Doug Davis (businessman)

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Doug Davis
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Born
Douglas J. Davis

(1974-03-06) March 6, 1974 (age 47)
New York City, US
EducationSyracuse University (BA)
Fordham Law School (JD)
OccupationEntertainment lawyer and record producer
Spouse(s)
Jessie Muscio
​
(m. 2019)​
Children2
Parent(s)Clive Davis
Janet Adelberg
Websitedavisfirm.net

Douglas J. Davis (born March 6, 1974) is an American music industry executive, entertainment lawyer[1] and Grammy Award-winning record producer.[2]

Early life[]

Davis was born in New York City, the son of Clive Davis and Janet Adelberg Davis. Davis has three siblings: Fred, Lauren and Mitchell.[1] He attended Dwight School in New York.[1] Davis graduated from The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University with a degree in political science, and from Fordham University School of Law with a Juris Doctor.[3][4]

Career[]

Davis is the founder and managing partner of The Davis Firm, PLLC, a music, entertainment and sports law firm.[5]

He is the executive producer of the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala.[6][7] Davis is the co-founder of DJDTP along with Ali Dee, a music house with clients that include Disney, Netflix, WWE (under the pseudonym, "def rebel"), Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures.[8] Davis was a licensed NBA player agent [9] who negotiated Metta World Peace's agreement with the New York Knicks.[10][11] In 2015, Davis co-curated along with Roger Gastman Work In Progress, an art gallery and marketplace event in Los Angeles.[12]

In 2014–2015, Davis pursued the purchase of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks basketball team.[13]

Davis served as a producer of American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom by John Daversa Big Band Featuring 53 DACA recipients, which was released in September 2018.[14] The project received bipartisan support through endorsements from Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris and Lindsey Graham.[15] The album won three Grammys: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album; Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella; and Best Improvised Jazz Solo.[16] In 2019, Davis served as a producer of Shoulder to Shoulder: A Centennial Tribute to Women's Suffrage by The Karrin Allyson Sextet,[17] and The Omni American Book Club by the Brian Lynch Big Band which won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.[18] Davis served as executive producer of the Aretha Franklin memorial concert and TV special Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul,[19] which aired on CBS.

Philanthropy[]

Davis sits on boards of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University[20] and Fuck Cancer.[21] Davis serves on the entertainment committee for the annual Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Gala[22] and has chaired fundraising events for the Drug Policy Alliance[23] and City of Hope National Medical Center.[24]

Davis was a founding board member of the Forum on Law, Culture & Society, a position he held for ten years.[25] In 2016, Billboard magazine named Davis to its list of top philanthropists in music.[26]

Recognition[]

Davis appeared in Jeff Rabhan's book "Cool Jobs In The Music Business".[4] In 2012 The Hollywood Reporter called Davis's Twitter (@DJD) one of the "Top 5 Music Power" accounts.[27]

Since 2016, Billboard magazine has annually listed Davis one of the "top power lawyers" in music,[28][29][30][31] since 2017 Best Lawyers in America has recognized Davis for Entertainment Law – Music.[32] Since 2018 Variety has named Davis in its Legal Impact issue [33] and in 2019 Davis was profiled by Super Lawyers for Entertainment & Sports.[34]

In 2018, Variety named Davis Lawyer of the Year at its annual Power Of Law event.[35]

Personal life[]

Davis lives in New York City with stylist wife Jessie Davis and their daughters Bilie and Cody in a townhouse originally built for Clement Clarke Moore.[36] In 2007, during an emergency appendectomy, Davis was found to have a carcinoid tumor.[37] Davis described the moment as one of dumb luck which could have led to a terminal condition that became an awakening[36] and the impetus for his philanthropic work.[26]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Stern, Alix. "On Again, Off Again, and With a Nudge, Now On Forever". New York Times.
  2. ^ "Doug Davis Grammy Award". Grammy Awards. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Music With a Message". Maxwell Perspective. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Spring 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Rabhan, Jeff (2013). "Cool Jobs In The Music Business". inTune/Hal Leonard.
  5. ^ "The Davis Firm - Firm Overview". bestlawfirms.usnews.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ^ Davis, Clive (2013). The Soundtrack of My Life Simon & Schuster
  7. ^ Diehl, Matt (February 2, 2015). "From Aretha Franklin to Puff Daddy, Industry Heavyweights Share Inside Stories From Clive Davis' Legendary Pre-Grammy Gala". Billboard Magazine.
  8. ^ Parisi, Paula (2 November 2018). "For Mickey Mouse's 90th, Not Your Grandfather's Custom Music House". Variety.
  9. ^ "Agents Rumors - HoopsHype". hoopshype.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ^ Berman, Marc (July 15, 2013). "Knicks, Metta World Peace have mutual interest". New York Post.
  11. ^ Beck, Howard (July 15, 2013). "Metta World Peace Finds His Way Back Home". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Halperin, Shirley (November 26, 2015). "'Work In Progress' Pop-Art Marketplace Opens in Downtown L.A." The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ^ Johnson, Richard (September 12, 2014). "The Lawyer Who Could Be The Next Owner Of The Hawks". The New York Post.
  14. ^ Redmon, Jeremy. "Young immigrants from Georgia featured on Grammy-nominated jazz album". AJC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Saval, Malina (28 September 2018). "Immigrant Song: 'American Dreamers' Album Is Hope on Wax". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  16. ^ "Dreamers Get Some Stage Time at Grammys, After Playing on a 3x-Winning Big Band Album". Variety. 10 February 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  17. ^ Newman, Melinda. "Harry Belafonte, Rosanne Cash, Karrin Allyson Celebrate 'Centennial Tribute to Women's Suffrage'". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Awards Winners & Nominees Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  19. ^ Trakin, Roy (January 15, 2019). "Ken Ehrlich Pays Tribute to Aretha Franklin With Joyous Grammy Tribute".
  20. ^ "NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music Announces The Members of Its First Advisory Board".
  21. ^ Digital, Daymarker. "Fuck Cancer". Fuck Cancer. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. ^ Chagollan, Steve (8 June 2015). "Natalie Cole, Aloe Blacc to Perform at Songs of Hope Fundraiser". variety.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2013-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ a b "How Swizz Beatz & A Brush With Death Inspired Entertainment Lawyer Doug Davis to Give Back". Billboard.
  27. ^ "20 Music Industry Innovators". The Hollywood Reporter.
  28. ^ "The Music Industry's Top Lawyers 2016: Who Made the List?". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  29. ^ "Billboard's 2017 Top Music Lawyers Revealed". Billboard.
  30. ^ "Revealed: Billboard's 2018 Top Music Lawyers Led By Universal's Jeffrey Harleston". Billboard.
  31. ^ "Revealed: Billboard's 2019 Top Music Lawyers Led by BTS Counsel Debbie White of Loeb & Loeb". Billboard.
  32. ^ "Best Lawyers in the New York Area". issuu.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  33. ^ Doperalski, Daniel (2019-04-10). "Variety's 2019 Legal Impact Report". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  34. ^ "Top Rated New York, NY Entertainment & Sports Attorney | Doug Davis". Super Lawyers.
  35. ^ Saval, Malina. "Doug Davis Discusses Using Music for a Cause at Variety's Power of Law Event". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  36. ^ a b Stern, Alix. "On Again, Off Again, and With a Nudge, Now On Forever". New York Times.
  37. ^ Saval, Malina (18 April 2018). "Music Attorney Doug Davis Combines Career Success With a Passion for Causes". Variety.

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