Michael Hektoen:
CLASS OF 1967
Thornton Fractional South High SchoolClass of 1967
Lansing, IL
Michael's Story
Michael Hektoen is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. He is celebrating his 40th year in the music-entertainment industry as a music producer, artist manager and Owner - CEO of the world famous NYC based Media Sound Studios where Barbra Streisand, Guns and Roses, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles, Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Frank Sinatra, Aerosmith, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, John Hammond Sr. and Mariah Carey among others recorded and was the manager of such acts as Kool & The Gang and The Manhattans. His efforts generated over 100 gold and platinum records.
Due to his entertainment successes, he was contacted in 2005 by a US Federal Government official working with Tribal Communities for advice on the possible purchase of a major gaming and hotel operation. Mr. Hektoen states “From that point, I modified my focus t...Expand for more
o learn more about Indian Country and First Nations Peoples. At the request of the Seminole Nation he executive produced a commemorative 40th anniversary album for the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., which has 26 tribes in its membership.
He organized the attendance of leading Tribal, Government, and Business leaders from the US and Canada for the Global Arc Boston Conference attended by Global Pension, Endowment and Hedge Fund leaders. The subject of the session was ‘Meeting the Investment Needs of the Native American Nations’.
Mr. Hektoen was retained by the Canadian Aboriginal Housing Management Association to provide guidance for the first World Indigenous Housing Conference held in Vancouver, BC Canada in 2012.
He is a Founding Member for the ISID Leadership Council Institute for the Study of International Development McGill University.
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