Danny Goldberg Bumps Into Genius

About this episode

Danny Goldberg discusses his extensive career in the music industry and the reissue of his book, 'Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside Rock 'N' Roll'.

Danny Goldberg has a career that reminds us of why we wanted to be a part of the music business. His career started at Billboard, where he convinced the higher-ups he needed to go to the Woodstock Music Festival. He did PR for Led Zeppelin, managed the careers of Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Sonic Youth, the Allman Brothers Band, and Nirvana. In the 90s, he headed three different record labels: Atlantic, Mercury and Warner Bros. He ran his own independent label, Artemis, and since 2010, he’s focused his attention on his management company, Gold Village. Danny joins the podcast to share how he helped his artists reach such incredible heights, and also to discuss the reissue of his sixth book, Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside Rock 'N' Roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Danny Goldberg

Topics covered

• music business
• artist management
• rock music
• book release

Keywords

• Woodstock
• Led Zeppelin
• Bonnie Raitt
• Stevie Nicks
• Sonic Youth
• Allman Brothers Band
• Nirvana
• Atlantic Records
• Mercury Records
• Warner Bros
• Artemis Records

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside Rock 'N' Roll

Books & works: Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside Rock 'N' Roll

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