Alain Lahana

French manager, production and concert manager, born in Feb. 1957 and originating from Toulouse. Alain Lahana started his carreer in the music business by participating to the association Tartempion (2) and managing the band Potemkine in Toulouse. At the age of 20, he left Toulouse and started organizing concerts and festivals. Moving to Paris, he has managed artists like Bernard Lavilliers and Bracos Band, and toured with Stephan Eicher. He was a famous tour manager during 35 years for international artists Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Phil Collins, The Rolling Stones, Tears for Fears and Patti Smith to name a few. He created the company "Le rat Des Villes" to accompany "smaller" artists like Giedré, Zaza Fournier, Anna Chédid etc