TakeLessons Board of Advisors member Charles B. “Chuck” Ortner has been named by President Obama as one of four new trustees to the board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He will serve a six year term on the board, beginning immediately.
A partner at Proskaur Rose LLP in New York City, Chuck focuses his practice on the entertainment and media industries. He has been a member of the TakeLessons Board of Advisors since 2009.
Chuck has represented many of the world’s most successful recording artists (including Madonna, U2, Shania Twain, Michael Jackson, Sting, The Police, Janet Jackson, Green Day, The Eagles, Bon Jovi, John Legend, Bonnie Raitt, Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maroon 5, Joss Stone, My Chemical Romance, Matisyahu, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston, Meat Loaf, Collective Soul, Lauryn Hill, and Rob Thomas/ Matchbox 20), renowned record producers (including Phil Ramone, Rick Rubin, Jermaine Dupri, and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds) and leading entertainment industry executives and entrepreneurs (including Jimmy Iovine, Chris Blackwell, Russell Simmons, Clive Calder, Robert Sillerman and Antonio “LA” Reid). He also is the National Legal Counsel to the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (the GRAMMY® Award organization).
Chuck is also a member of the SoundExchange Artist Advisory Board, a member of the executive committee and the board of trustees of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, and served as counsel to MusiCares, Inc., a charity devoted to providing assistance to indigent, aged and infirm members of the music community. He currently serves as president of the Kanye West Foundation, which supports educational initiatives.
Congratulations to Chuck on this great honor!
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