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848:. Directed by Stuart Watson, the new organization allowed each new local territory to freely sign and develop acts on its own. If those artists could create a strong regional profile, it would be possible to "export" them to Zomba International for broader exposure. Simultaneously, it allowed Zomba artists increased international exposure. The expansion was largely unhampered, with the exception of legal issues regarding the Australian branch. Australian record company Festival Mushroom Group lost at least a dozen employees to Zomba in early 1999 and placed an injunction that stopped Zomba from soliciting Mushroom employees; they also accused former employee Scott Murphy of trying to bolster Zomba's presence while still working for Mushroom. However, the issue was resolved fairly amicably and ended with a distribution deal with BFM Distribution (a joint venture of Festival Mushroom Group and BMG). 1235:, operating as a division of Zomba Records GmbH. As of the BMG purchase, Zomba conducted its own distribution in the UK (with Pinnacle), Germany, Austria and Benelux (all with Zomba Distribution). In those areas, Zomba also distributed for various smaller independent labels. In France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, Zomba had its own marketing and sales; however, distribution was handled by EMI (through Virgin in most cases). In Finland and Greece, Zomba material was exclusively licensed to EMI who controlled marketing, sales and distribution. North American distribution has almost exclusively been with BMG. Following the BMG purchase in December 2002 and subsequent integration in June 2003 and the end of contracts with EMI (also in June), all distribution has been handled by the local BMG companies. When BMG merged with Sony, 1037:

position for about another year. In mid-2003, BMG began its worldwide integration of Zomba, cutting hundreds of jobs through the consolidation of regional operations. While many of the key managers stayed, and the large offices in the US and the UK remained operational, all of the other regional offices were assimilated into BMG. In addition to the regional mergers, the Zomba and BMG publishing companies were integrated. The US and UK offices remained as stand-alone units, but many of the back-office functions were consolidated into BMG. The Provident Music Group, Zomba's foray into the Christian music market, was reassigned as a RCA sub-label. By 2004, the record labels were reorganized under the Zomba Label Group.

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to attract more major label attention when EMI attempted to buy the company, but was ultimately turned down. This period also saw Ralph Simon leaving Zomba at the start of the decade. Through an unspecified "ethical disagreement", Calder and Simon ended their relationship of over two decades. Calder bought out Simon's half of the company and subsequently gained full control of the company. In late 1991, BMG furthered its relationship with Zomba by purchasing a 25% stake in their music publishing business, allowing them to sub-publish Zomba compositions in foreign markets. BMG continued their involvement with a 20% purchase of Zomba's records division in 1996.

1052:, taking Zomba with it. Though the merger was plagued with controversy and eventually ended with Sony buying out BMG's stake in late 2008, Zomba executives continued to expand the company's operations in various aspects. In 2007, as part of Sony BMG integration and consolidation, RCA Music Group and Zomba Label Group merged their international, sales and field staffs to form the BMG Label Group under Sony BMG. RCA and Zomba kept separate groups under BMG, but this configuration was short-lived due to the dissolution of the Sony BMG merger. Zomba became owned wholly by, and operated under Sony. 1119:" hit number 8 and 5 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. This type of signing was also used in the records division where artists or producers were given their own imprint. In October 2008, Zomba made an all-inclusive multiyear joint-venture deal with Hitz Committee Entertainment, an imprint that had been in the making for almost 5 years from Jive VP of A&R Mickey "MeMpHiTz" Wright. Beginning in 2008, Hitz Committee consisted of a record label under Sony, music production, music publishing, artist and producer management, and TV and film projects. 36: 2387: 2379:. David Mantel has been the president of Zomba Music Publishing since 2005, when he took over for Richard Blackstone. Tim Smith is the GM of the UK affiliate Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. There are various other publishing entities under Zomba, some of which are vast libraries acquired over the years, and some of which are small groups, sometimes representing a single artist. Below is a list of Zomba's publishing subsidiaries: 697:. Though the purchase was initially shared with management firm Q-Prime, Q-Prime promptly sold their half to Zomba, making Volcano a wholly owned Zomba subsidiary. Zomba's first action was to settle the lawsuit with Tool, who would go on to become another Zomba success throughout the 2000s, representing the broad stylistic reach of artists under the Zomba Group umbrella. In December 2000, Volcano Entertainment purchased 1273:

division were marked with the phrase "An Original Sound Recording Made by Zomba Recording Corporation (or Zomba Recording LLC/Zomba Records Limited/Zomba Productions Limited)." While not strictly a record label, Zomba Recording Corporation appears on most of the various sublabels that Zomba owns. Additionally, the minimal manufacturing as well as some distribution that Zomba does on its own is run through this company.

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began when he had been an A&R Manager at EMI South Africa for eighteen months. There he had signed some big groups for the time such as Freedom's Children and the Otis Waygood Blues Band. During this time, Calder was also a bassist in a few bands. He formed the Four Dukes and the In Crowd with EMI artist Peter Vee, whom he also produced. Calder eventually paired Lee with a young producer named

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with BMG, whose distribution deal with Zomba was coming to a close. Jive initially announced they would not renew their deal with BMG, but reconsidered following the lawsuit with BMG and Trans Continental. The distribution deal may have factored into the lawsuit's outcome, since distributed Zomba product accounted for 5.5% of BMG's US market share, an arrangement BMG Entertainment CEO

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response to the suit, and in reference to treatment by Trans Continental, NSYNC released a statement citing the company's poor conduct as "the most glaring, overt, and callous example of artist exploitation that the music industry has seen in a long time." The lawsuit was settled on 23 December with undisclosed terms, leaving Jive free to release future NSYNC albums.

964:. NSYNC had recently left RCA due to allegations that Pearlman had taken approximately 50% of their profits and not the one-sixth that he had agreed to. Seeing the group as a "free-agent," Jive quickly signed them and prepared to release their next album. On 12 October, Pearlman's company Trans Continental, in conjunction with RCA owner BMG Entertainment and 2576:, a full-service management company for artists, producers, composers and music supervisors in the film and television industries. The Los Angeles-based company serviced both new and veteran artists, offering music production and business affairs services. Ingenuity Entertainment combined a management firm called Ingenuity with Zomba Screen Music. 997:

requested $ 3.2 billion for his shares in Zomba, valuation of the label's assets varied from $ 1.6 billion to $ 2.4 billion. Following the purchase negotiations, a price of $ 2.74 billion was agreed upon, the biggest purchase of an independent label at the time. Zomba's sale had been the latest in a series of independent label sellouts including

2227:- UK-based supplier of Library and Production Music intended for professional use and not released to the general public. They released music through these various sublabels. Not to be confused with Zomba Productions Ltd. which is an earlier name of Zomba Recording Corporation. Currently operating as part of Universal Production Music. 1198:, formed in 1981. Since then, Zomba has acquired and created a variety of labels and label groups that either operate independently from, or under Jive. During its independent period, the various record labels under Zomba all reported directly to a records division. There was no formal public face for the labels until BMG formed 1752:

distribution for smaller labels or operating a few regional record labels (such as Germany). Following the BMG purchase, all of the remaining regional labels (with the exception of the main US and UK offices) and the Zomba International Records Group activities were merged with their respective local BMG offices in mid-2003.

2175:: The Scandinavian operations started with offices in Norway and Denmark. When Kenneth Ruiz-Davila was appointed the head of Zomba Scandinavia in September 2001, the Swedish offices were also moved under the larger company. The Denmark and Norway operations later closed on 1 July 2002, leaving the Swedish office remaining. 463:. Over the next few years, Zomba's songwriters achieved success and the publishing profits kicked in, marking the beginning of the company's first major expansion into record labels. Though Davis wanted Calder to head Arista's West Coast A&R operations, Calder had different plans altogether, and instead presented 2529:

with BMG. Production music operations were located in the UK and France with smaller operations in Sweden and the Netherlands. In Germany and Austria, Zomba and BMG owned publishing rights through jointly-owned companies. Finally, in Spain and Italy, Zomba compositions were licensed exclusively to BMG.

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Zomba has limited activity in the classical music publishing sector; however, they are quite active in the pop music publishing and music production. At the time of the BMG purchase, Zomba had pop music publishing operations located in the UK and Benelux, while every other territory was sub-published

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Rough Trade GSA was renamed Zomba Records GmbH, while the Benelux operation (which only had distribution at the time) was absorbed into Zomba Distribution. The Rough Trade name only remained as an imprint of Zomba Records GmbH. Before being absorbed into BMG's operations, Zomba Records GmbH consisted

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as early as 1975. They expanded to the US, first with a publishing sector in 1978, and then a records division in 1981 while the management and publishing divisions became separate companies. Also sometime during that period, they started a production division initially called Zomba Productions Ltd.,

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As the record industry began evolving due to the increasingly widespread use of the Internet, and the growing ease with which artists could record music at home, Zomba made moves that illustrated their desire to adapt with the times. In 2000, they joined the growing list of record companies that made

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and its production personnel. The studio had operated since the mid-1980s (as SweMix); from 1996 until its closure in 2000, Cheiron shared a joint production and publishing venture with the Zomba Group. Apart from the actual studio, the venture included a production team that helped forge the sounds

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media. Though the media was largely unsuccessful, the move illustrated Zomba's competitiveness with the major labels in the growing digital world. However, a negative outcome of the changing times was the closure of some of Zomba's Battery Studios and Dreamline equipment rental businesses during the

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in order to facilitate publishing rights for those in the film and television industry. The division would act as a channel through which clients could acquire products and services from any company within Zomba. Songs published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd., or released on any of the Zomba labels,

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began their two-decade partnership in forming businesses in record production and promotion, music publishing, artist management and concert promotion in South Africa. Because of the market in South Africa, there was a need to branch out into various aspects of the business, instead of just focusing

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with the exception of the Publishing division, which was moved under BMG Publishing (Provident would later create its own publishing division, Essential Music Publishing, with no connection to Zomba). BMG Publishing was subsequently sold to Universal, along with Brentwood/Benson. In 2008, when Sony

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Initially, BMG took its time in integrating Zomba with the rest of its labels, hoping that the former independent would lift BMG’s worldwide ranking from fifth to fourth-largest record company. Calder resigned his position as CEO immediately after the purchase, but stayed on at Zomba in an advisory

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in June 1997. The Nashville-based group was led by Jim Van Hook and was essentially a continuation of the Brentwood group and an amalgamation of the other Christian-oriented labels. The group consisted of the Benson, Brentwood and Reunion groups, as well as the Brentwood/Benson Publishing Group and

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By 1990, Zomba was worth $ 225 million with over fifty companies. Contrary to many other record businesses at the time, Zomba was known for its frugality. "The Jive offices were crummy, cardboard desks. They just really did everything on the cheap", said attorney Gary Stiffelman. The company began

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South Africa who purchased the company in 1972. Although Calder has no stake in it now, it still exists as a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Music, having acquired most of EMI in 2013, specializing in the recording, development and marketing of domestic artists. Calder's relationship with EMI

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called "the music industry's nastiest legal skirmishes in years," was problematic for Zomba for two main reasons. First, having heard that NSYNC was now signed to Jive, the Backstreet Boys did not want to be a part of the label anymore. Second, the lawsuit temporarily strained Zomba's relationship

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to rap over. Mr. Magic had to cancel at the last minute, but fortunately knew another rapper, Jalil Hutchins. Weiss's stress level shot up when Hutchins came to the session with another unknown rapper named Ecstasy and no rhymes. After two days, the group created and recorded "Magic's Wand", which

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Munich sued Jive Records, Clive Calder, and the members of NSYNC for $ 150 million, citing, among other things, breach of contract. Pearlman sought an injunction against the release of the band's new album and demanded the group's recordings be given to him, but Pearlman was denied in court. As a

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group's British publisher. Though the band had been turned down by a few UK labels, Calder and Simon thought they could retain the most control of Zomba if they stayed in the publishing and management business, allowing other labels to release their artists' music. Meanwhile, Lange was building a

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was originally established in London prior to opening of the New York branch, and at one point consisted of six locations in London, four New York locations, two Nashville locations, and one location in Chicago. Zomba closed its London branches towards the end of 2001, with others following soon

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Primarily a production company, Zomba Recording Corporation coordinates various activities for the recording process including the hiring of musicians, managing studios, and organization of production, mixing, and mastering personnel. Recordings made under the coordination or supervision of this

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announced that it had entered into an agreement with Zomba. Effective 1 January 2005, the labor union covered all artists on any Zomba subsidiary labels (and any future labels) under the Federation's Sound Recording Labor Agreement. The deal ensured that all artists under the Zomba aegis would

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The trio of Calder, Simon and Lange decided in 1974 that they had to get out of South Africa, with Simon saying, "We were politically very much opposed to the old apartheid regime". The trio pooled together what little money they had and moved to London. Having landed right in the middle of the

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purchase gave Zomba control of labels through a variety of company structures including Pinnacle and Rough Trade, however, some of these labels are no longer a part of Zomba. These three groups are organized separately below, followed by a list of inactive or formerly owned labels from various

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in 2004. Though the term "Zomba label group" or "Zomba Group records division" had been used previously to refer to the various labels owned by the company, it wasn't until then that an actual company was created to control the labels specifically. The Zomba Recording Corporation continues to

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As part of the music group, Zomba amalgamated their Christian labels under the Provident Label Group. The new group initially consisted of Brentwood Records, Benson Records and Reunion Records, though Brentwood was shut down in 2001. Since then, other labels have been added. Under Zomba, the

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and buy the remaining shares it did not already own before 31 December 2002. In June 2002, Clive Calder decided to exercise the put option. Effective 26 November 2002, BMG Entertainment concluded its deal with Zomba for the purchase of the company's entire assets. While Calder had originally

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Zomba International Records Group managed the various regional branches opened as early as 1997 and as late as 2003. The group served to solidify the operations in these regions, some of which already had small offices with activities from scouting, promoting (such as Sweden), or as much as

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for distribution that lasted until 1991. The end of the deal coincided with BMG purchasing a large share of RCA, and a deal with BMG was signed for distribution. BMG remained the North American distributor for Zomba until after the purchase in 2002; however, other regions had various other

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song sung in the wrong register, Lunt was intrigued by a brief moment at the end where he heard the "kind of soul she had." As was the standard at Zomba, Lunt took Spears to in-house songwriter and producer Eric Foster White in the company's publishing division, and the two recorded

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with the aide of the group's head Alison Wenham. Though the deal appeared to be solid, Zomba sold the company to BMG in 1995. Classical music activities have remained minimal within the company since then. Building on existing publishing deals, Zomba briefly co-owned the UK label

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Zomba's publishing division also continued its expansion. In 2006, Zomba Music Publishing purchased the catalogue of the UK-based Strongsongs Music Publishing from the Telstar Music Group. This large acquisition expanded Zomba's rights to many international hitmakers including

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Arista had been having trouble pushing rock acts in the US, and Clive Davis had hoped that with Zomba's Mutt Lange connection, Jive would fill that role. However, Calder had other ideas. In 1981, Jive began operations by releasing British dance and pop music such as

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was formed in 1989 as a division offering prerecorded music and publishing services for soundtracks, television and commercials. This also had the effect of promoting Zomba music through the television and film industry. In 1995, Zomba purchased the well-established

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was created by Zomba in 1997 as an amalgamation of their Christian music activities. Zomba had purchased Brentwood Music Group in February 1994 and founder Jim Van Cook was charged with leading the new music group. The group consisted of three sections:

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In 1996, Zomba acquired 75% of UK distributor and label group Pinnacle, 80% of the Rough Trade label and distribution in the Germany/Switzerland/Austria (GSA) region, and 100% of Rough Trade Benelux. Effective 8 July 1999, Rough Trade Records was renamed

1162:). The former holds only music publishing (i.e., written music) rights, while the latter holds all of the recorded music rights, along with some publishing groups acquired over the years. In addition to those two, there is another holding company called 1107:, among others. Beginning with the appointment of David Mantel in 2005 as the head of Zomba Music Publishing US operations, the company began to take a different signing approach that focused on unknown or unsigned artists. Mantel's first signing was 1343:, a hire operation purchased by Zomba in 1996. Since November 2003 following the BMG purchase, Dreamhire is no longer a part of Zomba and runs independently as Dreamhire LLC in New York City, owned by Chris Dunn, ex-bass guitarist of UK band 443:

to his resume. For Zomba, this increased exposure and credibility led to many new producer and songwriter management deals. Additionally, artists would sign publishing deals, giving their publishing company a constantly burgeoning collection.

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or specialty recordings owned by the division itself, could be sourced for inclusion on film soundtracks, television shows or commercials. This move generated profits for Zomba by providing access to the company's vast publishing catalogue.

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was released by Jive in 1990 and framed the group as one of the most intelligent rap groups. Many other rap and R&B artists were signed throughout the eighties and nineties before the teen-pop explosion in the later half of the decade.

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and black clubs all over New York City. Calder was immediately impressed with the man and had him scanning sales data all over the country searching for unknown acts on small labels selling large numbers. Calder got one of his songwriters

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is the name of Zomba Recording Corporation's chain of multi-room facilities often used in the music production of Zomba artists. The main facility, located in New York City, is constantly associated with high-profile clients including

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fame. While the group would eventually leave Jive after a few albums, the early success resulted in Jive becoming a label with a focus on hip-hop artists throughout the eighties. At a time when the record establishment wouldn't touch

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The structure of the Zomba Group during the independent era (1975 to 2002) is difficult to precisely pinpoint due to the private nature of Clive Calder's managing style. During that period, Calder's private investment group

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due to the dominance of grunge and alternative rock music, Calder later thought the group could help expand his operations overseas. Zomba bought out the boys' contract for $ 35,000 and moved the group over to Zomba imprint

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Building on the successes of the Jive label, Zomba began expanding its reach by purchasing and creating new labels, and by creating new divisions that helped expose more people to Zomba artists and services. In 1988,

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the newly formed Provident Music Distribution arms. This new group allowed the three main sublabels to unify their resources and distribution while still retaining their separate personalities in the market.

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Michael Cottrill; Lawrence E. Wnukowski, Appellants v. Britney Spears; Zomba Recording Corporation, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. Zomba Songs, Inc. Jive Records; Wright Entertainment Group; BMG Music Publishing,

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BMG had owned 25% of Zomba's publishing business since 1991 and 20% of its recording business since 1996. As part of BMG's 1996 agreement with Zomba, the music giant was required to follow through on a

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With the successful integration of Rough Trade into its operations in the GSA region and Benelux and to expand on recent teen pop successes, Zomba created a London-based international label group,

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For example, in Clark-Meads (reference 15.) the "records division" is said to comprise the Jive, Silvertone, and Verity labels along with the Pinnacle Group, but no label called Zomba.

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president Max Siegel was charged with heading the new entity which included Zomba labels Verity and GospoCentric, as well as four artist owned imprints: Quiet Water Entertainment (

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While Pearlman and Watson were breaking the Backstreet Boys overseas, Jive A&R man Steve Lunt was busy in the US seeking a female star, and was greeted with 15-year-old

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became Zomba's distributor from 2004 until early 2009. Zomba products were thereupon distributed by Sony Music since Sony purchased BMG's interest in their joint-venture.

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receive, for the first time, a full range of benefits and protections, among which are scale payments, industry standard working conditions and pension contributions.

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under the Zomba Label Group in an effort to collate its recently expanding gospel labels. Zomba's interest in gospel began in the form of a distribution deal with

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under the Zomba Group. While Jive focused on hip hop, Silvertone focused on more rock-oriented music. The label's roster was initially bolstered by

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Zomba Records GmbH was integrated into BMG's German operation along with the other regional offices. The Rough Trade name was later reacquired by

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as one of their first clients. His success allowed the company to expand, and eventually the companies split into two entities, creating

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sold over 50,000 copies. Jive gave the album national distribution which led to gold status, and then quickly issued his follow up

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In 1999, Zomba was involved in a "boy band controversy" when trying to sign another group that Pearlman had put together himself,

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was signed by Jive in 1989 following a successful independently released single "Description of a Fool." The group's debut album

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After BMG bought Zomba in 2002 and integrated the company in June 2003, the Provident Music Group was moved under the aegis of

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of the same name. The structure of the Zomba Label Group immediately before its rebranding and dissolution in 2009 included:

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some music available via digital download with online distribution company Amplified Entertainment. In 2002, Zomba joined

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During its existence, the Zomba Label Group featured all of the Zomba-related labels that BMG purchased in 2002. The

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The company still owns the "Zomba" and "Jive" trademarks as of 2018 through a Swiss company called Zomba Corporation.

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Jive continued to support rap artists into the nineties, with the aforementioned groups and the signing of new acts.

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who eventually continued it independently. When BMG restructured Zomba in 2003, Windsong/Pinnacle was moved under

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umbrella. In 2011, the RCA/Jive Label Group was split in half. Multiple Jive Label Group artists were moved to

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in 1993, and would go on to spend eighteen years with Jive in a partnership that produced ten studio albums.

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in 1969. With the acquisition, the Zomba subsidiary gained a large catalog of music as well as active bands

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4701:"Zomba Canada Grooms New Acts: Bartlett Sets Up Carter, Hed, Jake for Potential Breakthroughs" 2869:

Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age

2169:: Distribution information in this chart is from approximately 1999 until the BMG integration. 1894: 510:. Calder flew the group to London to record an album, then to Germany to record with producer 5623: 5382: 5330: 5082: 4970: 4919: 4799: 4721: 4700: 4505: 4484: 4463: 4378: 4182: 4161: 4140: 4098: 3569: 3527: 3482: 3461: 3410: 3363:"Zomba Forms Christian Music Umbrella: Provident Music Group to Unite Interests in Nashville" 3320: 3299: 3278: 3257: 3236: 2826: 2622: 1480: 1419: 1154: 1138: 1006: 947: 857: 781: 685: 604: 340:

on one aspect of the industry. "You couldn't do just one thing. It was too small," explained

285: 127: 5200: 4898: 4877: 4745: 4004: 3980: 3899: 3878: 3857: 3772: 3503: 3362: 3341: 3187: 2666: 2532:

In mid-2003, BMG integrated Zomba's publishing to form BMG-Zomba Music Publishers. In 2007,

5694: 5689: 5544: 5387: 5352:"Neil Portnow Oversees West Coast Operations for Jive Records & Zomba Music Publishing" 5335: 5205: 5161: 5129: 5087: 4975: 4924: 4903: 4882: 4848: 4804: 4750: 4726: 4705: 4683: 4510: 4489: 4468: 4383: 4208: 4187: 4166: 4145: 4124: 4103: 4058: 4009: 3985: 3904: 3883: 3862: 3777: 3753: 3732: 3683: 3662: 3598: 3574: 3553: 3532: 3508: 3487: 3466: 3445: 3415: 3391: 3367: 3346: 3325: 3304: 3283: 3262: 3241: 3192: 2831: 2671: 2281:- Unrelated to the current Battery Records, this was a dance label active in the nineties. 2121: 1736: 1532: 1412: 1179: 1068: 919: 615: 212: 175: 5459: 2572:

was formed in 1997 as a management company for film composers. In May 2001, Zomba created

837:, while the Benelux operation (which only had distribution at the time) was absorbed into 276:

purchased the company and subsequently restructured the labels under the umbrella company

8: 5802: 4448: 4426: 4318: 4250: 3614: 2697: 2545: 1634: 1186:

contained other labels after its purchase in 1997, but is no longer a part of Zomba. The

809: 599: 566: 481: 4485:"Zomba Holds Its Own As Int'l Player: Co. Plays to Its Strengths in Face of Competition" 5684: 5310: 5286: 5265: 2867: 2771: 2375:

affiliate. The holding company that controls most Zomba publishing interests is called

2331:- Purchased by Jive in 2003. New York hip-hop label run by Chris Lighty and Mona Scott. 1030: 534:

After Whodini, Jive began signing other rap artists into the later half of the decade.

524: 5674: 5501: 4245: 3642: 2970: 2916: 2878: 2398: 2199:- Classical label formed in 1977, purchased by Zomba in 1992 and sold to BMG in 1996. 1984: 1958: 1786: 1732: 1614: 1026: 951: 803: 718: 698: 675: 308: 304: 131: 5103:"Virgin Records, Zomba Music, Daft Life and InterTrust Announce Strategic Alliance" 4774: 3965: 3619: 3163: 2728: 2584:

Most of Zomba's activities in the film and television industry were music related.

2126: 1600: 730: 726: 436: 170: 4612: 4183:"Zomba's Development Plan: Talent Focus Is on Up-and-Coming, Unaffiliated Artists" 1071:(and sublabel B'Rite Music) in October 2001, which Zomba later purchased in 2004. 506:

turned into a hit single. Weiss named the group Houdini, but Calder changed it to

5497: 4444: 4422: 4314: 4225:"HE'S THE WIZARD OF JIVE 'SECRETIVE' CLIVE CALDER SITS ON TOP OF THE MUSIC WORLD" 4035: 3941: 3924: 3119: 2912: 2693: 2359:) is the publishing division of the Zomba Group of Companies. Initially known as 1874: 1553: 1546: 1344: 1315: 1309: 1148: 1147:

which would become Zomba Recording Corporation. From a legal standpoint, Zomba's

1076: 980: 907: 882: 878: 750: 665: 653: 649: 540: 427: 220: 5537:"Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment" 5359: 5143: 4464:"Rooms at the Top: The Year's Top-Rated Recording, Mixing and Mastering Studios" 4288:: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 2 September 2002 581:. The duo was a great success for Jive, helping make rap music more accessible. 211:. The division was renamed to Jive Label Group in 2009 and was placed under the 35: 5679: 5654: 5618: 5440: 3213: 2145: 1932: 1735:, Windsong/Pinnacle gained its independence in early 2008, but was forced into 1567: 1511: 1465: 1398: 1289: 1220: 1207: 1104: 1072: 1018: 1010: 1002: 998: 926: 769: 756: 531:, a white South African successfully marketed some of the edgiest black music. 456: 405: 289: 246: 664:. This period also saw one of the few times that Zomba attempted cracking the 5766: 5226: 4229: 3961: 3958:

Structuring Mergers & Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Shareholder Value

3801: 3528:"Business as Usual Down Under: Zomba Australia Holds Course After MD Departs" 2948: 2310: 2300: 2051: 1937: 1332: 1112: 1080: 974: 906:. In mid-1995, the band recorded three songs including their first single at 889:

A&R rep David McPherson. Though Calder was initially uninterested in the

773: 761: 722: 528: 448: 418: 414: 386: 223:. In October 2011 Jive Records was shut down and their artists were moved to 166: 2714:), however, trade magazines and other sources use either of the three names. 1626:- Entertainment group largely known for being the largest UK distributor of 957:

chart in January 1999, a position it would hold for four consecutive weeks.

5710: 5659: 5649: 5644: 5568: 5551:(this issue features a "Special Report" with multiple articles about Zomba) 4863: 4352: 3115:"How the music industry overlooked R. Kelly's alleged abuse of young women" 2309:- Created in 1984 for release of South African material (most prominently, 2103: 2092: 2073: 2030: 2025: 1716: 1448: 1389: 1382: 1375: 1195: 1088: 946:. Within four months of debuting on radio in September 1998, Spears' song " 934: 930: 895: 886: 874: 853: 765: 710: 560: 498: 464: 401: 332: 300: 269: 242: 231: 216: 119: 97: 5059: 4660: 1266:

The company also runs an investment and financial services company called

1258:) is a music company and division of the Zomba Group. The US affiliate is 860:

and BMG, with approving some of their Jive catalog for release on the new

829:). Rough Trade was primarily known as a distributor, but it also ran many 5720: 5715: 3135: 3085: 3056: 3027: 1724: 1643: 1575: 1211: 1100: 1084: 833:

music labels based in Germany. In July 1999, Rough Trade GSA was renamed

818: 706: 702: 694: 680: 511: 489: 488:. By 1982, Calder was introduced to a young fresh college graduate named 460: 452: 440: 432: 382: 356: 336: 296: 235: 224: 123: 101: 3728:"Jive Rides Teen-pop Wave: Trend-savvy Label Looks Beyond Legal Tangles" 455:

was one of the first to contact the group, who used his recently formed

5751: 4404:, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 30 January 2004 4398: 4285: 3826: 3549:"Zomba Joins Digital-Download Parade; EMarker Readies to Launch Device" 2561: 2097: 1968:

Kenneth Ruiz-Davila (Norway, 2000–2001; GM of region after 2001-09-03)

1323:

In addition to recording studios, Zomba Recording Corporation operated

1285: 993: 943: 903: 899: 714: 361: 208: 49: 3615:"Music producers knew 15-year-old Britney Spears would be a superstar" 2998: 1586: 385:

in 1975, operating out of Calder's bedroom space in London. The name "

5178:"David Renzer - Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group" 5159:

Lichtman, Irv (6 January 1996). "Zomba's size belies musical swath".

4947: 4844:"Zomba Opens in Korea--Indie Applies Int'l Model to Difficult Market" 4246:"Bertelsmann Says $ 3 Billion Price Is Too High for Control of Zomba" 2189: 2150: 1914: 1833: 1336: 1305: 1096: 911: 657: 555: 502: 485: 374: 4525:

Schoepe, Zenon (February 1996). "Zomba buys Hilton hire operation".

3922:

Harding, James (26 September 2002). "Zomba's price hits sour note".

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venture, the rest of Provident became part of Sony Music Nashville.

1203:

coordinate production activities on many Zomba subsidiary releases.

885:

without any hits. Pearlman presented the group to Calder along with

400:

Next, Calder and Simon began looking for songwriters. The first was

5746: 3707: 3140: 3090: 3061: 3032: 3003: 2556:

Zomba's first enterprise was a management company in London called

2006: 1580: 1281: 1236: 890: 861: 595: 519: 394: 265: 261: 2966:

R&B, Rhythm and Business: The Political Economy of Black music

4552: 3188:"BMG Entertainment Acquires Share in Zomba Group Record Division" 2946:

Malan, Rian (25 July 2002). "The $ 3 Billion Man: Clive Calder".

2533: 1810: 1651: 1647: 1639: 826: 822: 814: 610: 585: 507: 493: 257: 161: 5403:"Music Editor Dan Carlin on Forming Segue Music Company (Video)" 3300:"Arista Nashville's Reunion Record Purchased by the Zomba Group" 2536:

purchased the BMG-Zomba publishing company and placed it within

1854: 4076:"Making Strides: The AFM and Zomba Recording Reach Agreement". 3822:"Backstreet Boys Pave Golden Road in New Deal With Jive Record" 3168: 2541: 1728: 1328: 1108: 1022: 965: 961: 477: 390: 326: 157: 86: 4634: 4506:"International: Zomba-Affiliated Studio Announces its Closure" 1595:. The deal gave the following controlling interests to Zomba: 1292:. The studio featured three recording and mixing studios with 705:, an independent record label launched by Walden, his brother 268:

phenomenon in the late 1990s through their first record label

2238:- Label of the Bruton Music Group purchased by Zomba in 1985. 873:

Around 1993, Clive Calder began his uneasy relationship with

807:. It also gave them control of the established music company 683:. In 1998, Zomba purchased a 50% stake in the troubled label 422: 409: 207:) was a music group and division owned by and operated under 3258:"Zomba Buys Benson Group: Plans Christian Music Umbrella Co" 2299:

and Jive. The label was largely used to release material by

5669: 2568:. Zomba management represents music producers and artists. 2291: 1671:

of the following regional labels, most of which focused on

1231:

and the Rough Trade sales and distribution arm was renamed

515: 249:), Zomba was widely regarded as the most successful of the 4244:

Peers, Martin; Karnitschnig, Matthew (26 September 2002).

2710:

The largest variation of this name is found in Zomba ads (

986: 668:

market. In 1992, Zomba purchased UK classical music group

492:

who, for his job interview with Zomba, took Calder out to

3858:"BMG's New Task: Maintaining Zomba's Culture, Creativity" 2140: 2116: 2087: 2065: 2043: 2020: 1998: 1976: 1950: 1927: 1906: 1886: 1866: 1846: 1825: 1802: 1778: 1216: 1014: 459:

to distribute Zomba artists. The first major signing was

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Waters, Richard (12 June 2002). "The Price of Britney".

3483:"Zomba Takes Local Approach to International Operations" 1219:

became an important distributor for Zomba in Europe via

1009:

for $ 300 million and $ 550 million, respectively), and

4946:. Associated Production Music LLC. 2004. Archived from 4821:"U.S. Latin Sales Rise in Qtr; Sony Remains The Leader" 3594:"BMG, Sony, Zomba Announce Studio Closings, Staff Cuts" 1666:- Windsong's collection of "BBC in Concert" recordings. 1206:

From 1981 until 1987, Zomba labels were distributed by

1127:

For a list of all companies associated with Zomba, see

571:

which achieved platinum status. Meanwhile, Jive signed

558:

was picked up by Jive after his independently released

1347:(which recorded 5 albums all produced by Mutt Lange). 245:(the company was registered privately offshore in the 3703:"'N Sync Scores Small Victory As Legal Battle Begins" 3209:"LOONY TUNES Danny Chang: Writing Music For Cartoons" 377:

movement, they opted to create a publishing company;

5457: 2752:"RCA Execs Confirm Jive and Arista Labels Shut Down" 1746: 1178:

from approximately 2004 until 2009 (now part of the

621:

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

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and began looking for more artists and songwriters.

219:

while others stayed with Jive as it moved under the

4899:"Zomba Launches Brazilian Operation with Som Livre" 3441:"Zomba Opens New Affiliates to Boost Euro Presence" 1587:

Windsong (Pinnacle, Rough Trade, Music For Nations)

608:in early 1992. R. Kelly began his solo career with 413:name for himself as a producer, with albums by the 4920:"Zomba Strikes New Deals While BMG Talks Continue" 3658:"Hot 100 | Britney Spears '...Baby One More Time'" 2866: 2337:- Formed in the mid nineties for electronic music. 1151:are divided into their music publishing business ( 4243: 4071: 4069: 3898:Spahr, Wolfgang; Benz, Matthew (10 August 2002). 2675:. Vol. 113, no. 18. pp. 1, 98–100. 1142:controlled the Zomba group. The company began as 538:was signed on the strength of their first record 470: 5764: 2267:- Imprint used for music-related video releases. 347:Early companies formed by Calder and Simon were 307:, Sony's division for catalogue reissues, while 5439:. Penton Media, Inc. 4 May 2005. Archived from 5083:"Writer-only deals help fuel MCA's banner year" 4852:. Vol. 112, no. 25. pp. 70A, 75. 4800:"Zomba Hands Ruiz-Davila New Scandinavian Role" 3773:"'N Sync Suits Settled; Zomba, BMG Extend Pact" 3380: 3378: 3181: 3179: 2179: 1610:- Released high quality, mid price compilation. 1320:of Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and NSYNC. 397:superseded Zomba as Malawi's capital in 1974). 295:Today, all the Zomba labels were absorbed into 5299: 5297: 5209:. Vol. 119, no. 12. pp. 5–6, 8. 4997:. Zomba Production Music. 2002. Archived from 4907:. Vol. 113, no. 25. pp. 1, 103. 4754:. Vol. 112, no. 32. pp. 5, 108. 4581:. Breathe Cast. 2 October 2008. Archived from 4514:. Vol. 112, no. 37. pp. 59, 61. 4305: 4303: 4066: 4022: 4020: 3308:. Vol. 108, no. 42. pp. 10, 99. 2820: 2818: 1506:Provident Label Group had this configuration: 1327:. Dreamhire opened in 1984 with operations in 1242: 230:Founded independently in the mid-seventies by 5584: 4339: 4337: 4149:. Vol. 117, no. 27. pp. 33–34. 3908:. Vol. 114, no. 32. pp. 1, 68. 3887:. Vol. 114, no. 25. pp. 1, 78. 3512:. Vol. 111, no. 17. pp. 8, 79. 3449:. Vol. 112, no. 17. pp. 52–53. 3395:. Vol. 108, no. 29. pp. 6, 74. 3371:. Vol. 109, no. 26. pp. 6, 87. 3350:. Vol. 113, no. 28. pp. 1, 94. 3287:. Vol. 106, no. 8. pp. 10, 18. 3196:. Vol. 108, no. 45. pp. 6, 72. 2684: 2682: 2605:, and a small film production company called 2319:- Formed in the mid-nineties for house music. 594:in 1993. In 1991, Jive signed R&B artist 389:" referred to the capital of African country 5598: 5493:International Directory of Company Histories 5458:Cohen, Jane; Bob Grossweiner (6 July 2007). 4611:. MyMusicWay. 20 August 2008. Archived from 4413: 4411: 4269: 4267: 4265: 4263: 4261: 4034:. Revolution UK. 1 June 2004. Archived from 3790: 3788: 3375: 3176: 2908:International Directory of Company Histories 2900: 2898: 2896: 2894: 2824: 2725:"Jive Label Group Artist Grammy Nominations" 1618:- Metal/hard-rock label that closed in 2004. 1254:, and sometimes colloquially referred to as 404:, the French producer who helped create the 327:South African Roots: Calder, Simon and Lange 5808:Mass media companies disestablished in 2008 5788:Defunct record labels of the United Kingdom 5522:Scott, Ajax (August 1996). "Clive Calder". 5294: 5154: 5152: 5022:"Music tie-ins climb the teen promo charts" 4793: 4791: 4789: 4739: 4737: 4300: 4017: 3998: 3996: 3917: 3915: 3866:. Vol. 114, no. 49. pp. 3–4. 3696: 3694: 3521: 3519: 3404: 3402: 3384: 3185: 2969:. New York: Akashic Books. pp. 38–42. 2815: 2665:White, Adam; Newman, Melinda (5 May 2001). 2664: 2579: 5591: 5577: 5322: 5273: 5125:"Mantel Named Zomba Music Publishing Pres" 4351:. Zomba Records APRO. 2000. Archived from 4334: 4275:"Case No. COMP/M.2883 - Bertelsmann/Zomba" 3766: 3764: 3434: 3432: 3430: 3428: 3426: 2860: 2858: 2856: 2854: 2852: 2850: 2848: 2846: 2844: 2842: 2825:White, Adam; Coetzer, Diane (5 May 2001). 2679: 1579:bought Bertelsmann's stake in their joint 5391:. Vol. 107, no. 37. p. 42. 5339:. Vol. 108, no. 38. p. 41. 5252: 4979:. Vol. 107, no. 49. p. 39. 4928:. Vol. 114, no. 27. p. 47. 4808:. Vol. 113, no. 38. p. 53. 4730:. Vol. 111, no. 37. p. 69. 4709:. Vol. 112, no. 32. p. 76. 4687:. Vol. 111, no. 20. p. 60. 4472:. Vol. 113, no. 48. p. 62. 4433: 4408: 4387:. Vol. 111, no. 27. p. 62. 4258: 4222: 4212:. Vol. 120, no. 41. p. 22. 4191:. Vol. 118, no. 27. p. 20. 4170:. Vol. 118, no. 29. p. 10. 4107:. Vol. 113, no. 42. p. 33. 3897: 3785: 3719: 3587: 3585: 3578:. Vol. 114, no. 13. p. 62. 3557:. Vol. 112, no. 35. p. 70. 3491:. Vol. 114, no. 47. p. 41. 3470:. Vol. 111, no. 44. p. 72. 3419:. Vol. 111, no. 37. p. 16. 3329:. Vol. 110, no. 15. p. 62. 3266:. Vol. 109, no. 11. p. 12. 3234: 2941: 2939: 2891: 2835:. Vol. 113, no. 18. p. 98. 2660: 2658: 929:. Initially horrified by Spears' karaoke 877:. Pearlman had put together a new group, 5828:British companies disestablished in 2008 5783:Mass media companies established in 1975 5489: 5433:"Zomba Enterprises Introduces SEE Music" 5380: 5328: 5303: 5175: 5158: 5149: 5117: 5091:. Vol. 106, no. 6. p. 12. 5080: 4886:. Vol. 113, no. 27. p. 6. 4869: 4786: 4734: 4713: 4692: 4493:. Vol. 109, no. 5. p. 44. 4441:Who Owns Who: Continental Europe 2005/06 4419:Who Owns Who: Continental Europe 2004/05 4372: 4370: 4311:Who Owns Who: Continental Europe 2003/04 4195: 4118:Price, Deborah Evans (12 October 2004). 4090: 4062:. Vol. 119, no. 36. p. 5. 4013:. Vol. 115, no. 14. p. 7. 3993: 3989:. Vol. 114, no. 50. p. 6. 3981:"BMG Begins Zomba's Integration Process" 3912: 3900:"Bertelsmann Chief Aims to Rein in Debt" 3851: 3849: 3794: 3757:. Vol. 111, no. 43. p. 3. 3725: 3691: 3602:. Vol. 113, no. 50. p. 3. 3570:"DataPlay Rollout Includes Jive Catalog" 3561: 3536:. Vol. 113, no. 9. p. 38. 3516: 3495: 3474: 3399: 3298:Price, Deborah Evans (19 October 1996). 3249: 3083: 2904: 2749: 2690:Who Owns Who: Continental Europe 2005/06 2656: 2654: 2652: 2650: 2648: 2646: 2644: 2642: 2640: 2638: 2287:- Dance label active in the early 2000s. 1591:In 1996, Zomba acquired the holdings of 1474: 5477: 5279: 5258: 5222:"UNIVERSAL SELLS EUROPEAN ZOMBA RIGHTS" 5219: 4971:"BMG U.K. purchases Conifer from Zomba" 4968: 4911: 4875: 4835: 4797: 4743: 4719: 4698: 4676:"Zomba Starts Up Business in Australia" 4524: 4503: 4476: 4345:"Zomba Records APRO Online: Background" 4223:Lieberman, Allyson (19 November 2000). 4201: 4174: 4096: 4005:"BMG 2002 Profits Up; Zomba Cuts Begin" 4002: 3978: 3932: 3921: 3781:. Vol. 112, no. 2. p. 6. 3761: 3740: 3700: 3592:Walsh, Christopher (15 December 2001). 3567: 3540: 3525: 3501: 3480: 3423: 3408: 3235:Henderson, Richard (19 December 1998). 3084:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Huey, Steve. 2864: 2839: 2551: 2351:(sometimes colloquially referred to as 2216:- Formed under Zomba Records Australia. 2210:- Formed under Zomba Records Australia. 1794:Paul Paoliello (1 March 2001 - ?) 1654:) - German distributor and label group. 1210:. After 1987, Zomba signed a deal with 987:From BMG to Sony, and recent activities 447:In early 1978, Zomba opened offices in 5765: 4917: 4841: 4818: 4667: 4482: 4462:Walsh, Christopher (1 December 2001). 4180: 4153: 4132: 3979:LeGrand, Emmanuel (14 December 2002). 3938: 3891: 3876: 3770: 3746: 3612: 3582: 3546: 3453: 3438: 3354: 3333: 3291: 3276: 3256:Price, Deborah Evans (15 March 1997). 3200: 3112: 2962: 2936: 2430:Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc. 2343: 1966:Magnus Bohman (main office, 2000–2001) 1822:(also called Zomba Records Singapore) 315:are currently owned by Sony Music UK. 5823:British companies established in 1975 5572: 5534: 5521: 5409:. Artists House Music. Archived from 5349: 5331:"Zomba profits from 'Group' approach" 5282:"Zomba arm to rep film, TV composers" 5198: 5019: 4890: 4878:"Zomba Opens New Operation in Lisbon" 4798:Lofthus, Kai R. (22 September 2001). 4673: 4461: 4367: 4159: 4138: 4117: 4048: 3925:Financial Times World Media Abstracts 3846: 3819: 3726:Paoletta, Michael (23 October 1999). 3670: 3635:"Britney Spears...Baby One More Time" 3591: 3547:Gillen, Marilyn A. (26 August 2000). 3459: 3387:"Zomba buys 75% of Windsong/Pinnacle" 3361:Price, Deborah Evans (28 June 1997). 3360: 3340:Price, Deborah Evans (14 July 2001). 3339: 3318: 3297: 3255: 3206: 3186:Clark-Meads, Jeff (9 November 1996). 2999:"Boogie Down Productions - Biography" 2945: 2795: 2635: 1792:Scott Murphy (March 1999 - Feb. 2001) 1194:Zomba's first, and flagship label is 1174:Zomba labels were operated under the 868: 501:to create a catchy hook for local DJ 5798:Record labels disestablished in 2008 4896: 4767:"BMG/Zomba Benelux merger completed" 4764: 4720:McClure, Steve (11 September 1999). 4633:. Zomba Records GmbH. Archived from 4504:Lofthus, Kai R. (9 September 2000). 4376: 4202:Crosley, Hillary (11 October 2008). 4139:Price, Deborah Evans (2 July 2005). 4049:Walsh, Chris M. (8 September 2007). 3955: 3855: 3676: 3462:"The Secret of Jive's Int'l Success" 3409:McClure, Steve (11 September 1999). 3319:Price, Deborah Evans (7 June 1997). 3054: 2750:Halperin, Shirley (7 October 2011). 2667:"The Untold Saga of the Zomba Group" 2493:Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc. 2381: 1350: 1325:Dreamhire Professional audio Rentals 1122: 573:DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 5381:Lichtman, Irv (16 September 1995). 5329:Lichtman, Irv (21 September 1996). 5220:Garrity, Brian (21 February 2008). 5184:. The Urban Network. Archived from 5056:Pete Waterman Entertainment Limited 4940:"About Associated Production Music" 4162:"Zomba Publishing Buys Strongsongs" 3795:Boehlert, Eric (29 December 1999). 3747:Newman, Melinda (23 October 1999). 3526:Eliezer, Christie (24 April 1999). 3502:Eliezer, Christie (24 April 1999). 2772:"Sony Music UK - Music For Nations" 2516:Zomba Silver Sands Enterprises Inc. 1169: 13: 5261:"May, Cagan to top new Zomba unit" 4969:Waleson, Heidi (2 December 1995). 4746:"Zomba Opens Japanese Stand-Alone" 3771:Newman, Melinda (8 January 2000). 3701:Manning, Kara (24 November 1999). 3613:Macias, Amanda (2 February 2016). 3481:Howorth, Adam (23 November 2002). 3460:Pride, Dominic (30 October 1999). 3385:Clark-Meads, Jeff (20 July 1996). 3136:"A Tribe Called Quest - Biography" 2544:. In 2017, Imagem was acquired by 1775:Zomba Records Australia Pty. Ltd. 367: 14: 5839: 5818:2008 disestablishments in England 5793:Record labels established in 1981 5556: 5280:Sandler, Adam (16 January 1997). 5259:Sandler, Adam (24 January 1997). 5199:Walsh, Chris M. (24 March 2007). 5109:. 22 January 2001. Archived from 5081:Lichtman, Irv (5 February 1994). 5020:Haman, Andrea (1 December 1999). 4876:Amoroso, Henrique (7 July 2001). 4722:"Zomba Expands into Asia-Pacific" 4483:Hunter, Nigel (1 February 1997). 4097:Collins, Lisa (20 October 2001). 3856:Benz, Matthew (7 December 2002). 2952:. Vol. 901. pp. 26, 28. 2873:. New York: Free Press. pp. 2827:"Zomba Seed Sown in South Africa" 2190:Associated Production Music (APM) 1883:Zomba Records GmbH (Switzerland) 1747:Zomba International Records Group 1604:- Opened in 1989, closed in 1998. 1500:Brentwood/Benson Publishing Group 846:Zomba International Records Group 598:who, along with his backing band 575:in 1986 and released their debut 5425: 5395: 5374: 5343: 5304:Oppelaar, Justin (16 May 2001). 5234: 5213: 5192: 5169: 5137: 5095: 5074: 5040: 5013: 4819:Masson, Gordon (20 April 2000). 4744:McClure, Steve (5 August 2000). 4699:LeBlanc, Larry (5 August 2000). 4160:Walsh, Chris M. (22 July 2006). 3820:Lewis, Mark (11 November 1999). 3568:Garrity, Brian (30 March 2002). 3439:Masson, Gordon (22 April 2000). 3279:"Zomba acquires Brentwood Group" 3277:Darden, Bob (19 February 1994). 3133: 3025: 2996: 2538:Universal Music Publishing Group 2385: 2297:Pete Waterman Entertainment Ltd. 2231:Chappell Recording Music Library 1660:- Exporter of music and film/TV. 1496:Provident-Integrity Distribution 1158:) and music recording business ( 1057:American Federation of Musicians 56:Universal Music Publishing Group 34: 5460:"Industry Profile: Ralph Simon" 4983: 4962: 4932: 4856: 4842:Masson, Gordon (17 June 2000). 4812: 4765:Goal, Cesco van (31 May 2003). 4758: 4649: 4619: 4597: 4567: 4551:. Dreamhire LLC. 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Hammond Music ( 1046:Sony Music Entertainment 353:Clive Calder Productions 209:Sony Music Entertainment 197:Zomba Group of Companies 52:(recorded music catalog) 50:Sony Music Entertainment 5482:. New York: Free Press. 5478:Knopper, Steve (2009). 5306:"Zomba Shows Ingenuity" 4605:"Provident Music Group" 3956:Hunt, Peter A. (2004). 3342:"Christian Labels Rise" 2963:Kelley, Norman (2005). 2865:Knopper, Steve (2009). 2609:. In 2005, Zomba began 2574:Ingenuity Entertainment 2377:Zomba Music Holdings BV 2113:Zomba Records Portugal 2084:Zomba Records Japan KK 1919:Bert Meyer (1999–2003) 1055:On 2 November 2004 the 736:In 1993, Zomba created 544:, and their Jive debut 536:Boogie Down Productions 5490:Pederson, Jay (2003). 4079:International Musician 3086:"R. Kelly - Biography" 2905:Pederson, Jay (2003). 2757:The Hollywood Reporter 2488:Zomba Enterprises Inc. 2361:Zomba Enterprises Inc. 2259:Zomba Special Projects 2225:Zomba Production Music 1915:Hilversum, Netherlands 1903:Zomba Records Benelux 1673:electronic dance music 1623:Pinnacle Entertainment 1608:Connoisseur Collection 1593:Windsong International 1252:Zomba Productions Ltd. 1063:In 2005, Zomba formed 798:Pinnacle Entertainment 792:Windsong International 591:Return of the Boom Bap 550:was released in 1988. 547:By All Means Necessary 349:Sagittarius Management 260:in the 1980s, and the 84:(as Zomba Corporation) 5778:British record labels 5485:(primarily Chapter 3) 5407:ArtistsHouseMusic.org 4615:on 19 September 2009. 4545:"About Dreamhire LLC" 3504:"Aussie Labels Clash" 3057:"KRS-One - Biography" 3028:"KRS-One - Biography" 2623:List of record labels 2590:Zomba! 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