Editing Gene Simmons (section)

===Other projects===
Simmons had his own magazine, ''Gene Simmons Tongue Magazine'', his own label, Simmons Records, and animated series, ''[[My Dad the Rock Star]]''. Simmons Records has released albums by such bands as [[Kobra and the Lotus]], Silent Rage, Gypsy Rose and [[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]] as well as Gene's own solo releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/171919-Simmons-Records|title=Simmons Records|website=Discogs|language=en|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}</ref>

In 1976–77, Simmons signed a management and production contract with the band [[Van Halen]]. He produced a Van Halen demo tape and attempted to find a record deal for the band with a variety of major record labels. When no deal materialized, he released them from their contract.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

In the 1980s, Simmons produced albums by bands including [[Keel (band)|Keel]], [[Wendy O. Williams]], [[Black 'n Blue|Black'N Blue]] and [[Doro (musician)|Doro]].

In 1989, Simmons managed the recording side of [[Liza Minnelli]]'s entry into mainstream pop.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |title=The Pop Life |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/23/arts/the-pop-life-839589.html |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 23, 1989 |access-date=October 1, 2020 |issn=0362-4331 }}</ref>

In 2002, Simmons launched ''Gene Simmons' Tongue'', a men's lifestyle magazine.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/28/DD82104.DTL Tongue is cheeky/Kiss' Gene Simmons combines sex, showmanship in his men's magazine]. Sfgate.com (August 28, 2002); retrieved February 1, 2011.</ref> The magazine lasted five issues before being discontinued.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

From 2006 to 2008, Simmons served in a marketing and publicity role with the [[IndyCar Series|Indy Racing League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=IRL Forms Innovative Marketing Agreement With Gene Simmons & Richard Abramson|publisher=GeneSimmons.com|url=http://www.genesimmons.com/pages/sam/index.html|access-date=August 23, 2010|date=January 10, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130110221922/http://www.genesimmons.com/pages/sam/index.html|archive-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref>

In 2012, Simmons headlined the Rock N Roll All Stars tour which performed in stadiums across South America. The project also featured several other Rock N Roll Hall of Famers including Def Leppard's Joe Elliot, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan & Matt Sorum and Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes as well as Billy Idol's Steve Stevens, Collective Soul's Ed Rolland, Sebastian Bach, Alice in Chain's Mike Inez and the Cult's Billy Duffy. On March 1, 2012, the line up and the tour was revealed at a news conference hosted by Promoter Gabe Reed at the Roxy theater in Hollywood, CA. Simmons was in attendance and the entire news conference and subsequent tour was featured on Simmons Family Jewels' series finale episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/duff-mckagan-matt-sorum-gene-simmons-at-rock-n-roll-allstars-press-conference-video/|title=DUFF MCKAGAN, MATT SORUM, GENE SIMMONS At 'Rock 'N' Roll Allstars' Press Conference (Video)|date=March 3, 2012|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>

In 2012, Simmons partnered with Paul Stanley and three other investors to form the restaurant franchise [[Rock & Brews]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

In August 2013, Simmons, [[Paul Stanley]] and manager [[Doc McGhee]] became a part of the ownership group that created the [[Los Angeles Kiss|LA Kiss]] [[Arena Football League]] team, which played their home games at the [[Honda Center]] in [[Anaheim, California]]. The team has since folded.

In 2017, Simmons launched "The Vault" which is a compilation of all of his major works selling for $2,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genesimmonsvault.com/|title=HOME {{!}} Gene Simmons Vault|website=genesimmonsvault.com|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Simmons was named "Chief Evangelist Officer" of the Canadian [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] company Invictus MD Strategies.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Siebert|first1=Amanda|title=Vancouver cannabis company hires straight-edge Gene Simmons as celebrity spokesperson|url=https://www.straight.com/cannabis/1045896/vancouver-cannabis-company-hires-straight-edge-gene-simmons-celebrity-spokesperson|access-date=May 24, 2018|work=The Georgia Straight|date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104326/https://www.straight.com/cannabis/1045896/vancouver-cannabis-company-hires-straight-edge-gene-simmons-celebrity-spokesperson|archive-date=July 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Simmons also holds a large investment stake in the company.<ref>{{cite news|title=GENE SIMMONS Was 'Astonished To Find Out The Medicinal Value' Of Cannabis|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gene-simmons-was-astonished-to-find-out-the-medicinal-value-of-cannabis/|access-date=May 24, 2018|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>