Alumni Panel with Mark Kates, BA ’82

Current George Washington University students are welcome to attend a panel with Mark Kates, founder of Fenway Recordings. The conversation will be moderated by Lauren Onkey, director of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design and Professor of Music, and Gayle Wald, professor of American Studies.

More about Mark: Mark Kates is a music manager historically synonymous with alternative music. He spent 10+ years at Geffen/DGC Records including A&R for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Hole, White Zombie, Elastica, XTC, Jawbreaker and countless others. He ran Beastie Boys’ Grand Royal Records and worked at Big Time and Ace of Hearts. Fenway’s client roster includes MGMT, The Cribs, Mission of Burma, Doves, Josh Klinghoffer/Pluralone, and Curious Creatures. As DJ Carbo, Kates curates The Fenway Recordings Sessions, a concert series running in Boston since 2004. He co-founded The Shout Syndicate Fund for after school arts at the request of former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.