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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.


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Music Industry Profile: Gil Friesen of A&M Records
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TAGS: Record Industry | Record Companies | Music Industry Today | Management | Independent Labels | Future of Music | Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records

Former President of A&M Records Gil Friesen discusses a wide range of topics – from how he got his start in the music business, how he came to A&M, A&M’s business model, to thoughts on leadership, the role of businessmen in a creative industry, and the future of the music business.

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Gil Friesen of A&M Records on How He Got His Start
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Former president of A&M Records Gil Friesen discusses how he got his start in the music business and how he entered his longstanding relationship with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.

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Gil Friesen on Building A&M Records
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Former President of A&M Records Gil Friesen recounts the challenges and opportunities that he faced when he was named General Manager of the A&M label in the mid-1960s, and discusses how he went about organizing the company’s business for growth.

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Gil Friesen of A&M Records on Cultivating Respect as a Leader
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Former President of A&M Records Gil Friesen shares his thoughts on the importance of respect to a healthy corporate culture, how a good manager can cultivate that respect, and how he applied his philosophy to his leadership roles at A&M.

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Gil Friesen of A&M Records on A&M's Corporate Structure and Culture
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Former President of A&M Records Gil Friesen discusses the organization and culture of A&M in its glory days, and emphasizes the role of creativity - and allowing creativity to happen - in A&M’s great success.

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Gil Friesen of A&M Records on Being an Executive in a Creative Industry
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Gil Friesen, former President of A&M Records, shares his thoughts on being an executive in an industry where business concerns and creative concerns are not always separable, and briefly discusses how records were marketed in the early days of A&M.

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Gil Friesen of A&M Records on the Future of the Music Business
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Gil Friesen, former President of A&M Records, discusses the current state of the music business, and underlines the futility of making strong predictions about its future.

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Gil Friesen of A&M Records on the Double-Edged Sword of Digital Technology
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Gil Friesen, former President of A&M Records, discusses the first digital revolution – the advent of the compact disc – and its role in laying the groundwork for the music industry’s current troubles.

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Gil Friesen of A&M Records on “Why Start a Career in the Music Business Today?”
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Gil Friesen, former President of A&M Records, discusses some of the most compelling reasons to start a career in the rapidly changing music industry of today, and shares his thoughts on what it will take to succeed in the music industry of tomorrow.

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