John Anthony "Tony" Smith (born January 1945) is a British manager and music and film producer. He was

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for the band Genesis, for the solo careers of

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and Tony Banks. and co-manager of

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along with Paul Loasby. In 2000, the Music Managers Foundation presented him with the Peter Grant Award. Tony Smith co-founded (with Jon Crawley in 1977) the

Hit & Run Music Publishing Hit & Run Music Publishing in the United Kingdom founded in 1977 by Tony Smith and Jon Crawley. Hit & Run's clients include Phil Collins,Billboard - Nov 16, 2002 - Page 38 "The project was initiated by Michelle de Vries, creative director at ...

house, located in the United Kingdom. Along with Hilary Shor, he has expanded into film production under the name Hit and Run Productions. As a

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, he has produced the films '' Children of Men'' and ''Eye of the Beholder''. Smith is a historic car racer and has owned an Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sanction II Coupe, one of only four ever made, which in 2012 was auctioned by

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for a record-breaking £1.2 million with fees.

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