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He helped launch the careers of Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys, and now Clive Davis is sharing stories from his legendary career in his new memoir, The Soundtrack of My Life.

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Monday, March 18th, 2013
6:30pm-8:30pm

To mark the publication of his new autobiography “The Soundtrack of My Life” (Simon & Schuster), Clive Davis appears at the world famous Beach Blanket Babylon Theater to take us behind the scenes of his incredible life orchestrating careers, creating stars and building musical empires several times over, with fascinating anecdotes about some of the most talented musicians of the last sixty years. Mr. Davis’ career has spanned more than forty years, and he has discovered, signed, or worked with a staggering array of artists including: Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Simon and Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Dionne Warwick, Carlos Santana, The Grateful Dead, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, and Aretha Franklin, to name a few. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and hosted the world’s highest profile parties.

The evenings event will be a moderated discussion and Q&A with The Wall Street Journal’s Kara Swisher.

Tickets are $30 and will include a signed copy of Mr. Davis’ book. Seating is General Admission and on a strict first come, first served basis. Attendees must be at least 21 years of age and have proper identification.

This is a rare opportunity to hear Mr. Davis talk about his remarkable career and share personal stories about his life.

Brief Bios:

Clive Davis started out as a lawyer, but then landed a job at Columbia Records and eventually became its president. While there, Davis signed Janis Joplin, Aerosmith and others to the label. In 1974, he started Arista Records. He mentored such performers as Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston. Davis created J Records in 2000 and now serves as the chief creative officer for Sony Music.

Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal’s San Francisco bureau in 1997. Her column BoomTown originally appeared on the front page of the Marketplace section and also online at WSJ.com.Previously, Ms. Swisher covered breaking news about the Web’s major players and Internet policy issues and also wrote feature articles on technology for the paper. She has also written a weekly column for the Personal Journal on home gadget issues called Home Economics. With Walt Mossberg, she currently co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech conference with interviewees such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many other leading players in the tech and media industries. The gathering is considered one of the leading conferences focused on the convergence of tech and media industries.

For more information, go to www.clivedavis.com

Special Announcement: By popular demand, Clive is announcing a special speaking event in Los Angeles at the famed Roxy Theatre.

Clive’s event at the Clive Davis Theater at the Grammy Museum sold out within hours. Don’t wait to get your tickets!

Clive Davis

Thursday, March 21st
Doors 6pm
From 6:30-8pm
Roxy Theater, West Hollywood
9009 W Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 278-9457

CLIVE DAVIS
To mark the publication of his new autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life (Simon & Schuster), Clive Davis appears at the Roxy Theatre to take us behind the scenes of his incredible life orchestrating careers, creating stars and building musical empires several times over, taking us behind the scenes with fascinating anecdotes about some of the most talented musicians of the last forty years. Davis’ career has spanned more than forty years, and he has discovered, signed, or worked with a staggering array of artists: Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Simon and Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Dionne Warwick, Carlos Santana, The Grateful Dead, Alicia Keyes, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, and Aretha Franklin, to name a few. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and hosted the world’s highest profile parties.

It will be a moderated discussion and Q&A with well known author, educator and music professional Tom Sturges

Proceeds from this special event will benefit MusiCares®, a nonprofit organization established by The Recording Academy® in 1989, to help music people in need. For more information, visit www.musicares.org.

For more information www.CliveDavis.com.

tickets available at
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The Roxy on Sunset

Brief Bios

Clive Davis started out as a lawyer, but then landed a job at Columbia Records and eventually became its president. While there, Davis signed Janis Joplin, Aerosmith and others to the label. In 1974, he started Arista Records. He mentored such performers as Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston. Davis created J Records in 2000 and now serves as the chief creative officer for Sony Music.

Tom Sturges is an author, teacher, a volunteer, a music business executive, and a lecturer. He was EVP and Head of Creative for Universal Music Publishing, signing Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, 50 Cent, Owl City, and many others. He was President of Chrysalis Music, and signed Smashing Pumpkins and Outkast. Tom has been Executive-In-Residence 2010-11 at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. He was also VP/GM of Shaqille O’Neal’s TWisM Records and Publishing. He now owns Tom Sturges Music, a JV with Downtown Music.

BY BILL ZWECKER

Over more than 40 years of mining great talent, music mogul Clive Davis has learned to trust an “it” factor — “really something I feel or sense” — when he first comes into contact with a singer or band.

“I immediately sensed it with one of your own, from Chicago: Jennifer Hudson,” he said during a recent call from his New York home to talk about his new memoir, “The Soundtrack of My Life.”

“The first time I saw that girl sing, I knew she had something special, something great.”

Davis is perhaps the greatest “hit maker” in the world of contemporary music, a role he has played with the careers of everyone from Whitney Houston to Bruce Springsteen to Santana to Alicia Keys.

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http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/18651384-421/clive-davis-jennifer-hudson-had-something-special-from-the-start.html

BY BILL ZWECKER

Over more than 40 years of mining great talent, music mogul Clive Davis has learned to trust an “it” factor — “really something I feel or sense” — when he first comes into contact with a singer or band.

“I immediately sensed it with one of your own, from Chicago: Jennifer Hudson,” he said during a recent call from his New York home to talk about his new memoir, “The Soundtrack of My Life.”

“The first time I saw that girl sing, I knew she had something special, something great.”

Davis is perhaps the greatest “hit maker” in the world of contemporary music, a role he has played with the careers of everyone from Whitney Houston to Bruce Springsteen to Santana to Alicia Keys.

Click here to see the feature >>
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/18651384-421/clive-davis-jennifer-hudson-had-something-special-from-the-start.html

Clive Davis talks ELVIS PRESLEY, the one that got away John Mellencamp, Afrojack, Kelly Clarkson, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and more with Michelle Lewis & FM100 Memphis

Clive Davis has discovered, signed and supported some of the biggest names in music over the past 45 years — Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys — just to name a few. Known in the music industry as “The Man With The Golden Ears” because of his uncanny ability to match hit songs with great singers, Davis is also the guy who signed punk poet Patti Smith, took classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz to a New York disco and catalyzed the progressive fusion of bands like Weather Report and the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

The story of how a good Jewish boy from Brooklyn who wanted to be a lawyer but instead became one of the most powerful and influential men in the world of music is the subject of his new autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life. In an interview with Soundcheck host John Schaefer, Davis explains how he lucked into the music business, describes his first experience listening to Janis Joplin, and dispels rumors about his public tiff with Kelly Clarkson.

Read full article below at:
http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/2013/mar/05/clive-davis-lucky-break/

Soundcheck®, hosted by John Schaefer, is WNYC’s daily talk show about music.