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About Tom Sarig
Tom Sarig - Professional Summary:
After working with A&M Records and Arista Records, music industry executive and talent manager Tom Sarig joined independent label TVT Records in 1992. He served as TVT’s Vice President of Artists and Repertoire until 1997 and helped launched the company’s hip-hop label by signing up-and-coming rapper Ja Rule.
Tom Sarig’s nearly two-decade-long career in the music industry started in the mailroom of A&M Records in New York. From there, he joined Arista Records’ Artists and Repertoire Department. At Arista, Mr. Sarig advanced from Assistant to Talent Scout.
At this point, Tom Sarig became an executive with TVT before accepting a position with MCA Records in Los Angeles as Vice President of Artists and Repertoire. While at MCA, he supervised the creative process, contributing to song selection for albums, overseeing promotion strategies, and other responsibilities. He also scouted new musical talent.
Tom Sarig returned to the East Coast in 2003 and added an entrepreneurial role to his repertoire. He founded Esther Creative Group, a talent management and entertainment consulting company for which he currently serves as President. His clients have included Lou Reed, co-founder of The Velvet Underground, and Bryan Ferry, former front man of Roxy Music. Mr. Sarig maintains a hands-on involvement with each client’s creative output. He offers his expertise in licensing and publishing, merchandising, and other essential facets of the industry.
The Shortlist Organization, another of Tom Sarig’s entrepreneurial ventures, annually awarded albums demonstrating creative and artistic merit. Mr. Sarig additionally serves as President of SarigSongs and co-founded Crowdbands, for which he also is a Chief Executive Officer.
Tom Sarig - Professional Experience:
Esther Creative Group
Founder and President
talent management and entertainment consulting company
2003 - Present
Crowdbands
Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer
SarigSongs
President
Tom Sarig - Education:
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business
Bachelor’s degree
1984 - 1988
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