"American Masters" Inventing David Geffen

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David Geffen- influence on the music industry and culture
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"American Masters" Inventing David Geffen
  1. Knowledge is power
    1. Neil young conflict
      1. Geffen unsuccessfully sued Neil Young for making "uncommercial" records - successful artists making unsuccessful records with big advances
        1. Young's description of Geffen as "a performance artist, and the art of the deal is his stage."
        2. When Nyro's debut LP failed to meet expectations, Geffen responded by forming a 50/50 publishing-rights partnership with Nyro and signed numerous acts to record her songs, several of which became lucrative hits, including Three Dog Night's cover of "Eli's Coming" and a version of "And When I Die" by Blood, Sweat & Tear
          1. Ability for repetition is key to launching a hit single via top 40's, airtime, tv time ect- vital in the past?
            1. Sold Asylum records to warner in 1975 for 7 million dollar. The label merged with a major record company. Many artists felt sold out. Going against original concept of Asylum?
              1. Next step: After spending later of 70's at warner Geffen launched Geffen records, which was funded by warner
                1. No profit first 5 years- huge artists, huge advances- production of no hit records
                  1. John Lennon, Wang Chung, Donna Summers,- found great success
          2. David Geffen-continously been at the epicentre of popular culture as an agent, manager, record industry titan, hollywood and broadway producer and philanthropist
            1. transformed the music business
              1. Started his career as a manager for artists. Advocate for the artist!
                1. believed artists should have the rights to publishing and masters of their music
                  1. Geffen and Roberts company offered no contracts for their artists
                    1. nurturing talent, investing in the artist and development of new artists!!!
                      1. Launched and nurtured the eagles over a 2 year period. "Find their sound and their rhythm as a band"
                  2. Great political, economic and social influence
                    1. "I'd rather kill myself than get into the music business today"- David Geffen's words at a press release
                      1. Dreamworks. Raised 2 billion dollars in one week to start the independent studio with Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994
                        1. Aid's advocate- funded vital research
                            1. Nirvana- David Geffen released "Nevermind in 1991 on DGC- changed popular culture, huge influences- socially and musically
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