User:Philkuku/G&G Entertainment (Music)
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G&G Entertainment is a musician management/cosultant company, specializing in radio promotion, marketing, and artist development. It's run by George Cappellini Sr & his son George Jr.
History
George Cappellini Sr is a marketing and promotion executive with a 30-year track record of establishing high-profile artists in the music industry. From 1996-2004, Cappellini was the Vice President of Rock Promotion at Elektra. He created innovative branding, marketing and promotional opportunities for all rock bands on the label, including Metallica, AC/DC, Staind, Pantera, Jackson Browne, The Doors, Motley Crue and Phish. He also developed launch strategies for new artists including Jet, SpaceHog, Damageplan and Down. From 1986-1995, Cappellini was the vice president of Promotions for Geffen Records, managing 22 field personnel at all formats of radio promotion: Pop, Adult Contemporary, Rock, and Modern. While there, he helped launch and develop the careers of Guns N’ Roses, Tesla, Whitesnake, The Black Crows, Michael W. Smith and Cher.
Additionally, he helped to strengthen the prominence of artists such as Don Henley, Robbie Robertson, Aerosmith and Peter Gabriel by developing strategies to exploit all forms of radio and media. He now consults majors label rock promotion depts such as Roadrunner/Octone/Republic/Motown/Island/Epic/Columbia/RCA. George Cappellini Sr is also Co-President of Pazzo Music.
George Cappellini Jr. started as a assitant at Columbia Records Rock Department, then moved to Island/Def Jam (2006-2009) to be a Regional Promotion Representative. He discovered Pop Evil in 2007, a local band making major noise on WGRD 97.9 in Grand Rapids, MI. He decided to work with the band to get a presentable demo disc for "Sr" to hear. "Sr" loved what he heard. Both Sr and Jr decided to partner up and manage the band. Pop Evil is now signed to Universal Republic after being upstream from Pazzo Music (Fontana Distribution). In 2009, George Jr discovered Richy Nix who good friend/Music Director of 89X (Detroit, MI) Jay Hudson discovered. Richy Nix is now signed to Universal Republic as well. Language Room is newest signed act to G&G Entertainment. Matt Noveskey bassist of Blue October discovered band in Austin, TX. Matt produced their record, and Chuck Alkazian (Pearl Sound Studios) mixed the record.