Died On This Date (July 10, 2008) Stu Sobol / Artist Manager
themusicsover Stu Sobol
May 25, 1958 – July 10, 2008
Stu Sobol began his career at retail, working for Wherehouse Records in Van Nuys, California. In later years, Sobol went into artist management, establishing his solid with Spivak Sobol Entertainment and later, The Firm after the two companies merged. Over his twenty year career in management, Sobol oversaw the careers of Seether, A Perfect Circle, Yellowcard, Vanessa Carlton, and Zach de la Rocha. Sobol also served on the City of Calabasas Traffic And Transportation Commission. He died of complications from pneumonia on July 10, 2008. He was 50.
Thanks to Craig Rosen at Number1Albums for the assist.