Acting

Gary Gersh

Gary Gersh is an American music industry executive who previously managed musical artists including Nirvana, Soundgarden and the Foo Fighters. As president of AEG's touring division he has worked with bands and musicians such as Luke Combs, Tyler, the Creator and Panic! at the Disco to develop international arena tours. Gersh has described the division as "a central, internal operation that would sign and execute tours globally". He describes AEG as "just one more place people can move up". Gersh began his career in the music industry in the 1980s. As an A&R executive at Geffen Records, he signed both Nirvana and Sonic Youth to Geffen imprint DGC Records. During the 1990s he headed Capitol Records and founded G.A.S Entertainment with John Silva. Before joining AEG he headed the management company The Artist Organization, where he worked with artists including Lenny Kravitz, Portugal. the Man and John Legend.

Acting credits

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind poster
7.0

Nirvana's groundbreaking 1991 album NEVERMIND raised the Seattle trio to the status of Godhead, forever changing the face of the pop music market. "Here we are now, entertain us" may have come and gone as a catch-phrase, but as an insight into a generation's bitterly restless tide, it ranks right up there with "I can't get no satisfaction." Part of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series, this release sheds new light on the production and legacy of NEVERMIND through revealing interviews with industry insiders. With unprecedented openness, remaining band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl discuss the production of individual songs, and tell amusing anecdotes about the band's financial struggles just before making it big. In addition, NEVERMIND producer Butch Vig invites viewers into his studio, where he dissects and examines each of the album's tracks. By isolating, examining, and reassembling each instrument and vocal track, Vig is able to recreate the manner in which the album was produced.

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind

2005

Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So poster
5.6

This addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Albums series tells the story behind the making of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album "So". It was Gabriel's fifth solo album and the first one to have a title (the others all having just been called "Peter Gabriel" ). The album spawned a number of hit singles on both sides of the Atlantic including "Sledgehammer", "Big Time", "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Kate Bush) and "In Your Eyes" which drove "So" to multi-platinum sales, the No.1 spot in the UK and No.2 in the US. So was very much an album of the MTV generation and the distinctive videos for tracks like "Sledgehammer", "Red Rain", "Big Time" and "Don't Give Up" were key factors in the album's success.

Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So

2012