{{short description|American-born Canadian music manager (born 1958)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox person | image = Jake Gold on RealTVfilms.jpg | image_size = | name = Jake Gold | caption = Gold in 2015 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|04|4}} | birth_place = New Jersey, U.S. | occupation = Musician manager | networth = | spouse = | website = [https://www.mgmtrust.ca www.mgmtrust.ca] | credits = ''Canadian Idol'' }}
'''Jake Gold''' (born April 4, 1958) is an American-born Canadian music manager. He was a judge on the ''Canadian Idol'' television program.<ref>[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/scarlett-jane-two-best-friends-figuring-it-out 'Scarlett Jane: "Two best friends figuring it out"']. ''Ottawa Citizen'', Lynn Saxberg, September 11, 2015</ref> In addition to ''Idol'' participants, he has managed Canadian artists The Tragically Hip, The Watchmen, The Cliks, and Sass Jordan.<ref>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sass-jordan "Sass Jordan"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', Steve Mclean and Andrew Mcintosh, August 29, 2013</ref>
==Early life== Gold was born in New Jersey. His family moved to Toronto when he was a small child.<ref name="Barclay2019">{{cite book|author=Michael Barclay|title=The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DsRADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT393|date=7 May 2019|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77305-206-9|page=393}}</ref>
==Career==
Gold started his management company, The Management Trust, in the 1980s. He managed the Tragically hip for seventeen years, ending in 2003,<ref name="McLean2006">{{cite book|author=Steve McLean|title=Hot Canadian Bands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Ubc9G6bp80C|date=June 2006|publisher=Lone Pine Pub|isbn=978-1-894864-53-4|page=54}}</ref> and was also manager for the band Big Wreck.<ref>[https://www.socanmagazine.ca/sound-advice/what-an-artist-manager-does-and-what-to-look-for-in-finding-one/ "What an artist manager does, and what to look for in finding one"]. ''Words and Music'', by David McPherson | June 15, 2013</ref>
In 2002, Gold was chosen as a judge for the television talent contest show Canadian Idol, and he held this role for six seasons.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/looking-back-on-10th-anniversary-of-canadian-idol/ "Looking back on 10th anniversary of 'Canadian Idol'"]. ''CTV News'', Nick Patch, June 12, 2013</ref>
The Management Trust (MGM Trust) later represented artists Adam Cohen and Crash Karma, as well as music producers me&john, Moe Berg, Russell Broom, Terry Brown, and Laurence Currie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061218/jake_gold/20061218/?s_name=idol2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017062823/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061218/jake_gold/20061218/?s_name=idol2007|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2007|title=Jake Gold|publisher=CTV|accessdate=May 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mgmtrust.ca|title=www.mgmtrust.ca|publisher=The Management Trust|accessdate=February 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name=billboard >{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7817500/is-canadas-music-video-funding-in-jeopardy |title=Is Canada's Music Video Funding In Jeopardy? |date= June 8, 2017 |newspaper=billboard |accessdate=June 19, 2017}}</ref> He has been awarded Manager of the Year three times by the Canadian Music Industry.<ref name=vice >{{cite news |url=http://www.musicvice.com/interviews/industry-insider/jake-gold-080312 |title=Industry Insider: Canadian Idol judge Jake Gold; CEO of The Management Trust |date= March 8, 2012 |newspaper=Music Vice |accessdate=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
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