▁towards ▁becoming ▁an ▁actor , ▁training ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁Herbert ▁Berg hoff ▁stud ios , ▁then ▁later ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁Charles ▁Con rad ▁at ▁C EC ▁stud ios . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁US C ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁theatre . ▁His ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁executive ▁in ▁A & R ▁began ▁at ▁Sony ▁Music ▁International ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁Sony / AT V ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁an ▁A & R ▁assistant . ▁ ▁Gold berg ' s ▁father , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁based ▁att orney ▁Jay ▁Gold berg , ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁clients ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁such ▁as ▁Mil es ▁Davis , ▁Will ie ▁Nelson ▁and ▁Way lon ▁Jenn ings , ▁who ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁industry ▁and ▁helped ▁produce ▁his ▁demo ▁t apes . ▁After ▁a ▁successful ▁case ▁involving ▁M ick ▁J agger , ▁his ▁college ▁fund ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁a ▁check ▁from ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones . ▁After ▁losing ▁a ▁personal ▁bet ▁with ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁related ▁to ▁his ▁independent ▁record ▁label , ▁Gold berg ▁agreed ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁The ▁Trump ▁Organ ization ▁in ▁real ▁estate ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Sony ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Gold berg ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Art ists ▁& ▁Re per toire ▁for ▁Sony / AT V ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁CA ▁where ▁he ▁built ▁the ▁company ' s