ALAN MINTZ - Attorney, Manager, Label Exec Who Worked With VAN HALEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE, AEROSMITH, POISON Passes
May 6, 2012, 12 years ago
According to Billboard.biz, ALAN MINTZ - attorney, label exec, manager and musician - died Wednesday of acute myelogenous leukemia, a rare and aggressive form of the disease, his family confirmed to Billboard.biz. He was 57.
Mintz began his career in 1986 at Ziffren Brittenham, LLP, where he worked with NIRVANA, AEROSMITH, POISON, JANE'S ADDICTION and others, and was the tour attorney for MICHAEL JACKSON's Bad Tour, at the time the largest world tour in history. He also was a part of the legal team representing Jackson in his purchase of ATV Music (including THE BEATLES' catalog).
Mintz also met his wife Christie at the firm in 1989: She became his assistant and worked with him on and off for 12 years.
In 1992, Mintz's success and his affection for the creative side of the business led him to Sony Music, where he was West Coast GM for Epic Records and SVP of A&R; for Columbia.
He was with Sony until the end of 1996, then spent six years as a Senior Partner at Selverne, Mandelbaum & Mintz, where he worked with VAN HALEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE and THE BLACK CROWES among others.
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