Peter Mensch

Peter Mensch
Born (1953-03-28) March 28, 1953 (age 71)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materBrandeis University (B.A.)
University of Chicago (M.A.)
OccupationMusic manager
Spouse(s)Su Wathan (m. 1981; div. ?)
Melissa Meyer (m. 1990; div. 2010)[1]
Louise Mensch (m. 2011; div. 2019)
Children3

Peter Mensch (born March 28, 1953) is an American music manager.[2]

He started his career in music management at the age of 26, managing AC/DC. In 1982, Mensch formed the management company Q Prime with Cliff Burnstein. Their first client was Def Leppard. Q Prime manages the careers of many multiplatinum acts, including Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse,[3] Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Veruca Salt, Snow Patrol, Lost Prophets and Jimmy Page.[4][5] The Financial Times has called Q Prime "one of the most admired artist management companies".[6]

  1. ^ " "Peter David Mensch". nycmarriageindex.com
  2. ^ Farr, Jory (1994). Moguls and Madmen. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 319. ISBN 0-7432-2893-6.
  3. ^ "Peter Mensch, Q Prime". In The City of New York. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27.
  4. ^ Bosso, Joe (January 7, 2009). "'Led Zeppelin are over!' says Jimmy Pages' Manager". MusicRadar.
  5. ^ "Q Prime.com website".
  6. ^ Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew (October 25, 2011). "Heavy metal, light overheads". Financial Times.