Owned by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, Factory Records began its 14-year life as a club in Manchester in 1978.Īccording to the book 'Factory: The Story of the Record Label', written by Mick Middles, Wilson contacted promoter Alan Wise for help with his venture and together the pair hatched a plan to 'instigate an electric circus-like atmosphere.' The exact cause of his death - which happened while he was sleeping on Thursday night - is not yet known. Mr Wise's former colleagues in the local music scene paid tribute after hearing of his death.įriends say he 'never recovered' from his daughter's death and 'died of a broken heart'. She was a very poorly girl and we begged them. Interviewed after her death, Mr Wise said: 'She needed treatment. Miss Wise suffered with substance abuse and self-harmed, but had sought help after visiting her GP to be referred for counselling.

He said she was 'messed around' for months. Mr Wise had criticised medics for allegedly failing to help his daughter cope with depression despite several apparent attempts to take her own life in the months leading up to her death. He was former partners with Manchester music mogul Tony Wilson and was a popular figure in the city's music scene in the 1980s, promoting and managing acts including the singer Nico. Mr Wise, a key figure in the birth of The Haçienda nightclub and Factory Records, launched a scathing attack on mental health bosses after his daughter's death, just hours after she had celebrated her 22nd birthday. Music mogul: Alan Wise, pictured at his daughter's funeral in April, died three months after her deathĪ legendary Factory Records music mogul has 'died of a broken heart' three months after the death of his depressed 22-year-old daughter.Īlan Wise, 63, had spent 18 months battling to get counselling for his daughter Natasha, who died in March after falling from a bridge near their home in Whalley Range, Manchester.

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