Monday, June 25, 2007

Sony

He was 33 years, 4 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, old on 9/2/1965. I recognize the day 9/2/1965 as my first day at Princeton University.

334-41

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Davis

Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is a Grammy Award winning record producer and a leading music industry executive. From 1967-72 he was the President of Columbia Records, was the founder and president of Arista Records in the late 1970s through late 1990s, founded J Records and is the President of RCA Records as well as J Records and Arista which makes up the RCA Music Group which he runs. In 2004 he was made chairman of the North American division of BMG. Davis is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMG

BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann. It consists of the BMG Music Publishing company, the world's third largest music publisher and the world's largest independent music publisher, and the 50% share of the joint venture with Sony Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG).

The joint venture with Sony was set up in August 2004. It reduced the Big Five of music companies to the Big Four record labels. The company currently has a 21.5% share in the global music market.



If you count this from 1998, then it is 3-3-4. 2004 was a leap year. This particular detail was designed to point to me specifically.

From 12/7/1998 to 8/5/1999 is: 3 days, 34 weeks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_Music_Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 5, 2004. It is one of the Big Four music companies, and includes ownership and distribution of recording labels such as Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, RCA Victor Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sonic Wave America, and others.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony

Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社, Sonī Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue of $68.39 billion (as of 2006) based in Minato, Tokyo.[1] Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video games and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.

Sony Corporation is an operating-holding company. It is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its 5 operating segments — electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Sony Financial Holdings. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Its slogan is Sony. Like no other.[3]