Bio
Tom Gimbel is a founding partner of the new Story Entertainment, Inc.
Prior to forming Story Entertainment, Gimbel simultaneously served as the
General Manager of the Austin PBS television show Austin City Limits and
President of Austin City Limits Enterprises for 12 years. In addition to overseeing
operations for the production of the “ACL” television show, Gimbel also managed
all partner relationships with the Austin City Limits Music Festival, the award-
winning ACL Live at The Moody Theater live music venue and the Austin City
Limits Radio station. During his tenure as General Manager, Austin City Limits was
the recipient of a prestigious Peabody Award for “institutional excellence in
television.”
Before joining Austin City Limits in early 2011, Gimbel’s thirty-year music industry
career has included roles in independent marketing, indie and major record
labels, and artist management. From 1995 – 2005, Gimbel held senior executive
positions with Arista Records where he guided successful sales and marketing
campaigns for Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum sales certified artists
such as Santana, Outkast, Pink, Dido, Whitney Houston, Puff Daddy, TLC, Usher,
Toni Braxton, Carly Simon, Annie Lennox and Sarah McLachlan.
As an artist manager, he has represented the late legendary underground
musician and artist Daniel Johnston for more than 30 years.
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