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Doc McGhee of McGhee-Proffer Media, LLC (view site)
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In MPM, Proffer is partnered with esteemed music manager, Doc McGhee who himself has been a pioneer for over 30 years in building major music brands that cross borders and boundaries. Doc has managed the careers of a diverse group of artists from James Brown, to the Scorpions. He launched the careers of Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe and Skid Row and reunited KISS for their ‘96-’97 Alive Worldwide Tour (the highest grossing tour of the year). Collectively, his artists have sold over 250 million albums. In 1989, Doc produced the Moscow Music Peace Festival, the first stadium rock show in Russia, which was aired worldwide as a top rated pay-per-view event. Additionally, Doc created an entertainment division for the Home Shopping Network, which he ran for five years.

Doc was one of the first music managers to recognize the importance of marrying music and visual arts. He was an early supporter of MTV and took the promotional video one step further by developing home videos that included behind the scenes footage and special interviews along with classic music videos, giving the fans a complete collector’s package. Doc also worked with major film companies to not only bring his artists’ music to the screen but also use their music as a cornerstone for film marketing campaigns. One of Doc’s most successful marriage of music and film was with the hit movie Young Guns II, for which Jon Bon Jovi’s song “Blaze Of Glory” won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. Bon Jovi became the first rock band to perform during the Academy Award ceremonies.