Music Industry Moves: Red Light Founder Coran Capshaw to Be Honored at T.J. Martell Foundation Gala; Japanese Trio Number_i Signs With Atlantic

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw will be honoroed by the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry foundation that provides funds for cancer research, at its 51st annual New York Honors Gala on September 15 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

The foundation’s board of trustees will present Capshaw — pictured above with longtime management clients Dave Matthews (left) and Phish’s Trey Anastasio (right) — with its Lifetime Music Industry Award. Since the 1980s, Capshaw has built Red Light into one of the world’s largest independent artist management companies, where he personally manages Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Chris Stapleton and the Strokes, among others, and his team oversees the careers of dozens more acts. Beyond management, Capshaw has helped build music festivals and venues across the country, along with a strong commitment to philanthropy.

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