Name Tom Silverman Role Record Producer | Education Colby College | |
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Organizations founded Tommy Boy Entertainment LLC Similar Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, Prince Paul, Gwen McCrae, Queen Latifah | ||
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Tom Silverman is an American entertainment executive.
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- New music seminar presents sean parker tom silverman q a 2012
- Daddy o my frenemy relationship with tom silverman of tommy boy records 247hh exclusive
- Early life and education
- Career
- Awards
- References
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Early life and education
Silverman grew up in White Plains, NY, and earned a bachelor's degree in environmental science from Colby College in 1976. He attended graduate school at Western Michigan University, where he majored in environmental geology.
Career
In 1978, Tom Silverman co-founded Dance Music Report magazine, which ran until 1992. He is the founder and CEO at Tommy Boy, a record label established in 1981.
He was a Senior Vice President at Warner from 1986 to 2001, while Warner acquired 50% of Tommy Boy in 1986, and Tommy Boy maintained independent distribution for most releases domestically and all releases internationally. After splitting with Warner, Silverman co-founded the independent film and television company Tommy Boy Films. Tom co-founded the Dance Music Hall of Fame, which was active from 2003 to 2005.
Silverman also co-founded the annual New Music Seminar, which initially ran from 1980 to 1994 and relaunched in 2009 through 2015.
Silverman also served as a founding board member of American Association of Independent Music (A2IM and its predecessors NAIRD/AFIM); Merlin Network, a global rights agency representing the world's most important set of independent music rights; and is the longest continuously serving board member of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He previously served on the boards of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Dance Music Hall of Fame, plus the NARM Manufacturer’s Advisory Board and SoundExchange. He also serves on the board of the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
He has spoken at events including SXSW, Canadian Music Week, Digital Music Forum, In the City, YouBloom, CMJ, NARM, Winter Music Conference, Amsterdam Dance Event, MIDEM, Music and Media, ASCAP New York Sessions, and Leadership Music.
Awards
He received the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Heroes Award in 2000. In 2010, he was awarded the NARM Independent Spirit Award.
In 2013 he was awarded the A2IM Libera Lifetime Achievement Award. Also in 2013, he was named to Complex's list of the 25 Best A&Rs in Hip Hop History at number seven.