Coran Capshaw, founder of Red Light Management, will receive the lifetime music industry award at the T.J. Martell Foundation’s 51st annual New York Honors Gala on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The event is the foundation’s primary annual fundraiser.
Capshaw has built Red Light into the world’s largest independent artist management company, where he personally manages Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Chris Stapleton and The Strokes, among others. Beyond management, he has helped shape acclaimed music festivals and venues across the United States.
Capshaw is consistently ranked highly on the Billboard Power 100 List (he ranked No. 19 on the latest list, published in January). He also received an award for personal manager of the year at the 37th Annual Pollstar Awards last month in Los Angeles, as well as the City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award in 2017. In 2011, he became the first artist manager to receive the Humanitarian Award at the Billboard Touring Awards.
“We are deeply honored to recognize our esteemed music industry colleague Coran Capshaw with this year’s Lifetime Music Industry Award, a tribute to decades of remarkable dedication and philanthropic leadership,” said Steve Gawley, executive vp of Republic Co/head of business & legal affairs at Republic Collective and chairman of the board of trustees at T.J. Martell Foundation. “Coran’s enduring commitment to philanthropy, as well as his ability to rally artists in support of meaningful causes, has made a profound impact on our community. We are proud to shine a spotlight on Coran’s exceptional leadership and lasting contributions to the causes that matter most.”
“I’m honored to support my longtime friend and colleague Coran Capshaw as he receives the T.J. Martell Foundation’s Lifetime Music Industry Award,” said Elliot Groffman, partner at Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian, LLP. “In all the years I’ve known Coran and worked alongside Red Light and their artists, philanthropy has always been close to his heart — particularly causes like T.J. Martell, which hits close to home for so many of us who’ve lost friends and colleagues to cancer.”
“I am incredibly honored to support this life-saving work,” Capshaw said in a statement. “Giving back has always been important to me, and being able to engage our generous music community to support vitally important organizations such as the T.J. Martell Foundation is something I’m proud of and will keep doing my part however I can.”
The event’s red carpet will be sponsored by Live Nation. The program will include special performances and celebrity presenters to be announced in the weeks ahead.
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