Mike G.

Here's a thought before we get to the profile. If you have the guts to take your song, your script, your novel, your short story, your poem..whatever...If you have the guts to present that to one person or the general public, you deserve to be heard. It might suck, it might be brilliant, but you got to the point of overcoming any fears and releasing it from your grasp. That's a brave move.

But be aware. It's possible nobody will listen. That's what you are up against.
Profile.
Mike is presently, lovin' co-managing the brilliant Quincy Coleman with my business partner Jolene Pellant. Check out Quincy at http://www.myspace.com/quincycoleman.
And he and Jolene are excited about introducing Simon Lynge to the world. He can be found at www.myspace.com/simonlynge.
Also check out the great Ronny Cox, www.myspace.com/ronnycox. This is story telling music at its best.
Jolene and Mike are partners in Yes Dear Entertainment, a management and marketing company. Marketing clients include Orsino Publicity, www.myspace.com/orsinopublicity; Mediabase, Gold Mountain Management, www.myspace.com/mediabase; and others. We are also available for consultations related to the music industry, including expert witness service
Going back a few years, Mike has managed several major acts from their early days through to major international recognition including The Bangles and Oingo Boingo. Boingo front man Danny Elfman has become a major film composer with help from Gormley, who convinced him to do the music for "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" more than twenty years ago. Danny is now one of the top five composers in the film world having scored such gems as "Beetlejuice," the first two Batman movies, "Spiderman," and "Chicago." His work on "Good Will Hunting" and "Men In Black" each earned Danny an Academy Award nomination.
Other popular artists Mike has managed include Wall Of Voodoo (who had top 40 hits such as "Mexican Radio" and other major success throughout Europe and Australia), African star Angelique Kidjo and Concrete Blonde. The latter is a multi-platinum act in various parts of the world and best known in the U.S. for their Top 20 hit "Joey."
Although not in the A&R field, Mike was instrumental in the signing to Mercury of the legendary New York Dolls and Kraftwerk. He also oversaw the campaigns for Rod Stewart, Thin Lizzy, The New York Dolls, Rush, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Runaways, The Ohio Players, and many others before moving to Los Angeles with A&M Records.
At A&M Mike rose to the post of Vice-President of Publicity and Assistant to the Chairman. There he worked with The Police, Supertramp, Herb Alpert and others.
Mike is also presently teaching at UCLA Extension, a class entitled “The Insider’s Guide to Music Management”. He is on the board of Folk Alliance International and the Music Manager’s Forum and is on the advisory committee for Management and Legal work for AFTRA.
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"Poe--The Last Days of the Raven", produced, co-directed, written and starring Brent Fidler won the Grand Prize as Best Feature Film at the Cinema City International Film Festival in Los Angeles. Seen here is Brent with one of the film's co-stars, Canadian actor Lisa Langois.