Irving Azoff (born December 12, 1947) is an American personal manager, representing recording artists in the music industry such as: Journey, Jewel, The Eagles, X Japan, Bush, REO Speedwagon, Seal, Christina Aguilera, David Archuleta, Alter Bridge, Van Halen, Neil Diamond, New Kids on the Block, Steely Dan, Morrissey and Guns N' Roses. He is chairman and founder of Azoff Music Management Group, Inc. In late 2008, he became Chairman and CEO of Tic...
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Irving Azoff (born December 12, 1947) is an American personal manager, representing recording artists in the music industry such as: Journey, Jewel, The Eagles, X Japan, Bush, REO Speedwagon, Seal, Christina Aguilera, David Archuleta, Alter Bridge, Van Halen, Neil Diamond, New Kids on the Block, Steely Dan, Morrissey and Guns N' Roses. He is chairman and founder of Azoff Music Management Group, Inc. In late 2008, he became Chairman and CEO of Ticketmaster Entertainment.
He began promoting and booking bands during his college years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has worked as an agent, personal manager, concert promoter, movie producer, independent record label owner, merchandiser, music publisher, and CEO of a record company. He moved to Los Angeles with his first clients, Joe Walsh and Dan Fogelberg. He then joined Geffen Roberts management where he began working with the Eagles. After David Geffen sold Asylum Records to Warner Music, the management company...
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