Artie Kornfeld

Artie Kornfeld ( born September 9, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York City, full name Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld ) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and manager. He is best known as the father of the Woodstock Festival of 1969 ( " The Father of Woodstock ").

Life and work

From a young age was Artie Kornfeld as accompanying singers, among others with Dion and the Belmonts on stage. He wrote numerous hits, including (along with Steve DuBoff ) The Pied Piper, 1966, a top hit for Crispian St. Peters. With DuBoff he formed the mid-1960s, the folk duo "The Changin ' Times ", which went on tour with Cher in 1965.

Kornfeld was engaged by Capitol Records as Vice President, responsible for the growing rock music market. In 1968 he met the music producer Michael Lang know. Planned together with the entrepreneurs John Roberts and Joel Rosenman and realized both the Woodstock Festival.

Among the many musicians and bands that Kornfeld has worked as a producer, manager and composer together, include Survivor, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, Depeche Mode, Santana, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top and Justin Bieber, to name just a few.