Author: Michael Sigman

While still in high school, Michael Sigman worked for music publishing giant The Richmond Organization organizing its vast catalogue of pop, folk and rock songs. The day after he graduated from Bucknell, he joined Record World magazine, a leading music industry publication. He became editor in 1972 at age 23 and ran the magazine until 1982. After a year as a consultant for CBS Records, Sigman moved to Los Angeles to become the publisher of LA Weekly, the nation’s largest alternative newsweekly, where he served from 1983-2002. He was also the founding publisher of OC Weekly, sister paper to LA Weekly, when it was launched in 1995 and was named executive VP of parent company Village Voice Media in 2000. Sigman is the author of a biography of his late father, the songwriter Carl Sigman, who wrote many standards including “It’s All In The Game,” “Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “Ebb Tide,” “Arrivederci Roma,” and “Crazy He Calls Me.” His parents met in the iconic Brill Building when Carl was writing songs for Louis Prima and Terry (Berkowitz) was Prima’s Gal Friday. Sigman’s book History Of The Music Biz, comprising interviews with 18 industry titans -- including Berry Gordy, Clive Davis, and Quincy Jones -- was published in 2016 by Hits Magazine. A second volume will be published soon.