Who We Are
The TCB Group was set up in January 2005, by music industry executive Steven Howard.
It is a privately owned business, which specialises in the creation and development of content. Its range of activities include artist management, live show production, a record label, a music publishing company and an area with knowledge and expertise in music and brands solutions.
Whether it be conceptualizing and bringing to fruition a show (‘Rip it Up’,‘Remembering Fred’,‘Viva La Diva’ or ‘Here Come The Girls’), pulling all the parts together for an artist to make a new recording or most of all, realising the dreams and ambitions of one of the TCB Group’s own management clients or bringing a career opportunity to one of his artists tables… The TCB Group is the enabler and facilitator. “I firmly believe that without our input these things wouldn’t happen, but equally so, and thank goodness, without greater talents of truly creative people these things would not be successful.”
Most businesses focus on their mission. Many focus on their tagline as a way to define themselves. We at The TCB Group, think about ourselves from the vantage point of values. When it comes to our business, values are everything: values are the strategy, values are the process, values are the product, values are the brand, values are the company. But along the way, we always Take Care of our client’s Business.
Steven
Steven Howard is the founder of The TCB Group, a multi-faceted, family-run entertainment company established in January 2005. Operating as a global management and production company, The TCB Group specialises in the creation, development and delivery of entertainment content, including artist management and the conception, creation and production of live touring theatrical shows.
Recent productions include Aljaž & Janette: A Night To Remember, their two Christmas productions Dancing in a Winter Wonderland and A Christmas To Remember, The Legends of the Dance Floor series, and the Here Come The Boys brand. During the pandemic, The TCB Group produced one of the most-watched streamed events of 2021: a beautifully filmed version of Aljaž & Janette: Remembering the Oscars. The company also produced the first show to re-open the London Palladium following lockdown — a ten-day run of Here Come The Boys, starring Aljaž Škorjanec, Nadiya Bychkova, Pasha Kovalev, Graziano Di Prima and Karim Zerouai. The show went on to tour the UK in 2022.
Prior to the pandemic, 2019 productions included popular dance shows such as Aljaž & Janette: Remembering the Movies, the hit West End production Rip It Up the 60s (starring Aston Merrygold, Harry Judd, Jay McGuinness and Louis Smith), and Here Come The Boys (starring Aljaž Škorjanec, Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez). Other notable productions include two tours of Remembering Fred (2017 and 2018), again starring Aljaž & Janette; Rip It Up the 50s (2017), starring Natalie Lowe, Jay McGuinness and Louis Smith; and the hit Edinburgh Festival a cappella show Gobsmacked!.
Other sell-out tours produced by The TCB Group, featuring their clients, include the hugely successful Viva La Diva starring Dame Darcey Bussell and Katherine Jenkins (2008); Here Come The Girls starring Lulu, Anastacia, Chaka Khan, Gloria Gaynor and Heather Small (2009); the sold-out debut tour by Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity, Diversitoys (2010); and Steps – The Ultimate Tour (2012). Among the company’s most recent successes are Legends of the Dance Floor and The Return of the Legends, starring former Strictly Come Dancing professionals Brendan Cole, James Jordan, Pasha Kovalev, Vincent Simone and Ian Waite.
Artists represented by The TCB Group include British icon Dame Darcey Bussell. The company has also managed the careers of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, Lulu, Gabrielle, Steps, Tunde (Lighthouse Family), Diversity, the multi-platinum group The Overtones, and the Naked Choir winners Sons of Pitches. In 2011, the TCB Group established a joint-venture record label with EMI, signing iconic model Twiggy and the legendary Sir Bruce Forsyth.
Before founding The TCB Group, Steven Howard enjoyed a highly successful 26-year career with the Zomba Group, serving as a founding director. He oversaw the music publishing division, signing and developing acts including The Stone Roses, Daft Punk, Def Leppard, The Beat, Thompson Twins, Iron Maiden, Stray Cats, Boomtown Rats, Billy Ocean, A Flock of Seagulls, and Womack & Womack. He also served as Managing Director of Jive Records, overseeing global successes with artists such as Billy Ocean, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and Justin Timberlake.
Steven worked closely with many of the world’s leading songwriters and producers, including Mutt Lange (Shania Twain, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams), Max Martin, Stephen Lipson, Mark Hill, Rollo, and Steve Power.
Steven Howard and The TCB Group are currently developing major new stage and broadcast productions for 2026. These include a new production for Aljaž & Janette, Let’s Face The Music & Dance, Jukebox Idols, an exciting 1950s and 1960s-inspired song-and-dance show starring The Overtones, Louis Smith and Nadiya Bychkova, and a brand-new Legends production, Legend: Vegas After Hours.
Jamie
Jamie was born and raised in London, growing up with the city’s music and skateboard scene. Jamie has worked at The TCB Group for a number of year fulfilling a wide variety of tasks including artist managent, A&R administrative duties, live tour set-up and management, digital music distribution, tour pre-production, instigating and running social media campaigns, conceiving and creating artist’s artwork and visuals, TV and interview artist organisation, co-ordinating tour programmes and merchandise, and assembling quarterly newsletters.
Past work before moving to TCB included working for artist management and a live booking agency This Is Now Agency, and as Studio Assistant at EMI Recording Studios, as well as a number of runner and intern roles on various projects and events.
Joe
Starting as a runner and crew assistant on tour in 2018, Joe is now involved in the setting up of the touring dance shows produced by TCB Group. Whilst on the road he is the Cast manager and main point of contact for the cast and the Production office.
He has also worked as an Audience Runner at the BBC studios in Elstree, namely for the live shows of Strictly Come Dancing.
Carol
Carol, a founding director of the TCB Group, is an incredibly accomplished and multifaceted figure within the organisation, combining her expertise in styling with extensive experience in the entertainment industry. Her background as a dancer and fashion model provides her with a unique perspective, enabling her to seamlessly blend creative vision with the practical demands of styling high-profile figures for television, live shows, and photoshoots.
Her long-standing professional relationship with Darcey Bussell, spanning over 15 years, highlights her deep understanding of performance and style. Carol continues to collaborate with top talent, including many of Strictly Come Dancing’s professional dancers, extending her influence across various projects, such as live tours, photoshoots, and high-profile TV appearances.
Carol’s work with the TCB Group’s live touring shows, including all of Aljaž and Janette’s productions, Nadiya and Kai’s productions, and Natalie Lowe’s Dream Lover show for P&O Cruises, underscores her versatility and ability to adapt her styling expertise to diverse creative concepts. Her involvement in productions like Legends of The Dancefloor and the successful Rip It Up series further demonstrates her extensive range and commitment to bringing both glamour and precision to every project.
Her dual role as Company Secretary and stylist within the TCB Group exemplifies her ability to balance the operational and creative aspects of the business, contributing to both the strategic direction and the visual identity of the company’s productions.
Ryan
Ryan was born and raised in London, studying film and photography for 5 years before deciding to take it up full time. Through developing a large following on Instagram and creating a name for himself, he has gone on to photograph campaigns for some of the worlds biggest brands including Bose, Starbucks, Huawei and Sony.
He has also directed various commercials for Wella Hair, including 2018’s Shockwaves campaign which aired on TV in Europe. Other clients include Dorothy Perkins, Universal Music, Nokia, M&S Saatchi and ITV.
Other non TCB Group clients in the entertainment sector that Ryan has worked with include singers Rebecca Ferguson and Elaine Page, West End shows Sleepless In Seattle and Big and branding campaigns featuring Stacey Solomon (Cow & Gate), Binky Felsted (Snack a Jacks), Keeley Hawes (Clarks Shoes) and travel company TUI.
