Paul Geary

Paul Geary is originally known as the co-founder, drummer and co-manager for the Boston based Multi-Platinum rock band, Extreme. The group was best known for their #1 smash hit "More Than Words" which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1991, and was nominated for a Grammy the same year. The group sold more than 10 Million records world-wide over the 4 albums released between 1989 and 1994. Paul resigned from Extreme in 1994 to launch his own artist management company called PGM (Paul Geary Management). The companies first significant signing was a local Boston group called Godsmack. Godsmack has sold more than 15 Million records under Geary's watch, have had four Grammy nominations and have performed in over 30 countries to date. In 2005, Geary joined legendary music business mogul Irving Azoff and Jared Paul in the formation of the artist management company, AGP (Azoff, Geary, Paul Mgmt), a division of Live Nation Entertainment. The companies management roster grew to included Smashing Pumpkins, Creed, New Kids on the Block, Godsmack, Fuel, The Scorpions, Alter Bridge, Julianne Hough, Hoobastank, Queensryche, Steel Panther and the touring production of the hit television series Glee. In January 2013, AGP dissolved when Azoff resigned as the Chairman of Live Nation Ent. In 2013, Geary re-formed his independent management company, Paul Geary Management (PGM). One of his first new signings was musician/actor Billy Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray had presented a fully scripted TV series idea to Geary called Still the King. Geary and his staff at the new PGM successfully pitched the idea to CMT executive Jayson Dinsmore, who subsequently signed and ordered 13 episodes, which debuted on several Viacom networks including CMT and TV Land in 2016. Season 2 of Still the King successfully aired in the Summer of 2017. In early 2018, PGM expanded to Global Artist Management (GAM) with the partnership of Paul Geary and Steve Wood. The roster included Godsmack, Hoobastank, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Like A Storm and Sully Erna. In May of 2020, Paul Geary and Global Artist Management joined with Shelter Music Group to expand the already impressive Shelter roster which includes Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, Barenaked Ladies, and Puscifer.