Jake Gold
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Jake Gold (born April 4, 1958 in New Jersey) is an American-born Canadian musician manager. He was a judge on the Canadian Idol television program. In addition to Idol participants, he has managed popular Canadian artists like The Tragically Hip and The Watchmen. His management company, The Management Trust, currently works with a number of artists like The Cliks and Sass Jordan.[1] He is married to Leesa Butler, creator of the F-List, a web site dedicated to Canadian fashion.
Kindling Music
Jake Gold is the co-owner of Kindling Music. Kindling Music is an independent record label, based in Toronto, that is distributed by Warner Music Canada. It was under this label that Jake Gold transformed the Tragically Hip and made them a national icon in Canada. Under this label Jake Gold also "directs the careers of Sass Jordan, Lily Frost, Crash Karma, Adam Cohen, Sebastian and Oliver Pigott as well as music producers Moe Berg, Russell Broom, and Laurence Currie." This label provides marketing, publicity, promotion, tour support, and bookings for artists.
Charitable Contributions
Jake Gold takes pride in charitable work, noting that one of his career highlights is raising almost $400,000 for War Child in September 2000. Additionally, he offered a free concert in Winnipeg in support of charity. He is known for pairing his love for music with his charitable efforts. He continues to contribute to various charities through his record labels he is involved with.
Television Appearances
In addition to co-starring as a judge on Canadian Idol, Gold has also appeared on CTV’s eTalk Daily[1] as a guest commentator on several occasions. He has also made guest appearances on an episode of The Eleventh Hour[[2]] and Corner Gas[[3]].
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