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3 unusual facts about David Geffen


Peter Bradley Adams

Within a year of forming eastmountainsouth in 2001 (with Kat Maslich Bode), they were signed by Robbie Robertson to DreamWorks Records (founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg).

Richie Furay

To support the release of this album Furay formed an alliance with David Geffen and Asylum Records.

Rob Kendrick

David Geffen took a personal interest, but the album was never released.


Manfred Eicher

Comparable figures who established recording labels with artists with characteristic performing styles, or sounds, include: Berry Gordy, Herb Alpert/Jerry Moss, William Ackerman, and David Geffen.

Sugartooth

The explosive success of Alternative/Grunge music and the growing appearance of bands like Candlebox prompted record companies to sign a large number of new bands as they came along; Sugartooth as a result quickly signed a contract with David Geffen, and the band's self-titled debut was released in 1994.

The Geffen Film Company

The Geffen Film Company (also known as The Geffen Company and later Geffen Pictures) was a film distributor and production company founded by David Geffen, the founder of Geffen Records, and future co-founder of DreamWorks.


see also

Jules Stein Eye Institute

The Jules Stein Eye Institute, founded by MCA founder Jules Stein, functions as the department of ophthalmology for the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.

We All Sleep Alone

This song was produced by David Geffen and written by Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora (with whom Cher would later be romantically involved).