Originally published in Foundations magazine · February 1993
Industry Pro-File
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Name: Jim Pitulski
Company: Round Table Entertainment
Title: Founder/Co-owner
Years In Industry: Thirteen
Duties: Managing Dream Theater, stopping the buck and keeping the faith.
First Job: My first real job was as the music buyer and record dept, manager at Eide’s Entertainment in Pittsburgh. This was an invaluable experience.
Future Goals: To build an entertainment empire, retire young with my integrity intact and live in the English countryside.
Industry Peeve: Corporate politics, dog and pony shows, convention handshakes, and people who answer direct questions with a tap dance.
Education: Still learning and not afraid to ask questions.
Industry Mentor: I’ve learned many things from many people but, there are a few I must name: Richard Branson the founder of Virgin Records for being my hero; Merck Mercuriadis from Sanctuary Music for being my friend; Fred Ehrlich at Columbia for being the hardest worker I have ever seen; Kid Leo at Columbia for teaching me the radio game and Jeb Hart at PLG, a very special person who taught me how to deal with it all.
Biggest Misconception: That I’m only doing this so that I can co-star with Derek Oliver in the new Dream Theater video.
Hobbies: Movies, good literature, and good friends. British heritage and history, gothic horror and the dark side of life.