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Gary Kurfirst, who helped shape a generation’s pop music aesthetic as a manager, promoter, publisher, producer and label executive, steering seminal acts like the Talking Heads and Jane’s...
Gary Kurfirst was an American figure in late 20th and early 21st century popular music, working as a promoter, producer, manager, publisher, and record label executive.
Stop Making Sense is an independently produced 1984 American concert film featuring a live performance by the American rock band Talking Heads. [5] . The film was directed by Jonathan Demme and executive produced by Gary Kurfirst, the band’s longtime manager.
Gary Kurfirst July 8, 1947 — January 14, 2009 • 61 y.o. (76)
Executive produced by Gary Kurfirst, 1000 Fires is predominantly influenced by electronic music with elements of techno, trance and trip hop. Lyrically, it mostly focuses on dark themes, referring to Lords's past in the porn industry, revealing her rape experience on the song "Father's Field" or dealing with thoughts of suicide on " Fallen Angel ".
Melnick explained that several of the Ramones' later album covers were designed by manager Gary Kurfirst, with no input from the band, due to a dispute over merchandising royalties. Kurfirst was an art collector and "would buy the art and stick it on the cover and figured it would increase the value of his painting."
Gary Kurfirst Active - 1984 - 2006 | Birth - Jul 8, 1947 | Death - Jan 14, 2009 | Genres - Documentary , Music , Biography , Comedy , Drama | Subgenres - Concert Film , Musical , Rock Music , Satire
