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Greg Coakley (born in Brooklyn, NY) is one of the most intuitive strategists in the music industry today. He’s worked with a host of A-list artist for the last quarter century including Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Usher and countless others. A Tour Manager for over 25 years, Greg was one of the first music industry insiders to realize the potential of the internet and appreciate its possibilities. Such as the ability to create strategic alliances on a global platform and the tactics/tools it presents.

Born in New York, Greg relocated to Los Angeles in the mid eighties and began his career in the music world working with brothers Maurice and Verdine White as they began Earth Wind and Fire’s reunion project.

Greg has managed and consulted on numerous concerts, benefits, festivals, and tours since then. They include but are not limited to the successful 2008 - 09 Wonder Nights World Tour Featuring Stevie Wonder, The Sisters of Soul Festival with Pattie Labelle and Chaka Khan, numerous Earth Wind and Fire World Tours, Sinbad’s Soul Music Festivals, The Tokyo Music Festival and the Essence Festival.

Greg is a pioneer in the use of online technology. In 2009 he Co-Founded Your Fifth Beatle to structure what is becoming the largest grassroots movement of independent artist the world has ever known. Through his innovative use of the Internet and mobile technology he is working with musicians of all levels to jump start their careers in the music industry.