Arthur Spivak

Arthur Spivak is an American entertainment executive, producer and personal manager. During his career, he has represented recording artists such as Prince, Tori Amos, Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Saosin, Yellowcard, Three Days Grace, Ashes Divide, Collective Soul, Flyleaf and entertainer Paul Reiser.[1][2]

Spivak spent more that two decades in management before founding the company, Spivak Entertainment, in the early 1990s in Los Angeles, California. In 1996, the company was merged into Spivak Sobol Entertainment, jointly run with Stu Sobol. In 2004, Spivak announced a deal with Santa Monica management company The Firm, Inc., where he worked with artists as varied as The Distillers and Vanessa Carlton. Spivak told Billboard magazine that the merger was about "clout, access to information, cross-marketing potential and value to clients".[3]

In 2012, Spivak co-founded the production and management company Laff Mobb, led by producers and managers Eric Ortner and Daniel Paul.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Diehl, Matt (September 2013). My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion—How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream. St. Martin's Press. p. 153. ISBN 1-4668-5306-9.
  2. ↑ "Arthur Spivak Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ Garrity, Brian; Waddel, Ray (October 30, 2004). "The Firm Gets Cash Influx, Eyes Other Management Cos". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 116 (44): 59.
  4. ↑ Ortner, Eric (February 8, 2012). "'Laff Mobb Presents' Series Set to Premier February 10th on Showtime". Business Wire. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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