Biography
Tom Gimbel is a founding partner of Story Artist Management.
Prior to launching Story, Gimbel served as the the General Manager of the Austin PBS television show - Austin City Limits and President of Austin City Limits Enterprises for 12 years. Now approaching its milestone 50th Season, Austin City Limits is the longest running music show in television history, the only television program ever awarded the National Medal of the Arts, a certified Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Landmark, and, in 2012, the recipient of a Peabody Award for "institutional excellence in television." In addition to managing operations for the production of the "ACL" television show, Gimbel also oversees the partner relationships with the Austin City Limits Music Festival, award-winning ACL Live at The Moody Theater live music venue and Austin City Limits Radio station.
Prior to joining Austin City Limits in early 2011, Gimbel's thirty-year music industry career has included roles in independent marketing, indie and major record labels, and artist management. From 1995 - 2005, Gimbel held senior executive positions with Arista Records where he guided successful sales and marketing campaigns for Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum sales certified artists such as Santana, Outkast, Pink, Dido, Whitney Houston, Puff Daddy, TLC, Usher, Toni Braxton, Carly Simon, Annie Lennox and Sarah McLachlan.
In 2005, Gimbel founded and served as President of High Wire Music Management, an independent management, label services, and music distribution company with a roster of more than 30 client artists. Gimbel also founded and served as CEO of Clatterhead, Inc., a social media advertising and marketing company.
As an artist manager, he has represented the late legendary underground musician and artist Daniel Johnston for 30+ years.
In 2017, Gimbel and Courtney Blanton co-founded the Hi How Are You Project - a non-profit organization that promotes mental health awareness and education for young people ages 14-24.
