Marland Music Management was founded In Memory of Peter Marland (Jones) ... 

During his acting career he was known as Peter Marland-Jones or PMJ. 

As a Reporter for ITN, he interviewed many famous people including Churchill, Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren and Bob Hope. He had an audience with the Pope and Arch Bishop Makarios. He covered major stories like the Dam burst in Frejus, the Earthquake in Agadir and local stories like 'New Slums for Old' in London. He was a Commercial & Fashion photographer and had works in various publications including a Vogue cover and a back cover for Playboy. 

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He spent 5 years in Athens, where he worked for the Athens Daily Post as a regular reporting columnist, he also taught at the American School in Athens and Jerusalem.

Some of his early English Acting credits were in the Army Game, The Avengers (Baby Bouncers) and Happy Go Lovely. 

He loved to dance and was taught to Twist by Chubby Checkers. 

During his Acting Career he worked in Hollywood as a member of the Screen Actors Guild with roles in Bonanza, Star Trek, It Takes a Thief, Mission Impossible, Wild Wild West, Hallmark Hall of Fame, The File on Devlin and Dreams of Glass. 

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He spent many years in Portland, Oregon and was a pioneer in Talk Radio. His programme on KEX Radio reached audiences from Alaska to Los Angeles and as far west as Hawaii.

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His PhD from Cambridge in Psychology gave him a foundation in counselling but more than that, his wide range of life experience meant he was able to communicate with people at all levels. 

On Portland Television he worked on the Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy and hosted the Portland coverage of the Easter Seals Telethon where he worked with Peter Falk, known to many as Columbo, raising money for children with additional needs. 

He learned to fly in the States, and had his own Cessna aircraft. His love of flying extended to helicopters and hot air ballooning and he rode in the Goodyear Blimp. 

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He covered a fascinating news report with the American military heading out over the Pacific Ocean in search of the Russian Fleet who were encroaching on the 3 mile limit in American fishing Territory. In 1979 he moved from Oregon, U.S. to England to live for a short time in Singleton. 

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Upon his return to England he joined Equity and appeared in many television productions including Boon, Emmerdale Farm, Stay Lucky and Chancer. 

He was in the very first episode of Soldier Soldier as a Catholic Priest. He had roles in PD James' Devices and Desires, House of Cards, The Chief and the Statesman. 

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His passion was Music. He played the Double Bass and Drums which went most places with him and he managed many local Rock bands including 

Gun Metal Blue, Tayma, Sweet Teaze and Borderline.

 

Following his death in 2005 Marland Music Management was born in order that Peter's Memory may live on and his name never be forgotten.