Following graduation from
Cornell University,
Benny Golson,
Jimmy Witherspoon,
J.J. Jackson,
George Benson,
Ted Nugent and the British
jazz-rock band
If. In 1970, he joined forces with UK club owner Stuart Lyon, to form Stuart Lyon Associates, a company which represented, among other groups, Aquila, J.J. Jackson's Dilemma, If and
Curved Air. From the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, Futterman focused primarily on rock music. His production company was responsible for Ted Nugent's hit albums during that period. During that time, he also became involved in residential real estate development and, by 2017, had been the developer or co-developer of over 1,000 residential units in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Included in those developments were the 114 unit Opera Coops on the Upper West Side, and the 217 Unit Fifth on the Park condominiums. He is still active in LA Coastal development. Also, from 1985 through the early 1990s, Futterman opened two restaurants, Andiamo in the Lincoln Center area and L'Ostello in Vail, Colorado. ==References==