Hosh Gureli
Hosh Gureli (born September 11, 1961) is a music executive and management partner at Primary Wave Music, overseeing their Electronic Music Department.[1]
Career[]
Hosh Gureli grew up in Middletown, New York. At age 16, he began his career in music as a record clerk for Record World.[2] After a year at Syracuse University,[3] Gureli transferred to Emerson College in Boston. In 1982, Hosh created and hosted WERS’s Boston Mastermix program.[4]
After college, Gureli remained in Boston throughout the mid-1980s. During this time, he worked as a DJ in Boston at several of city's clubs.[5] His work eventually led to an internship at popular music station, Kiss 108, in 1987 under the leadership of program director, , and music director, Jerry McKenna. It was during this time that he met up with the program director of KMEL, Keith Naftaly, at a radio conference. Several months later in 1988, Naftaly appointed Gureli as the music director of the San Francisco radio station.[6] Together, Naftaly and Gureli spread a newly engineered rhythm-crossover format, with a heavy blend of urban, hip hop, pop and dance records. Additionally, Gureli created and hosted KMEL Underground, a mixshow featuring a myriad of EDM acts.
In 1993, Gureli was recruited by Clive Davis as a senior director of A&R at Arista Records. Later, he became the Vice President of A&R at J Records / RCA Music Group.[7][8][9] Coinciding with his time working with Clive, Gureli continued work in underground mix shows spinning for New York’s Hot 97 in 1993.[10]
In the 90's, Gureli also produced a number of remixes for larger acts like Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart" and Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right…But It’s Ok".[1][11] He continued his work into the next decade.
A&R Discography[]
Artist | Album | Year | Label |
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Various Artists | The D&D Project | 1995 | Arista Street [12] |
Deborah Cox | Things Just Ain't The Same - The Dance Mixes | 1997 | Arista[13] |
Deborah Cox | Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (The Dance Mixes) | 1998 | Arista[14] |
Lisa Stansfield | The #1 Remixes (EP) | 1998 | Arista[15] |
Gigi D'Agostino | I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours) (Mixshow Mixes) | 2000 | Arista [16] |
Whitney Houston | The Unreleased Mixes | 2000 | Arista[17] |
Alicia Keys | Diary (Hani Remixes) | 2004 | J Records[18] |
Kelly Clarkson | Since U Been Gone (Remixes) | 2005 | RCA[19] |
Christina Aguilera | Ain't No Other Man (Remixes) | 2006 | RCA[20] |
Swedish House Mafia | Leave The World Behind | 2009 | Ultra[21][22] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Primary Wave Music". Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Kalkhoff, Matt. "Matt Unleashed". Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Shapiro, Gregg. "Dancing out of the 'Vault'". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ DJ Pace. "Library of Vinyl". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Hosh Gureli Bio". Tumblr. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Charnas, Dan (November 2011). The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. Penguin. ISBN 9781101568118.
- ^ Schwartz, Daylle Deanna (2002). The real deal : how to get signed to a record label (Updated & expanded ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 67. ISBN 0823084051.
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- ^ Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2003. p. 67.
- ^ "Hosh Gureli Profile". Yatedo. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Watkins, Anne. "Primary Wave Music Release". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Discogs".
- ^ "Various – The D&D Project". Discogs.
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- ^ "Discogs". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Gigi D'Agostino – I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours) (Mixshow Mixes)". Discogs.
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- ^ "Discogs".
- ^ "Discogs".
- ^ "Leave The World Behind". Google Play.
- ^ "PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC PARTNERS WITH ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EXPERT HOSH GURELI".
- American music industry executives
- Living people
- 1961 births