My friend and collaborator Don Mousseau, who has died aged 78 after a long illness, worked as a manager or agent for a number of figures in the performing arts. In the 1980s he represented the minimalist composer Michael Nyman during his partnership with the film-maker Peter Greenaway. He became Nigel Kennedy’s manager in 1999 after persuading EMI to relax its exclusive classical contract to enable the violinist to release recordings of music by the Doors and Jimi Hendrix on other labels.
Born to Louise (nee Beaudoin) and Roy Mousseau in the poor suburbs of Detroit, Don left for New York in the late 60s. Mixing with the bohemians of Manhattan inspired him to find work in the creative industries.
