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87-470: Irving Azoff ( / ˈ eɪ z ɒ f / ; born December 12, 1947) is an American businessman, who is chairman of Full Stop Management, a company that represents recording artists. During the course of his career, he has worked as an agent, personal manager , concert promoter, movie producer , independent record label owner, merchandiser, music publisher, and CEO of a record label . Since September 2013 he has been chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment,

174-543: A 2008 episode of The Colbert Report , with Colbert filling in for Young in the fourth harmony part on " Teach Your Children ". Following a November 2015 interview in which he stated he still hoped the band had a future, Nash announced on March 6, 2016, that Crosby, Stills & Nash would never perform again because of his poor relationship with Crosby. In 1971, Crosby released his first solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name , featuring contributions by Nash, Young, Joni Mitchell , and members of Jefferson Airplane,

261-455: A 50-plus-year cannabis advocate and connoisseur, credited cannabis with contributing to his creative process of songwriting stating, "All those hit songs, every one of them, I wrote them all on cannabis." Crosby also credited cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) with alleviating his chronic shoulder pain, allowing him to continue touring and making new music well into his seventies. Crosby and Sponder intended to work with licensed cultivators throughout

348-646: A CSNY album. This attempt ended bitterly as Stills and Young deleted Crosby and Nash's vocals from their album Long May You Run . CSNY did not perform together again as a foursome until Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985, and then performed only sporadically in the 1980s and 1990s (mainly at the annual Bridge School Benefit organized by Young's wife Pegi). Without Young, however, Crosby, Stills & Nash performed much more consistently after its reformation in 1977. The trio toured in support of their 1977 and 1982 albums CSN and Daylight Again and then, starting in

435-532: A Jewish family, and raised in Danville, Illinois , He began working with bands while still a student at Danville High School and then in college at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign . His first management client was Champaign-based REO Speedwagon ; his second was Dan Fogelberg . In 1972, Azoff moved to Los Angeles with Fogelberg, where he worked for Geffen-Roberts Management. There he began working with

522-754: A consultant to MSG in connection with the management of its live event venues, including the Forum in Inglewood, CA and other MSG-managed buildings. In 2015, Azoff played a character based on himself in the Documentary Now! parody of History of the Eagles . The same year, Azoff co-founded Oak View Group with Tim Leiweke . The company is building the Belmont Park Arena as well as a new arena in Milan , Italy. Oak View Group

609-786: A duet of the title track with Lucinda Williams . In 2006, Crosby and Nash worked with David Gilmour as backing vocalists on the latter's third solo album, On an Island . The album was released in March 2006 and reached No. 1 on the UK charts. They also performed live with Gilmour in his concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in May 2006 and toured together in the United States, as can be seen on Gilmour's 2007 DVD Remember That Night . They also sang backup on

696-616: A large following on Myspace through “constant news updates, as well as exclusives , interviews and special features” and Gaga personally handled her Twitter account, building a very personal connection with many of her fans. This strategy demonstrates the massive success that skillful online marketing can produce. The article focuses on Coalition Media and Lady Gaga ’s utilization of the “Four E’s”: Emotions , Experiences , Engaging , and Exclusive . By personalizing her online activity, creating an experience, engaging, and providing exclusivity to her fans through social media marketing, Lady Gaga

783-420: A musician or band, or the manager may discover the band, and the relationship is usually contractually bound with mutual assurances, warranties, performances guarantees, and so forth. The manager's main job is to help with determining decisions related to career moves, bookings, promotion, business deals, recording contracts, etc. The role of music managers can be extensive and may include similar duties to that of

870-460: A new agent. Talent agents have the authority to make deals for their clients while managers usually can only informally establish connections with producers and studios but do not have the ability to negotiate contracts. Modern talents managers are associated with all artistic fields, sports, as well as various fields in business. Talent agents have at times been covered in the music or art press almost as intently as artists themselves, for example

957-403: A press agent, promoter, booking agent, business manager (who are usually certified public accountants ), tour managers , and sometimes even a personal assistant . Manager's contracts, however, cannot license those responsibilities unto the manager in the same way a state license would empower the agent to do so. Therefore, conflicting areas of interest may arise unless those are clarified in

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1044-528: A then-unreleased Crosby song, "Little Blind Fish". A different version of the song would appear on the second CPR album more than two decades later. The 1974 tour was also affected by bickering, though they managed to finish it without interruption. A greatest hits compilation entitled So Far was released in 1974 to capitalize on the foursome's reunion tour. In 1976, as separate duos, Crosby & Nash and Stills & Young were both working on respective albums and contemplated retooling their work to produce

1131-427: A timely manner to appropriate media. Launching a CD with complementary venues and dates is also a music manager's responsibility. Among all the business and professional responsibilities that music managers assume; they also become a pseudo parent for the group and help with personal matters usually. This is both for the psyche of the group and to ensure that things are running smoothly. Early on in an artist's career,

1218-475: A venture with the Madison Square Garden Company , prior to which he was chairman and CEO of Ticketmaster Entertainment and was executive chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and CEO of Front Line Management. He is on the boards of Starz Inc. and IMG . In 2012, he topped Billboard ' s Power 100. Labels founded by Azoff include Full Moon Records and Giant Records . Azoff was born into

1305-557: A version of the song, featuring McGuinn's twelve-string guitar as well as McGuinn, Crosby, and Clark's vocal harmonies. The song was a massive hit, reaching No. 1 in the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom during 1965. While McGuinn originated the Byrds' trademark 12-string guitar sound, Crosby was responsible for the soaring harmonies and often unusual phrasing of their songs. While he did not sing lead vocals on either of

1392-412: Is a common form of online networking for managers, and platforms such as MySpace , Facebook , Beatport , Bandcamp , SoundCloud , DistroKid and YouTube have been noted in the press for their use in networking in the music industry. Other fields such as business may use more common websites such as LinkedIn or Google+ , while networking on behalf of a client. Not everyone is so optimistic about

1479-476: Is also a person responsible for hiring and managing the employees in a company. The roles and responsibilities of a talent manager vary slightly from industry to industry, as do the commissions to which the manager is entitled. For example, a music manager's duties differ from those managers who advise actors , writers , or directors . A manager can also help artists find an agent or help them decide when to leave their current agent and identify whom to select as

1566-527: Is also part owner of problem hit Co-op Live arena in Manchester, together with City Football Group and musician Harry Styles Azoff and Oliver Chastan co-founded Iconic Artists Group in 2018, an entertainment rights management company. In 2021, Iconic Artists Group acquired the catalogue of David Crosby and a majority stake in The Beach Boys ' intellectual property. In February 2024, the company acquired

1653-426: Is to solidify all artist development aspects and then concentrate on product development. Despite the dominant presence of digital media in the music industry, there are many typical strategies that even the most modernized managers must adhere to in order to reach the managerial goals effectively. Most of these trick-of-the-trade strategies are employed to establish and maintain connections with booking agents, promote

1740-558: The Beatles 's song, Michelle . With the help of producer Jim Dickson, Crosby recorded his first solo session in 1963, with a cover of a song by Ray Charles . Miriam Makeba was on tour and in Chicago at the time with her band, which included Jim McGuinn, a multi-instrumentalist who later dropped his first name and began to go by his middle name, Roger McGuinn . Callier introduced Crosby to McGuinn and Gene Clark , who were then performing by

1827-491: The Eagles , forming a relationship that has lasted more than forty years. From 1983 to 1989, Azoff was chairman of MCA Music Entertainment Group and is credited for turning around that label's fortunes. According to Thomas R. King's book The Operator (2001), David Geffen manipulated Azoff into leaving MCA and going to Warner Music Group, where Azoff started Giant Records . King writes that Geffen wanted Azoff out at MCA to clear

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1914-738: The Grateful Dead , and Santana . Panned on release by Rolling Stone magazine, it has been reappraised amid the emergence of the freak folk and New Weird America movements and remains in print. In a 2010 list of the Best Albums published by the Vatican City newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano , If I Could Only Remember My Name came in second to the Beatles' Revolver . As a duo, Crosby & Nash (C&N) released four studio albums and two live albums, including Another Stoney Evening , which features

2001-606: The Lighthouse band. The band also toured from November to December of that same year. Crosby was the subject of the documentary film David Crosby: Remember My Name which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival . Crosby mentioned that Cameron Crowe , who asked the interview questions for the film, knew "where the bones are buried." Following the premiere of the film, Crosby toured as David Crosby & Friends from May to September 2019. In July 2021, Crosby released what would become his final studio album, For Free . This

2088-626: The press kit . Cost for high quality shoots vary from $ 500 for a basic shoot to thousands for several looks. Photographers are not expected to cover material cost. It is important that the manager obtains an agreement upfront confirming license to use the images which will cover the uses necessary, in addition to high resolution digital images on CD. Managers are also advised to have photographs taken before CD designs or artwork goes into production. Managers are also responsible for hiring additional staff when necessary. David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023)

2175-679: The 1996 remastered edition. The album also contained a rerecording of "Why" and "Everybody's Been Burned", a jazzy torch song from Crosby's pre-Byrds repertoire that was initially demoed in 1963. Friction between Crosby and the other Byrds came to a head in early to mid-1967. Tensions were high after the Monterey International Pop Festival in June when Crosby's onstage political diatribes and support of various John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories between songs outraged McGuinn. He further annoyed his bandmates when, at

2262-429: The 1997 re-release of The Notorious Byrd Brothers . In 1973, Crosby reunited with the original Byrds for the album Byrds , with Crosby acting as the album's producer. The album charted well (at No. 20, their best album showing since their second album) but was generally not perceived to be a critical success. It marked the final artistic collaboration of the original band. Around the time of Crosby's departure from

2349-674: The Byrds and CSNY has sold over 35 million albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once for his work in the Byrds and again for his work with CSN. Five albums to which he contributed are included in Rolling Stone ' s list of " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ", three with the Byrds and two with CSN(Y). He was also an occasional actor, appearing as a member of Captain Hook's pirate crew in Hook (1991). David Van Cortlandt Crosby

2436-810: The Byrds in 1968, he met Stephen Stills at Laurel Canyon in California through Cass Elliot (of the Mamas & the Papas ), and the two started meeting informally and jamming together. They were soon joined by Graham Nash , who would leave his commercially successful group the Hollies to play with Crosby and Stills. Their appearance at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969 constituted only their second live performance. Their first album, Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969),

2523-662: The Dorks", and making a live recording at The Matrix on December 15, 1970. CSNY reunited in the summer of 1973 for unsuccessful recording sessions in Maui and Los Angeles. Despite lingering acrimony, they reconvened at a Stills concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco in October. This served as a prelude to their highly successful stadium tour in the summer of 1974. Following

2610-579: The Hollywood Church of Religious Science in Los Angeles. His bandmate Stephen Stills gave away the bride. Crosby's brother Ethan, who taught him to play guitar and started his musical career with him, died by suicide in late 1997 or early 1998; the date is unknown because Ethan left a note not to search for his body but to let him return to the earth. His body was found months later in May 1998. In January 2000, Melissa Etheridge announced that Crosby

2697-550: The Radio Music License Committee made anti-trust claims against Azoff's Global Music Rights, LLC, a performance rights organization . A settlement was reached in 2022. Azoff MSG Entertainment took part in a lawsuit against the city of Inglewood to stop the construction of a new arena for the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood alongside residents of the local neighbourhood. During the summer of 2019, it

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2784-527: The San Francisco milieu that had abetted so well on his solo album, Crosby sang backup vocals on several Paul Kantner and Grace Slick albums from 1971 through 1974 and the Hot Tuna album Burgers in 1972. He also participated in composer Ned Lagin 's proto- ambient project Seastones along with members of the Grateful Dead and of Jefferson Starship. Crosby worked with Phil Collins occasionally from

2871-550: The U.S. and beyond and to also extend the brand to include CBD and hemp products. In 2018, Crosby was invited to join the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) advisory board. Having had a transformative sailing experience when he was eleven, in 1967 Crosby purchased a 59-foot (18 m) John Alden –designed schooner named Mayan with his Byrds settlement. On Twitter in 2019, Crosby said that

2958-811: The United States, a notable early example was the Association of Talent Agents , which was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1937. The ATA comes out of the Wagner Act upheld by the Supreme Court which established many of the unions and guilds that regulate people who work in the entertainment industry such as the Screen Actors Guild , Directors Guild of America , and Writers Guild of America . A music manager (or band manager) may handle career areas for bands , singers , and DJs . A music manager may be hired by

3045-852: The University Elementary School in Los Angeles, the Crane Country Day School in Montecito , and Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara for the rest of his elementary school and junior high years. At Crane, he starred in H.M.S. Pinafore and other musicals but he flunked out. Crosby finished high school via correspondence courses from the Cate School in Carpinteria . He briefly attended Carpinteria Union High School in 1958. Ethan ('Chip') had been at CUHS before David. At CUHS David

3132-418: The activities of the artist, and manage finances in order to optimize the artist's ability to book gigs, establish a fan base, and ultimately bring in revenue from their work, respectively. Among the more traditional responsibilities of music managers are booking and promoting gigs for their artist(s). Managers often become known for establishing ongoing relationships with specific venues, booking one artist at

3219-562: The album's title track. After the release of the double live album 4 Way Street , the group went on a four-year hiatus to focus on their respective solo careers. In December 1969, Crosby appeared with CSNY at the Altamont Free Concert , increasing his visibility after also having performed at the Monterey International Pop Festival and Woodstock . At the beginning of 1970, he briefly joined with Jerry Garcia , Phil Lesh , and Mickey Hart from Grateful Dead , billed as "David and

3306-451: The artist during the creative process while not interfering between the artist and the producer, but musicians may also find valuable feedback in the extra pair of ears, and this should be carefully considered as well. The manager may gain access to a recording studio, photographers, and promotions. He or she will see that CD labels, posters, and promotional materials appropriately represent the band or artist, and that press kits are released in

3393-470: The band should record only original material despite the recent commercial failure of " Lady Friend ", a Crosby-penned single that stalled at No.   82 on the American charts following its release. McGuinn and Hillman dismissed Crosby in October after he refused to countenance the recording of a cover of Goffin and King 's " Goin' Back ". While Crosby contributed to three compositions and five recordings on

3480-571: The band's tour, Live at the Capitol Theatre, released October 4, 2022. In 1996, Crosby formed CPR or Crosby, Pevar & Raymond with session guitarist Jeff Pevar , and pianist James Raymond, Crosby's son. The group released two studio albums and two live albums before disbanding in 2004. The first song that Crosby and Raymond co-wrote, "Morrison", was performed live for the first time in January 1997. The song recalled Crosby's feelings about

3567-436: The catalogue of British singer Rod Stewart for close to $ 100 million. In 2019, Azoff and his wife Shelli, along with a consortium of Los Angeles-based investors, purchased The Apple Pan , one of Los Angeles' oldest continuing operating restaurants, as well as Nate n' Al , founded in 1945. The following January, Azoff was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Ahmet Ertegun Award winner. Azoff has co-produced

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3654-521: The contract, in addition to the contract, or as free to the musician as clarified in emails and the contract. The duties of an active music manager may include supporting the band's development of a reputation for the musician(s) and building a fan base, which may include mastering and launching a demo CD, developing and releasing press kits, planning promotional activities, creating social network identities for bands, and booking shows. A music manager may be present during recording sessions and should support

3741-454: The contract. That said, a manager should be able to read and understand and explain a contract and study up on the long-term implications of contractual agreements that they, the bands, and the people they do business with, enter into. Before the manager enters into an agreement with the band, their relationship may be regarded as competing for interest; after a good contract is signed, their interests, obligations and incentives are aligned, and

3828-557: The course of his career. His solo debut was 1971's If I Could Only Remember My Name . The last five of his solo albums, beginning with Croz (2014), came in the last decade of his life. Additionally, he formed a jazz -influenced trio with his son James Raymond and guitarist Jeff Pevar in CPR . He also appeared frequently on recordings by other artists, including Joni Mitchell , Jefferson Airplane , Jackson Browne , James Taylor , Elton John and David Gilmour . Crosby's combined work with

3915-419: The different facets of management and marketing fall upon either the band itself or, if they have one, their manager. Because the band or artist is relatively unknown initially, promotion, booking, and touring are minimal. A new music manager begins by establishing a clear understanding of what the artist(s) want. This can be accomplished through either a written or verbal contract . A music manager's first task

4002-502: The duo in a 1971 acoustic performance with no supporting band. Crosby songs recorded by C&N in the 1970s include "Whole Cloth", "Where Will I Be?", "Page 43", "Games", "The Wall Song", "Carry Me", "Bittersweet", "Naked in the Rain" (co-written with Nash), "Low Down Payment", "Homeward Through the Haze", "Time After Time", "Dancer", "Taken at All" (also co-written with Nash), and "Foolish Man". During

4089-410: The final album, his controversial ménage à trois ode " Triad " was omitted. Jefferson Airplane released a Grace Slick -sung cover on Crown of Creation (1968), and three years later, Crosby released a solo acoustic version on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's double live album 4 Way Street (1971). The Byrds' version appeared decades later on the 1987 Never Before release and later on

4176-430: The first two albums, he sang lead on the bridge in their second single " All I Really Want to Do ". In 1966, Clark, who then was the band's primary songwriter, left the group because of stress and this placed all the group's songwriting responsibilities in the hands of McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman. Crosby took the opportunity to hone his craft and soon became a relatively prolific songwriter, collaborating with McGuinn on

4263-668: The group, and with him, they recorded the album Déjà Vu , which peaked at No.   1 on the Billboard 200 and the ARIA Charts . On September 30, 1969, Crosby's longtime girlfriend Christine Hinton was killed in a car accident only days after Hinton, Crosby, and Debbie Donovan moved from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area . Crosby was devastated, and he began abusing drugs more severely than he had before. Nevertheless, he still managed to contribute " Almost Cut My Hair " and

4350-565: The intention of making her into a star with the help of some clever marketing. Recognizing that digitalization was the cause of the almost 33% decrease in the music industry's total revenue between the years 2000 and 2007, Carter decided to find a way to use digitalization to his advantage with his newly signed artist. Coalition Media, with the help of marketing company ThinkTank Digital, invested large amounts of time and money into developing Lady Gaga's global presence through social media. They set up many interviews with online bloggers , established

4437-403: The interest in success is shared. Responsibilities of a music manager are often divided among many who manage various aspects of a musical career. With an unsigned act, music managers may assume multiple roles: graphic designer, publicist , promoter, and handling money and finances. As an artist's career develops, responsibilities may grow, and because of their percentage agreement with the band,

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4524-408: The invitation of Stephen Stills, he sat in with Buffalo Springfield 's set the following night, after Young had quit the band and was replaced by guitarist Doug Hastings. The internal conflict boiled over during the initial recording sessions for The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) that summer, where differences over song selections led to intra-band arguments. In particular, Crosby was adamant that

4611-658: The late 1980s to the early 1990s. He sang backup to Collins in " That's Just the Way It Is " and " Another Day in Paradise ", and, on his own 1993 song, " Hero ", from his album Thousand Roads , Collins sang backup. In 1992, Crosby sang backup on the album Rites of Passage with the Indigo Girls on the tracks Galileo and Let it Be Me . In 1999, he appeared on Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons , singing

4698-522: The late 1980s, toured regularly year after year. The group continued to perform live, and since 1982 released four albums of new material: American Dream (1988, with Young), Live It Up (1990), After the Storm (1994), and Looking Forward (1999, with Young). In addition, Crosby & Nash released the self-titled album Crosby & Nash in 2004. Full-scale CSNY tours took place in 2000, 2002, and 2006. Crosby, Stills, and Nash appeared together on

4785-508: The latter's presidential campaign. In September 2017, Crosby announced a solo album (his third one of original material in four years and his sixth in total) entitled Sky Trails , again with Raymond, to be released on September 29, 2017, on BMG . In April 2018, Crosby appeared on NPR 's Live from Here , playing duets with host Chris Thile . On October 26, 2018, Crosby released Here If You Listen on BMG, his first collaborative album with League, Stevens, and Willis, all members of

4872-736: The manager's income may grow as well. A music manager becomes important to managing the many different pieces that make up a career in music. The manager can assist singers, songwriters , and instrumentalists in molding a career, finding music producers , and developing relationships with record companies , publishers, agents, and the music-loving public. They should carefully consider when certain contributions have been made which would also entitle them to cowriting credits, Executive Producer credit, or Producer credit should they become involved in songwriting, financing works, or actually producing demos and recordings, and should carefully know these jobs and these fees should be considered either as separate from

4959-433: The manager. (The less developed the artist and more experienced the manager, the higher the commission.) The artist or band should never agree to circumstances that cannot be terminated or negotiated within a short period of time. Managers usually secure the services of a professional photographer while the artist is recording. Different 8x10 pictures of the artist can be used for websites, CD labels/jackets, posters, and

5046-417: The mid-1970s, Crosby and Nash enjoyed careers as session musicians, contributing harmonies and background vocals to albums by Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne (whom Crosby had initially championed as an emerging songwriter), Dave Mason , Rick Roberts , James Taylor (most notably "Lighthouse" and " Mexico "), Art Garfunkel , Carole King , Elton John , JD Souther , and Gary Wright . Renewing his ties to

5133-535: The movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High , Urban Cowboy , Jack Frost , Above The Rim , and The Inkwell , and was executive producer of The Hurricane . He has been named "Manager of the Year" by two touring industry trade publications. In 2012, Azoff appeared in Artifact , a documentary film about the modern music business focused on the legal battle between Thirty Seconds to Mars and record label EMI . In 2018,

5220-511: The name the Jet Set. Crosby joined them, and they were augmented by drummer Michael Clarke , at which point Crosby attempted, unsuccessfully, to play bass. Late in 1964, Chris Hillman joined the band as bassist, and Crosby relieved Gene Clark of rhythm guitar duties. Through connections that Jim Dickson (The Byrds' manager) had with Bob Dylan 's music publisher , the band obtained a demo acetate disc of Dylan's " Mr. Tambourine Man " and recorded

5307-545: The other two members of CPR in 2018 as David Crosby & Friends, performing a series of shows in support of Crosby's new album Skytrails . During the global pandemic, Crosby also hosted a podcast for the Osiris music network with his friend, journalist Steve Silberman . Crosby and Celia Crawford Ferguson had a son, James Raymond, in 1962. James was placed for adoption and later reunited with Crosby as an adult. Beginning in 1997, Raymond performed with Crosby on stage and in

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5394-563: The portrayal of Jim Morrison in the movie The Doors . The success of the 1997 tour spawned a record project, Live at Cuesta College , released in March 1998. There is a second CPR studio record, Just Like Gravity , and another live recording, Live at the Wiltern , recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, which also features Phil Collins and Graham Nash. After the group split, Raymond continued to perform with Crosby as part of

5481-483: The potential for success that people in our modern culture seem to give credit. In an article titled, “Case study: Making money from music” by Martin Kupp, Jamie Anderson and Joerg Reckhenrich, the effects of technological advances on the music industry are recognized, analyzed, and utilized through an online marketing strategy that led to the incredible success of Lady Gaga . Troy Carter of Coalition Media signed Gaga with

5568-643: The prominent Van Cortlandt family ; they "regularly inhabited the New York society pages before their wedding". Crosby’s older brother was musician Ethan Crosby. His brother inspired his early love of jazz , particularly John Coltrane and Miles Davis ; the latter would later recommend that Columbia Records sign the Byrds , and then cover the Crosby composition " Guinnevere ." Their parents divorced in 1960, and his father then married Betty Cormack Andrews. Growing up in California, he attended several schools, including

5655-508: The release of their debut album , CSN won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969. The group later occasionally included Neil Young . The core trio of CSN remained active from 1976 until 2016, and the duo of Crosby & Nash also recorded three gold albums in the 1970s. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) reunions were held in each decade from the 1970s through the 2000s. Crosby released eight solo albums, albeit sporadically, over

5742-462: The role of social media in the music industry. In his article, “Why Music Won’t Be Saved By Social Media”, Wes Davenport suggests that the role of social media in the industry “has been grossly inflated”. In the article, Davenport quotes Jon Ostrow saying, “Social media is a conversation tool – that’s it”, acknowledging that there is potential for sparking conversation and building a fan base, but suggesting that social media does not necessarily live up to

5829-407: The song " Hey Joe ", he persuaded the other members of the Byrds to record it on Fifth Dimension . By Younger Than Yesterday , the Byrds' 1967 album, Crosby began to find his trademark style on songs such as "Renaissance Fair" (co-written with McGuinn), "Mind Gardens", and "It Happens Each Day"; however, the latter song was omitted from the final album and ultimately restored as a bonus track on

5916-442: The studio, as a member of CPR , and as part of the touring bands Crosby & Nash and Crosby, plus Stills & Nash. Crosby had three other children: daughter Erika, with Jackie Guthrie, daughter Donovan Crosby, with former girlfriend Debbie Donovan, and son Django Crosby, conceived with wife Jan Dance after extensive fertility treatments while Crosby's liver was failing. Crosby, then 45, married Jan Dance, then 35, in May 1987 at

6003-488: The title track of John Mayer 's 2012 album Born and Raised . In January 2014, Crosby released his first solo album in 20 years, Croz , recorded in close collaboration with his son James Raymond (of the CPR band) at the latter's home studio. On July 14, 2016, Crosby announced a new solo album named Lighthouse , which was released on October 21, 2016, and shared a new track from it titled "Things We Do for Love". The album

6090-509: The tour, the foursome attempted once again to record a new album, provisionally entitled Human Highway . The recording sessions, which took place at the Record Plant in Sausalito , were very unpleasant, marked by constant bickering. The acrimonious atmosphere was too much for Neil Young, who deserted the sessions and the album was never completed. In rehearsals for the 1974 tour, CSNY recorded

6177-527: The touring bands for C&N and CSN, as well as on solo Crosby projects, including 2014's Croz and the subsequent tour. Pevar has toured with many artists over his productive career, including CSN, Ray Charles, Rickie Lee Jones, and Marc Cohn. Pevar has a solo record, From the Core , which was improvised and recorded in the Oregon Caves and features the vocalist from Yes , Jon Anderson . Crosby reunited with

6264-413: The up-tempo "I See You" (covered by Yes on their 1969 debut ) and penning the ruminative "What's Happening". His early Byrds efforts also included the 1966 hit " Eight Miles High " (to which he contributed one line, according to Clark, while Clark and McGuinn wrote the rest), and its flip side " Why ", co-written with McGuinn. Because Crosby felt responsible for and was widely credited with popularizing

6351-458: The various talent agents who spearheaded the British Invasion of The Beatles and Herman's Hermits in the 1960s such as Brian Epstein , Allan Williams , Harvey Lisberg . Infamous examples in the music press include Allen Klein , manager of both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones . The industry of talent management has been unionized or organized in several forms throughout history. In

6438-579: The venue regularly, or several artists on their roster. A large number of 'how-to' books have been published on the topic. As technology has advanced, the music industry has consequently undergone a drastic change in the way it operates. The internet has made it both easier and harder to attract the attention of fans and the press, as both outreach and industry saturation increase. “The sale of prerecorded music has diminished, but there’s so much more that’s going on. You can’t focus on what’s not working when there are so many other opportunities.”. Social media

6525-497: The way for MCA to buy Geffen Records. Geffen convinced Mo Ostin at Warner Music to offer Irving Azoff a "dream" label deal. Giant Records operated for much of the 1990s until Azoff decided to return to concentrating on artist management. In October 2008, Ticketmaster announced it would acquire the management company Front Line Management Group, Inc. As part of the deal, Azoff, who was founder and chief executive officer of Front Line, became chief executive officer of Ticketmaster, and

6612-422: Was able to achieve incredible levels of success with her music career. Striking a tentative compensation agreement that can be renegotiated after three or four months is recommended, and the rate of pay is generally based on commissions of 20-80%, or more, of performance and commercial incomes. This amount depends on the level of development the band or artist is at and the experience, networks and resources of

6699-478: Was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds , with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelia in the mid-1960s, and later as part of the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash , who helped popularize the California sound of the 1970s. In addition to his music, Crosby was known for his outspoken personality, politics, and personal troubles; he

6786-505: Was an immediate hit, spawning two Top 40 hit singles and receiving key airplay on the new FM radio format, in its early days populated by unfettered disc jockeys who then had the option of playing entire albums at once. The songs Crosby wrote while in CSN include " Guinnevere ", "Almost Cut My Hair", "Long Time Gone", and "Delta". He also co-wrote " Wooden Ships " with Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane and Stills. In 1969, Neil Young joined

6873-457: Was born on August 14, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, the second son of Academy Award -winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby , who formerly worked on Wall Street , and Aliph Van Cortlandt Whitehead, a salesperson at Macy's department store. His father was a relative of the Van Rensselaer family , and his mother—granddaughter of Bishop of Pittsburgh Cortlandt Whitehead —descended from

6960-409: Was followed by the release of the 50th-anniversary expanded version of If I Could Only Remember My Name on October 15. It contains remastered songs as well as demos from the original recording sessions. During promotion for the rerelease, Crosby said that his second collaborative album with League, Stevens, and Willis was in the works. The result, Crosby's final release, was a live album recorded during

7047-466: Was given the lead in the Junior Class Play. Crosby briefly studied drama at Santa Barbara City College before dropping out to pursue a career in music. He performed with singer Terry Callier in Chicago and Greenwich Village , but the duo failed to obtain a recording contract. He also performed with Les Baxter's Balladeers in 1964/1965 and published four singles in 1965, including a cover of

7134-620: Was named chairman of Live Nation in February 2011. In 2013, Azoff founded the performance rights organisation Global Music Rights. The company administered publishing for artists including Metallica , Bruce Springsteen , John Lennon and George Harrison , Pearl Jam , and Bruno Mars . Later that year, Azoff unveiled Azoff MSG Entertainment, a venture with the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG). In addition to his role as chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, Azoff would be

7221-515: Was produced by Michael League of the big band Snarky Puppy , whom he met on Twitter, and also featured contributions by future collaborators Becca Stevens and Michelle Willis . On August 26, 2016, Crosby announced a U.S. tour, an 18-date trek to launch on November 18, 2016, in Atlanta , Georgia, and to conclude on December 16, 2016, in Ithaca, New York . He also spoke out against Donald Trump during

7308-649: Was reported that Azoff was working with James L. Dolan of the Madison Square Garden Company to prevent the competing arena from being built similar to the tactics used to stop the construction of the proposed West Side Stadium in New York City in 2005. In March 2019, leaked emails revealed that Azoff attempted to lure the Los Angeles Lakers back to The Forum after their lease at the Staples Center

7395-468: Was sometimes depicted as emblematic of the counterculture of the 1960s . After a short time performing in the folk music scene, Crosby co-founded the Byrds in 1964. They scored their first number-one hit in 1965 with a cover of Bob Dylan 's " Mr. Tambourine Man ". Crosby appeared on the Byrds' first five albums and the original lineup's 1973 reunion album . In 1968, he formed Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash . After

7482-423: Was the biological father of two children with her partner Julie Cypher by means of artificial insemination . On May 13, 2020, Etheridge announced on her Twitter account that her and Cypher's son Beckett had died of causes related to opioid addiction at the age of 21. Crosby, in partnership with longtime friend and entrepreneur Steven Sponder, developed a craft cannabis brand called "MIGHTY CROZ". Crosby,

7569-515: Was up. In 2018, Nicki Minaj accused Azoff of orchestrating a smear campaign against her upcoming tour; however, he later became her manager. Additionally, his performance rights organization Global Music Rights manages most of her song writing credits. In 1978, he married Rochelle "Shelli" Cumsky. They have four children, and the eldest son, Jeffrey Azoff, is a partner in Full Stop Management. Personal manager An artist manager

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