Bernie Cahill
| Bernie Cahill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bernard Cahill |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Talent Manager, brand manager, entertainment lawyer |
| Employer | ROAR |
| Spouse(s) | Jaime Murray (m. May 2014) |
| Website | http://www.roar.la/ |
Bernard "Bernie" Cahill is an American talent manager, brand manager, entertainment lawyer, and founding partner of ROAR, a talent and brand-management company based in Beverly Hills, California.
Career
In 1994, Bernie Cahill co-founded Last Unicorn Games with Christian Moore and Owen Seyler, and Greg Ormand.[1]:314 Cahill served as the company's CEO.[2] Cahill secured a license derived from David Lynch's 1984 Dune film; this led Brian Herbert to grant Last Unicorn Games a license to the Dune novels in 1996.[1]:315 In 2000, Cahill sold Last Unicorn Games to hobby games publisher Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro.[3][4]
In 2004, Cahill and his partners, Greg Suess, Jay Froberg, and Will Ward, founded the integrated management company ROAR, LLC. Since then, ROAR has grown to forty two employees and has offices in New York, Atlanta, and Nashville, with its headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.[5]
Cahill established ROAR’s music division, and manages artists such as three-time GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band,[6] GRAMMY Award-winning musician and actor Dwight Yoakam,[7] legendary rock band Grateful Dead, singer-songwriter Ben Rector,[8] actor and recording artist Clare Bowen, GRAMMY-nominated electronic music producer Morgan Page,[9] and renowned world artist Gaelic Storm.[10] Cahill and ROAR partner Will Ward work closely with JAM and Outback Concerts to produce Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Music and Food Festivals.[11]
In 2009, ROAR acquired Jennie Smythe's Nashville-based digital marketing firm, Girlilla Marketing.[12]
Cahill is also a key member of the company’s talent management team, co-managing a talent roster that includes Chris Hemsworth,[13] Liam Hemsworth,[14] David Alan Grier,[15] Aisha Tyler,[16] Cobie Smulders,[17] and Ken Watanabe,[18] among others.
Cahill is also an entertainment lawyer, and prior to co-founding ROAR, ran a law office on Nashville, Tennessee's Music Row specializing in artist representation, licensing, and digital rights management.[19] Cahill is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Academy of Country Music, Americana Music Association, Country Music Association, Country Music Association International Voting Panel, and is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association. Cahill currently serves as a board member of Genius Brands International. He is also actively involved in a number of philanthropic causes, including Zac Brown’s Camp Southern Ground and the USO Entertainment Advisory Council, as well as serving on the board of InsideOUT Writers.[20]
Personal life
Cahill married actress Jaime Murray in Bali in May 2014.[21] Cahill previously dated Sharon Stone.[22]
References
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