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Gabe Reed is an American concert promoter and president of the international concert promotion agency Gabe Reed Productions.

s a young teenager, Gabe Reed left his native Texas to pursue the dream of many – to be a rock star. Against all odds, Gabe became a prominent figure in the influential 1980's Hollywood music scene and was featured along with KISS, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Poison, Motorhead and Ozzy Osborne in the 1988 Penelope Spheeris (Waynes World) directed documentary "The Decline of the Western Civilization II: The Metal Years". In the 20 years since its debut, the film has developed a cult following and remains one of the most memorable pieces of rock film history. Although fame as a rock star was fleeting, Gabe learned the “business” side of music and forged friendships with many musicians and industry insiders – all of which serves him well today.

While his contemporaries continued to tour and sell millions of records, Gabe decided to enroll in UCLA and graduated cum laude in 1995.

Gabe then returned to Texas to attend Southern Methodist University School of Law and graduated in 1998. While in law school, Gabe worked full time for the legendary aviation attorney John Howie. While working for Mr. Howie, Gabe had the invaluable opportunity to work on several high profile cases including the tragic Valu-Jet crash in 1996. His time with Mr. Howie solidified Gabe's passion to stand up and give a voice to powerless individuals who have been harmed.

After graduating from law school, Gabe became involved in the extensive litigation surrounding the groundwater contaminant MTBE, a noxious chemical added to gasoline by the oil industry. Gabe was a part of a legal team that represented Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) on behalf of the general public in California. With his help, CBE secured a settlement that required major oil companies to clean up more than 1,000 sites contaminated by gasoline additives. Gabe continued to be involved in high profile environmental cases. For example, Gabe was part of the team that successfully represented the City of Dallas against the Explorer Pipeline Company (along with several oil companies) in a case that involved the largest release of MTBE and gasoline into surface water in United States history.

Gabe also assisted in the representation of several hundred individuals who were unknowingly exposed to MTBE contaminated water by a large refinery in Bakersfield, California. Both cases resulted in multi-million dollar settlements.

Although he still serves as a consultant on Environmental cases across the United States, Gabe has taken the opportunity provided by his success in the litigation arena to re-focus his energy and resources on entertainment business.

Accordingly, over the last several years, Gabe has developed a specialty in structuring and securing deals for legendary figures of rock music. Gabe's recent accomplishments include closing recording deals for rock legends such as Journey and organizing deals on behalf of members of KISS, Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses, the Bee Gees, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac, Judas Priest, amongst others. Gabe has also been successful in forging projects that tie innovative corporate sponsorship opportunities to rock legends such as KISS.

In 2009, GRP successfully promoted KISS’ first appearance in South America in over a decade with the opening night of their sold out South American stadium tour in Santiago, Chile and also promoted the official KISS Alive 35 South American Tour VIP Events in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela and Peru. In 2010, GRP promoted South American arena tours by Motley Crue’s Vince Neil and the Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil. In 2011, GRP promoted Motley Crue's first tour of South America. In 2012, Gabe Reed organized the Rock N Roll All Stars which featured KISS legend Gene Simmons in his first tour out side of KISS. In addition to Simmons, the Rock N Roll All Stars also included Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Guns N Roses and Rock N Roll Hall of Fame members Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke, Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Sebastian Bach (Skidrow), Billy Duffy (The Cult). The tour traveled to Paraguay, Argentina and Peru before the final 5 concerts were cancelled due to GRP disputes with local promoters. In December 2013, as part of the Guns N Roses tour of India,Gabe tapped Dallas rock Brand New Machine to open for the legendary band.

In July 2013, GRP will act as the master promoter of the World Peace One festival in Lisbon, Portugal which will have an expected attendance of over 100,000 people.