Michael Pickering (born 24 February 1958,
Accrington, Lancashire, England) has DJed at
The Haçienda's infamous "Nude" and "Hot" nights and later "Shine". He worked for
Factory Records where he signed
Happy Mondays, To Hell With Burgundy and
James amongst others. He was the founder, writer and producer of
Quando Quango and later
M People, playing the saxophone, and as backing singer.