Background
Neil MacGonigill was born in the farming community of Bowden, Alberta in 1949.
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His career in music commenced in Calgary in the 1970s, when he was involved in sales and distribution for various record labels. His first management engagement was as the manager of Alberta-based performer Diamond Joe White. As of approximately 1980, MacGonigill also became the manager of Ian Tyson.
He became the road manager for k.d. lang in the mid 1980s and also at this time discovered Jann Arden, becoming her manager and executive producer of a number of her records.
MacGonigill worked with Arden from 1985 to 1998, following which their association ended and the two became estranged. Other artists whose careers have been guided by MacGonigill include Gaye Delorme and Billy Cowsill
In 2000, MacGonigill founded the independent label Indelible Music, through which he released, between 2000 and 2007, a number of albums by Calgary-based artists, including The Company-Dependents and Billy Cowsill.
In later years, MacGonigill has primarily focused on artist management and development, such as with respect to singer-songwriters Joe Nolan and Sykamore.
