenn Nordby Gretlund Born 2 May 1977 (age 39) ( 1977-05-02 ) Aarhus, Denmark Spouse(s) Usha Tine Gretlund (m. 2009) | ||
Glenn Gretlund (born Glenn Nordby Gretlund; 2 May 1977) is a London-based record company executive and music producer. He is currently a director and shareholder of British music labels Not Now Music Ltd and 7a Records.
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Early life
Gretlund was born in Aarhus, Denmark, the son of Hanne Skovgaard Gretlund and Jan Nordby Gretlund. He spent most of his childhood in Odense, attended Munkebjergskolen primary/secondary school and graduated from Tornbjerg College in 1996. He was then drafted into the Royal Danish Army, undergoing six months' army and firefighter training on the remote Danish Island of Bornholm as part of the country's national service programme.
Music business
Gretlund moved to London in 1997 to work in the music business and landed a job as product and marketing manager in the music department of Prism Leisure Corporation. During his decade at Prism, Gretlund oversaw the production and helped release an estimated 900 albums and a range of music DVDs. He left the company to help set up Not Now Music in 2006; Prism ceased trading six months after his departure.
Not Now Music
He helped Trevor Reidy and Simon Checketts launch Not Now Music in December 2006, compiling and reissuing ranges of 2- and 3-CD sets of historic material that found a market in both the UK and abroad. Gretlund was later made a director and shareholder.
To date, Not Now is believed to have issued around 1,000 music titles, rock, blues, jazz and pop the main musical genres. The label moved to new warehouse premises in Neasden, north London in 2013.
7A Records
Gretlund set up 7A Records with Radio and TV Broadcaster Iain Lee as a hobby/side project in 2015. The label specialises in reissuing rare and obscure releases connected to 1960s group the Monkees. In July 2015, it was announced that the label's first release would be a limited gatefold vinyl edition of Micky Dolenz's original MGM Records singles. This was followed by the first ever reissue of Bobby Hart's solo album, The First Bobby Hart Solo Album in December 2015.
Personal life
Married to Usha Tine Gretlund since 2009 with whom he has two daughters.