George Howard

George Howard is the manager of Carly Simon, Grammy and Academy Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist. He also represents Ms. Simon's publishing interests.

Additionally, George is involved in a number of music business ventures. He was one of the original founders of TuneCore, and is an advisor to companies such as Wolfgang's Vault, Daytrotter, Artists House, and Iris Records.

As the former President of Rykodisc, one of the world's largest independent labels, he signed and guided the careers of artists such as Kelly Willis, Robert Cray, Josh Rouse, Kelly Joe Phelps, Jess Klein, The Slip, Catie Curtis, the Tom Tom Club, Future Bible Heroes, and Chuck E. Weiss, as well as further developed Rykodisc's catalog holdings, including Frank Zappa, Medeski Martin & Wood, Morphine, The Tradition Catalog, Bill Hicks, and Richard Buckner.

George is also a musician and producer whose production credits include Kelly Joe Phelps, Chuck E. Weiss (with Tom Waits), Jess Klein, Matthew, and Peter Bruntnell.

George is an Assistant Professor and Executive in Residence in the College of Business Administration at Loyola University. He has taught at Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, and is a frequent lecturer at other learning institutions. George holds a Masters of Business in Administration, a Law Degree (J.D.), and a Masters Degree in Literature.

George has written a number of books on the music industry, including Getting Signed! An Insider's Guide to the Record Industry (Berklee Press) and Music Publishing 101 (Berklee Press).