Michael Lang (producer)
| Michael Lang | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 11, 1944 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Concert promoter, producer |
Michael Lang (born December 11, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York) is a musical concert promoter, producer and artistic manager who is best known as the co-creator of the in 1969.
In 1967, Lang left NYU and moved to Coconut Grove, Florida to open a head shop. In 1968, after promoting a series of concert events in the Miami area, Lang (together with Marshall Brevetz) produced the "1968 Miami Pop Festival". It drew around 25,000 people on day one (May 18) with acts such as Jimi Hendrix, The Mothers of Invention, John Lee Hooker, Arthur Brown, and Blue Cheer. On the afternoon of the second day (May 19) it started to rain and the event ended early.
After he moved to and met Artie Kornfeld in New York, the two developed the concept for a major festival event to celebrate the '60s social movements, and planned to open a recording studio in the town of Woodstock. With Kornfeld and partners John P. Roberts and Joel Rosenman, Lang set into motion the festival, which was held on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969.
Michael Lang was featured in many scenes of the 1970 Academy Award winning documentary film . Lang also produced with partners Roberts, Rosenman and co-producer John Scher, and with John Scher and Ossie Kilkenny.
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