Stagehand TV-Gil Friesen-Past President A&M Records

[Old Stagehand]

Gil Friesen served as President of Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’ A&M record label for twenty-nine years until that company’s acquisition in 1998 by Seagrams/UMG. He joined the label in the early 1960s (he was the company’s second paid employee), and soon became instrumental in A&M’s transformation from a small yet prestigious label into the largest independent record company in the US. As President, Friesen worked with many of the most notable pop music artists of the past forty years, including The Carpenters, Squeeze, Bryan Adams, Janet Jackson and The Police.

Topics include;
* How He Got His Start
* Building A&M Records
* Cultivating Respect as a Leader
* A&M's Corporate Structure and Culture
* Being an Executive in a Creative Industry
* The Future of the Music Business
* The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Technology
* “Why Start a Career in the Music Business Today?”

Stagehand TV-Gil Friesen-Past President A&M Records - Video Dailymotion

Stagehand TV-Gil Friesen-Past President A&M Records - Video Dailymotion

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