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Jimmy Iovine

Jimmy Iovine
Iovine in 2012
Born (1953-03-11) March 11, 1953 (age 71)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Record executive
  • entrepreneur
  • media proprietor
Years active1972–present
Label
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(m. 1985; div. 2009)​
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(m. 2016)​
Children4

James Iovine (/ˈaɪ.əviːn/ EYE-ə-veen; born March 11, 1953[1]) is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He is best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records and became chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed by Universal Music Group in 1999.[2]

Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.[1][3][4]

In 2006, Iovine and close friend, hip hop musician Dr. Dre, co-founded Beats Electronics. Two years later, the brand launched its first official set of headphones.[5] In late 2013, they began development for, and in 2014, launched Beats Music, which went on to become the framework for Apple Music.[6] The company was purchased by Apple Inc. for $3 billion in May 2014.[7] At the same time, Iovine vacated his positions as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, ending his twenty-five year relationship with his label.[8]

On August 21, 2018, after initial denial, Iovine parted ways with Apple and effectively retired from the media business.[9] Despite his retirement, he is still credited or named in institutional education centers such as the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, which inaugurated in 2013,[10] and the Iovine and Young Center, a magnet high school which opened in Los Angeles in August 2022.[11][12][13]

  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Jimmy Iovine Biography". AllMusic.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Schillaci, Sophie (December 22, 2011). "Jimmy Iovine To Be Honored By Recording Academy". Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Hillburn, Robert; Phillips, Chuck (October 24, 1993). "They Sure Figured Something Out". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Profile: Jimmy Iovine". About.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. ^ Deleon, Nicholas (July 22, 2008). "Dr. Dre's Beats headphones here on July 25 for $349". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Gurman, Mark (February 4, 2015). "The Next Episode: Apple's plans for Beats-based music service revealed". 9to5Mac.
  7. ^ Moore, Heidi (May 28, 2014). "Apple buys Dr Dre's Beats for $3bn as company returns to music industry". theguardian.com.
  8. ^ Christman, Ed (May 28, 2014). "Jimmy Iovine Leaving Interscope Geffen A&M". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Sisario, Ben (December 30, 2019). "Jimmy Iovine Knows Music and Tech. Here's Why He's Worried". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Medzerian, David (October 2, 2019). "USC opens Iovine and Young Hall, its newest academic building". USC Today. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  11. ^ Altmann, Alana (August 19, 2022). "Iovine and Young Center Magnet High School Officially Opens Its Doors". iovine-young.usc.edu. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Samra, Christine (August 19, 2022). "Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine open South L.A. high school". KTLA. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  13. ^ Blume, Howard (August 19, 2022). "The Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine high school gets down to business, just not the music business". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

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