Joel Rosenman
Joel Rosenman (born 1942) conceived and co-created the
Woodstock Festival in 1969. Rosenman thought of the idea for the three-day concert when he and business partner John Roberts were evaluating a proposal from Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld for a recording studio in upstate New York. The four went on to create the event. Rosenman and Roberts are the co-authors of Making Woodstock, originally published as Young Men with Unlimited Capital, a non-fiction account of their exploits as producers of Woodstock.[1]
Childhood and education
Born the second of three children, Rosenman grew up on Long Island in the town of
Attended Princeton University.Early career and media sound
In 1967, after hearing Rosenman perform at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, John Hammond, then head of A&R at Columbia Records, offered Rosenman a recording contract as a vocalist. Rosenman opted instead for a career in writing and venture capital with friend, and then partner, John P. Roberts.[4][5]
In 1967, Rosenman and Roberts drafted the pilot episode of a
entrepreneurs
named Rosenman and Roberts.
Portrayals
In the 2009 film Taking Woodstock Rosenman is portrayed by Daniel Eric Gold.[6] Rosenman also appears in several other Woodstock-related films, TV shows, interviews, panels.
References
- ISBN 9781893818026.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (August 19, 2009). "The Hidden Jewish History of Woodstock". 18Doors.
The lawyer for Lang's rock group put Kornfeld and Lang in touch with two Jewish backers, Joel Rosenman, now 67, and John Roberts ...
- ISBN 978-1584653035., and Joel Rosenman
Four Jews organized the Woodstock Festival: Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, John Roberts
- ISBN 9780698141940.
- ^ ISBN 9781440219276.
- ^ "Daniel Eric Gold". TheNumbers.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
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