Jake Gold
{{short description|American-born Canadian music manager (born 1958)}}
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| name = Jake Gold
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|04|4}}
| birth_place = New Jersey, U.S.
| occupation = Musician manager
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| website = [http://www.mgmtrust.ca www.mgmtrust.ca]
| credits = Canadian Idol
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Jake Gold (born April 4, 1958) is an American-born Canadian music manager. He was a judge on the Canadian Idol television program.[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/scarlett-jane-two-best-friends-figuring-it-out 'Scarlett Jane: "Two best friends figuring it out"']. Ottawa Citizen, Lynn Saxberg, September 11, 2015 In addition to Idol participants, he has managed Canadian artists The Tragically Hip, The Watchmen, The Cliks, and Sass Jordan.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sass-jordan "Sass Jordan"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, Steve Mclean and Andrew Mcintosh, August 29, 2013
Early life
Gold was born in New Jersey. His family moved to Toronto when he was a small child.{{cite book|author=Michael Barclay|title=The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DsRADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT393|date=7 May 2019|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77305-206-9|page=393}}
Career
Gold started his management company, The Management Trust, in the 1980s. He managed the Tragically hip for seventeen years, ending in 2003,{{cite book|author=Steve McLean|title=Hot Canadian Bands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Ubc9G6bp80C|date=June 2006|publisher=Lone Pine Pub|isbn=978-1-894864-53-4|page=54}} and was also manager for the band Big Wreck.[https://www.socanmagazine.ca/sound-advice/what-an-artist-manager-does-and-what-to-look-for-in-finding-one/ "What an artist manager does, and what to look for in finding one"]. Words and Music, by David McPherson | June 15, 2013
In 2002, Gold was chosen as a judge for the television talent contest show Canadian Idol, and he held this role for six seasons.[https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/looking-back-on-10th-anniversary-of-canadian-idol-1.1322897 "Looking back on 10th anniversary of 'Canadian Idol'"]. CTV News, Nick Patch, June 12, 2013
The Management Trust (MGM Trust) later represented artists Adam Cohen and Crash Karma, as well as music producers me&john, Moe Berg, Russell Broom, Terry Brown, and Laurence Currie.{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061218/jake_gold/20061218/?s_name=idol2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017062823/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061218/jake_gold/20061218/?s_name=idol2007|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2007|title=Jake Gold|publisher=CTV|accessdate=May 16, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mgmtrust.ca|title=www.mgmtrust.ca|publisher=The Management Trust|accessdate=February 27, 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7817500/is-canadas-music-video-funding-in-jeopardy |title=Is Canada's Music Video Funding In Jeopardy? |date= June 8, 2017 |newspaper=billboard |accessdate=June 19, 2017}} He has been awarded Manager of the Year three times by the Canadian Music Industry.{{cite news |url=http://www.musicvice.com/interviews/industry-insider/jake-gold-080312 |title=Industry Insider: Canadian Idol judge Jake Gold; CEO of The Management Trust |date= March 8, 2012 |newspaper=Music Vice |accessdate=June 19, 2017}}
References
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Category:Musicians from Toronto
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