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An Interview with A&R Executive and Industry Consultant Peter Lubin, Part 2: Opportunity, Flexibility, and Being Agile in Your C
Peter Lubin
A longtime veteran of the record business, Peter Lubin got his start as a teenager rubbing elbows with rock journalism legends like Richard Meltzer and Lester Bangs as he ran his own music magazine. He soon entered the major label world, and made his name as an A&R executive to be reckoned with when he signed Peter Gabriel and the Moody Blues to US record deals. Over the course of his career as a label executive with Mercury and later with Elektra, he helped launch the careers of artists like John Mellencamp, The Pixies, Phish, They Might Be Giants, and Def Leppard. |
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Description: In part two of his conversation with Loyola University, New Orleans Professor George Howard, former rock journalist, longtime A&R man, and music industry consultant Peter Lubin continues his discussion of his career and the decisions he made with a recounting of how he moved from running his own rock newsletter to doing A&R for a major label and signing Peter Gabriel and the Moody Blues. Along the way, Lubin and Howard underscore some important lessons about how to get your first industry job, how to remain agile in your career, and in particular the strange paths that a career in music can take.
Shoot Date: November 2007 |
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