Bernie Cahill

Bernie Cahill
Born Bernard Cahill
Nationality American
Occupation Talent Manager, brand manager, entertainment lawyer
Employer ROAR
Spouse(s) Jaime Murray (m. May 2014)
Website http://www.roar.la/

Bernard "Bernie" Cahill is an American talent manager, brand manager, entertainment lawyer, and founding partner of ROAR, a talent and brand-management company based in Beverly Hills, California.

Career

In 1994, Bernie Cahill co-founded Last Unicorn Games with Christian Moore and Owen Seyler, and Greg Ormand.[1]:314 Cahill served as the company's CEO.[2] Cahill secured a license derived from David Lynch's 1984 Dune film; this led Brian Herbert to grant Last Unicorn Games a license to the Dune novels in 1996.[1]:315 In 2000, Cahill sold Last Unicorn Games to hobby games publisher Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro.[3][4]

In 2004, Cahill and his partners, Greg Suess, Jay Froberg, and Will Ward, founded the integrated management company ROAR, LLC. Since then, ROAR has grown to forty two employees and has offices in New York, Atlanta, and Nashville, with its headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.[5]

Cahill established ROAR’s music division, and manages artists such as three-time GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band,[6] GRAMMY Award-winning musician and actor Dwight Yoakam,[7] legendary rock band Grateful Dead, singer-songwriter Ben Rector,[8] actor and recording artist Clare Bowen, GRAMMY-nominated electronic music producer Morgan Page,[9] and renowned world artist Gaelic Storm.[10] Cahill and ROAR partner Will Ward work closely with JAM and Outback Concerts to produce Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Music and Food Festivals.[11]

In 2009, ROAR acquired Jennie Smythe's Nashville-based digital marketing firm, Girlilla Marketing.[12]

Cahill is also a key member of the company’s talent management team, co-managing a talent roster that includes Chris Hemsworth,[13] Liam Hemsworth,[14] David Alan Grier,[15] Aisha Tyler,[16] Cobie Smulders,[17] and Ken Watanabe,[18] among others.

Cahill is also an entertainment lawyer, and prior to co-founding ROAR, ran a law office on Nashville, Tennessee's Music Row specializing in artist representation, licensing, and digital rights management.[19] Cahill is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Academy of Country Music, Americana Music Association, Country Music Association, Country Music Association International Voting Panel, and is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association. Cahill currently serves as a board member of Genius Brands International. He is also actively involved in a number of philanthropic causes, including Zac Brown’s Camp Southern Ground and the USO Entertainment Advisory Council, as well as serving on the board of InsideOUT Writers.[20]

Personal life

Cahill married actress Jaime Murray in Bali in May 2014.[21] Cahill previously dated Sharon Stone.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702- 58-7.
  2. ↑ Louis Matthews (25 February 2008). "Advance LA: Announces Panelists for Aussiewood". advance.org. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Business Wire (5 June 2000). "Wizards of the Coast to Purchase Last Unicorn Games.". businesswire.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Ray Waddell (14 September 2010). "The Keys To Successful Branding Partnerships". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Ray Waddell (14 September 2010). "The Keys To Successful Branding Partnerships". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Ray Waddell (14 September 2010). "The Keys To Successful Branding Partnerships". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Roy Trakin (14 July 2014). "Dwight Yoakam Confirms Return To Warner, Releases New Single". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ↑ ROAR (26 June 2015). "Ben Rector Official Website Contact Page". ROAR. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  9. ↑ ROAR (26 June 2015). "Morgan Page Official Website Contact Page". ROAR. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  10. ↑ ROAR (26 June 2015). "Gaelic Storm Official Website Contact Page". ROAR. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Ray Waddell (4 May 2011). "Zac Brown Band Cooks Up Kingsford Tour Deal". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  12. ↑ David M. Ross (14 October 2013). "Jennie Smythe: Nashville’s Digital Ninja". nekst.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Justin Kroll (10 June 2015). "Chris Hemsworth Joins the Cast of Female-Led ‘Ghostbusters’". variety.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  14. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr. (3 April 2013). "Liam Hemsworth Is So ‘The Raven’". deadline.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Nellie Andreeva (5 January 2015). "David Alan Grier To Co-Star In NBC Jerrod Carmichael Comedy Pilot". deadline.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Nellie Andreeva (23 October 2011). "Aisha Tyler Joins 'The Talk' As Co-Host". deadline.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  17. ↑ Denise Petski (5 June 2015). "Cobie Smulders & Paul Campbell Canadian Comedy Series In Works, Eyes US Nets". deadline.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  18. ↑ Jen Yamato (18 March 2013). "‘Godzilla’ Adds Ken Watanabe, But What About Those Producers?". deadline.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Ray Waddell (14 September 2010). "The Keys To Successful Branding Partnerships". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  20. ↑ InsideOut Writers (26 June 2015). "InsideOUT Writers Board of Directors". insideoutwriters.org. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  21. ↑ Blumm, K. C. (31 May 2014). "Jaime Murray Marries Bernie Cahill". people.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  22. ↑ Saidman, Sorelle (16 January 2004). "Stone finds new love: The newly single Catwoman co-star dating L.A. lawyer", The Province, p. C6.

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