James “Jimmy” Iovine is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and media proprietor best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records and Beats Electronics.
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Jimmy rose to prominence through his work on Patti Smith’s 1978 album Easter, which included her Top 40 hit “Because the Night.”
On Damn the Torpedoes, he collaborated with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and on Rattle and Hum, he collaborated with U2. Iovine also produced Stevie Nicks’ first solo album, Bella Donna, Dire Straits’ Making Movies, and The Pretenders’ Get Close.
Iovine co-founded Interscope Records in 1990, which later became Interscope Geffen A&M after a merger in 1999.
In 1991, Iovine signed Tupac Shakur to the Interscope label as one of the first hip-hop acts.
In the 1990s, Iovine was also in charge of providing distribution, initial funding, and financial oversight for the highly successful Death Row Records hip-hop label.
Death Row operated as a subsidiary of his company Interscope, and was largely responsible for Interscope’s initial platinum selling chart successes throughout the 1990s, which later launched the company into greater success in the 2000s with platinum artists like Eminem and 50 Cent.
Iovine collaborated with Dr. Dre to co-found Beats By Dr. Dre, a headphones brand, in 2008. In January 2013, Iovine announced the expansion of the Beats brand into the online digital music world with Daisy, a new service slated to launch in late 2013.
On May 28, 2014, Iovine and Dr. Dre sold Beats Electronics to Apple Inc. for $3 billion.
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Jimmy Iovine Age
How old is Jimmy Iovine? Iovine was born on March 11, 1953 and is currently 70 years.
Jimmy Iovine Height
How tall is Jimmy Iovine? Iovine is 1.65 m tall.
Jimmy Iovine Family
Iovine’s father is Vincent “Jimmy” Iovine Sr. and he worked on the docks as a longshoreman. Iovine released A Very Special Christmas in 1985, in honor of his father’s love for Christmas.
Iovine’s mother worked as a secretary.
Iovine has been married twice. Firstly to writer, lawyer, and model Vicki Iovine. He is currently married to English model Liberty Lettice Lark Ross.
Jimmy Iovine Ethnicity
What is Jimmy Iovine ethnicity? Iovine was born to an Italian working-class family.
Jimmy Iovine Young
Iovine attended Catholic schools in Brooklyn, graduating from the now-defunct Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School and going on to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
He dropped out of college when he was 19 years old. After meeting a songwriter who got him a job cleaning a recording studio, he was introduced to music production and soon began working as an engineer.
Iovine has been involved in the production of over 250 albums since the beginning of his career.
Jimmy Iovine American Idol
Iovine was the in-house mentor on the hit singing show American Idol from season 10 to season 12.
Jimmy Iovine Instagram
Dooes Jimmy Iovine have Instagram? No, Jimmy Iovine does not have a verified Instagram account.
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