The Story
While detailing the inner workings of the music business at its mega-platinum peak, "You've Got Michael" is also a gripping drama about working with a global talent through the most difficult time in his career.
In 1991, Dan Beck -- a senior marketing executive at Epic Records in New York -- became Michael Jackson's product manager, with direct responsibility for the artist's record packaging, publicity, videos, retail strategy and contact with the label. The story he tells here is of the five years in that role, dealing with Jackson's unchecked ambition, surprising need for reassurance and increasing challenges to his career, many of them self-induced. Beck recounts his often surprising (if sometimes dismaying) experiences with clear-eyed objectivity, seeing Jackson as both a superstar and a real person.
Author: Dan Beck
Publisher: Trouser Press Books
Published: 10/15/2025
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9798999048707
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2026
About the Author
Beck, Dan: - Dan Beck spent twenty years at Epic Records as head of publicity, product manager and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. He spearheaded marketing and media strategies for the Clash, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Luther Vandross, Pearl Jam, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent and Boston, among many others. He then launched V2 Records for Virgin and later formed an entertainment marketing company, Big Honcho Media. His hearing-conservation film Listen Smart won the CINE Golden Eagle Award. He has also written songs with Dion DiMucci and Felix Cavaliere
Description
While detailing the inner workings of the music business at its mega-platinum peak, "You've Got Michael" is also a gripping drama about working with a global talent through the most difficult time in his career.
In 1991, Dan Beck -- a senior marketing executive at Epic Records in New York -- became Michael Jackson's product manager, with direct responsibility for the artist's record packaging, publicity, videos, retail strategy and contact with the label. The story he tells here is of the five years in that role, dealing with Jackson's unchecked ambition, surprising need for reassurance and increasing challenges to his career, many of them self-induced. Beck recounts his often surprising (if sometimes dismaying) experiences with clear-eyed objectivity, seeing Jackson as both a superstar and a real person.
Author: Dan Beck
Publisher: Trouser Press Books
Published: 10/15/2025
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9798999048707
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2026
About the Author
Beck, Dan: - Dan Beck spent twenty years at Epic Records as head of publicity, product manager and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. He spearheaded marketing and media strategies for the Clash, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Luther Vandross, Pearl Jam, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent and Boston, among many others. He then launched V2 Records for Virgin and later formed an entertainment marketing company, Big Honcho Media. His hearing-conservation film Listen Smart won the CINE Golden Eagle Award. He has also written songs with Dion DiMucci and Felix Cavaliere
