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Richard Gottehrer co-founded The Orchard in 1997. He is a legendary songwriter ("My Boyfriend's Back " "I Want Candy " "Sorrow " "Nightime") multi-platinum producer (Blondie The Go-Go's The Raveonettes Joan Armatrading) and music industry entrepreneur. His songs have been recorded by David Bowie George Thorogood Aaron Carter Jerry Lee Lewis and many others. Mr. Gottehrer co-founded Sire Records (later sold to the Time Warner Corporation) which quickly became one of the industry's leading independent record companies with a roster that included Madonna the Talking Heads the Ramones the Pretenders and Depeche Mode. Drawing on his wide range of experience and broad overview of the music industry Mr. Gottehrer has been instrumental in developing and shaping the way music is distributed and sold throughout the world. | 