Jimmy Iovine

Jimmy Iovine

Born: March 11, 1953
Age: 71
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Biography

James "Jimmy" Iovine (/ˈaɪ.əviːn/; ; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, record producer, and film producer. He is best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M. In 2006, Iovine teamed with Dr. Dre to found Beats Electronics, a company which produces audio products and operated a now defunct music streaming service. The company was purchased by Apple for $3 billion in May 2014.

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Early life and training

Iovine was born in Brooklyn, New York. Both of Iovine's parents were of Italian descent.

As a teenager, Iovine was introduced to music production after he met a songwriter who got him a job cleaning a recording studio. He began working as a studio professional around 1972. Since the start of his career, Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.

Career

Music and film engineering and production career

In the early 1970s, Iovine became a recording engineer, working with John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen, among others. By 1973, Iovine was on staff at the New York studio the Record Plant, where he worked on Springsteen's Born to Run and Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell albums. He came to prominence via his work on the 1978 Patti Smith album Easter, which included her Top 40 hit "Because the Night". He teamed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Damn the Torpedoes and U2 on Rattle and Hum. Iovine also produced Bella Donna (the first solo album for Stevie Nicks), Making Movies for Dire Straits, and Get Close for The Pretenders.

Iovine was also responsible for supervising the music used in the 1984 romance film, Sixteen Candles and 1989 drama film, Scrooged.

In 1990, Iovine co-founded Interscope Records, which became Interscope Geffen A&M after a merger in 1999.

Iovine signed Tupac Shakur to a recording contract as one of the first Hip Hop acts on the Interscope label in 1992. Iovine was also responsible for providing distribution, initial funding and financial oversight for the highly successful Death Row Records hip hop label in the mid 1990s. Death Row operated as a subsidiary of his company Interscope, and was largely responsible for Interscope's initial platinum selling chart successes throughout the decade, which later launched the company into greater success in the 2000s with platinum artists like Eminem and Lady Gaga.

In 2002, Iovine co-produced the Academy Award-winning Eminem movie, 8 Mile, which opened at #1 at the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide. Additionally, Iovine executive produced the 2009 LeBron James documentary, More Than A Game and 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

Business career

In 2008, Iovine teamed up with Dr. Dre to co-found Beats By Dr. Dre, a headphones brand. Due in part to the design of its headphones and an expansion into smartphones and automotive audio systems, the company has captured 40 percent market share of the headphones industry.

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. Former Topspin Media executive Ian Rogers and Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor were said to be involved.

On May 28, 2014, Apple Inc. announced the acquisition of Beats Electronics. Iovine was hired to assume an undisclosed position at Apple where he helped in the creation of Apple Music, the electronics giant's foray into streaming music.

Television career

In 2005, Iovine made a guest appearance as himself on "Don't Make Me Over", an episode of Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy.

From 2011 to 2013, Iovine was a mentor on Fox's American Idol. Iovine's protégés—Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, and Candice Glover—release their music through Interscope. Iovine stopped working with the show in mid-2013.

Philanthropy

In May 2013, Iovine and Dr. Dre donated a $70 million endowment to the University of Southern California to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The goal of the Academy has been stated as "to shape the future by nurturing the talents, passions, leadership and risk-taking of uniquely qualified students who are motivated to explore and create new art forms, technologies, and business models". The first class of the Academy began in September 2014 with 31 students.

Honors and recognitions

In 2011, Iovine was honored by The Producers & Engineers Wing of the Grammy Awards. "This year we pay tribute to an industry leader, Jimmy Iovine, who has made an indelible impact as a recording engineer, producer, founder of Interscope Records, and now, entrepreneur focused on audio quality," Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the governing body of the Grammy Awards, said in presenting the award.

On May 17, 2013, Iovine received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the University of Southern California and gave the 2013 USC commencement address.

Personal life

Iovine was married 24 years to model and writer Vicki Iovine before divorcing; the couple have four children, including sons Jamie and Jeremy. He married former model Liberty Ross on February 14, 2016. The wedding ceremony took place at the Beverly Hills mansion of David Geffen.

Selected discography

Artist Album Released
John Lennon Walls and Bridges 1974
Kansas The Classic Albums Collection: 1974-1983 1974-1983
Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 1975
Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell 1977
Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town 1978
Golden Earring Grab It for a Second 1978
Patti Smith Easter 1978
Tom Petty Damn the Torpedoes 1979
Bruce Springsteen The River 1980
Dire Straits Making Movies 1980
Graham Parker and the Rumour The Up Escalator 1980
Stevie Nicks Bella Donna 1981
U2 Under a Blood Red Sky 1983
Pretenders Get Close 1986
Various A Very Special Christmas 1987
U2 Rattle and Hum 1988
Lady Gaga Born This Way: The Collection 2011
Gwen Stefani Love. Angel. Music. Baby 2004
Iggy Azalea The New Classic 2014

Discography

Complete discography
Year Album Artist Role
2014 New Classic Iggy Azalea Producer
2012 5 Classic Albums Tom Petty Producer
2012 Horses/Easter Patti Smith Mixing, Producer
2012 Ladies and Gentlemen... B. B. King Producer
2012 Strange Euphoria Heart Engineer, Producer
2012 Jasmine Night Dreams Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer Mixing Assistant
2011 A Very Special Christmas, Volume 1-2 Various Artists Executive Producer, Producer
2011 Born This Way: The Collection Lady Gaga Executive Producer
2011 In Touch/Midnight Rider Tommy James Remix Engineer
2011 Outside Society: Looking Back 1975-2007 Patti Smith Producer
2011 The Essential Meat Loaf Meat Loaf Engineer, Remixer
2011 The Classic Albums Collection: 1974-1983 Kansas Assistant Engineer
2011 Ultimate Hits:
Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Mixing, Producer
2010 101 Punk & New Wave Anthems Various Artists Producer
2010 360° at the Rose Bowl U2 Producer
2010 Greatest Hits Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Producer
2010 Double Play Kirk Franklin Executive Producer
2010 Nothing N.E.R.D. Composer, Executive Producer
2010 The Promise Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Mixing
2010 The Collection: 1973-1984 Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Mixing
2010 Ultimate '80s Movie Hits Various Artists Producer
2009 Essential '80s: Classic Eighties Various Artists Producer
2009 Greatest Hits Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Mixing
2009 Rare Cuts The D.I.s Executive Producer
2009 Sex Therapy Robin Thicke Executive Producer
2009 The Best of 1980-2000 U2 Producer
2009 The Best of Alison Moyet Alison Moyet Producer
2009 Ultimate Blues: Decca Various Artists Executive Producer, Producer
2008 A Very Special Christmas:
Playlist Plus
Various Artists Executive Producer, Producer
2008 Bat Out of Hell/
Hits Out of Hell
Meat Loaf Engineer, Remixing, Producer
2008 Doll Domination 2.0 The Pussycat Dolls Executive Producer
2008 The Great Big Scottish Songbook Various Artists Producer
2008 Four Christmases Various Artists Producer
2008 Incredible Clique Girlz Executive Producer
2008 Lo Esencial de Rock 101 Various Artists Producer
2008 Seventies Power Ballads Various Artists Producer
2008 The Block New Kids on the Block Executive Producer
2008 Themes, Volumes 1-5 Simple Minds Producer
2008 World's Best Dad Gift Set Various Artists Producer
2007 101 '80s Hits Various Artists Producer
2007 A Very Special Christmas:
20th Anniversary Collection
Various Artists Executive Producer
2007 Across the Universe (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Executive Producer
2007 CBGB Forever Various Artists Producer
2007 Crystal Visions:
The Best of Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks Producer
2007 Four Decades of Folk Rock Various Artists Producer
2007 Insomniac Enrique Iglesias Producer
2007 Now That's What I Call the 80's Various Artists Producer
2007 T Shirt/Final Exam Loudon Wainwright III Ensemble, Mixing
2007 World's Best Dad (2007) Various Artists Producer
2006 Anthology, Volumes 1-2 Gene Loves Jezebel Producer
2006 Arista Columbia Records 1980-1991 Willie Nile Producer
2006 I Don't Need A Man The Pussycat Dolls Executive Producer
2006 Pirate Radio Pretenders Producer
2006 The Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani A&R
2006 18 Singles U2 Audio Production, Producer
2005 All Woman: Platinum Collection Various Artists Producer
2005 Boxed Eurythmics Producer
2005 Cast of Characters:
The Rupert Holmes Songbook
Rupert Holmes Assistant Engineer
2005 Don't Cha The Pussycat Dolls Executive Producer
2005 Great Songs of Indifference:
The Anthology 1986-2001
Bob Geldof Producer
2005 Instigator Kaci Brown A&R
2005 PCD The Pussycat Dolls Executive Producer
2005 Private Investigations:
The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits Producer
2005 Stickwitu (Urban Mix) The Pussycat Dolls Executive Producer
2005 The Very Best of Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash Producer
2005 Very Best of Natural Woman Various Artists Producer
2005 The Ultimate Collection B. B. King Producer
2004 20th Century Masters: The Best of the '80s Various Artists Producer
2004 Anthology: Sound + Vision B. B. King Producer
2004 Carved in Stone: Live at Red Rocks, Volume II Various Artists Producer
2004 I Don't Want to Go Home/
This Time It's for Real
Southside Johnny Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
2004 Left of the Dial:
Dispatches from the '80s Underground
Various Artists Producer
2004 Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Gwen Stefani A&R
2004 Shall We Dance? Various Artists Executive Producer
2004 Shark Tale(Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Executive Producer
2003 20th Century Masters -
The Millennium Collection: The Best Of
Lone Justice Producer
2003 7 Enrique Iglesias Executive Producer
2003 30 Best Irish Hits, Volume 2 Various Artists Producer
2003 Damn the Torpedoes/
Southern Accents/
Hard Promises
Tom Petty Producer
2003 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Nixing, Producer
2003 Jett Rock:
Greatest Hits of Joan Jett
& the Blackhearts
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Producer
2003 Long Time Coming Jonny Lang A&R
2003 Rodney Rooney Rodney Rooney Engineer, Producer
2003 School of Rock Original Soundtrack Various Artists Producer
2003 Songbirds (WEA International) Various Artists Producer
2003 The Complete Atlantic Sessions Mark Farner Mixing, Producer
2003 The Essential Alison Moyet Alison Moyet Producer
2003 The Essential Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Mixing
2003 Who Will I Run To/
Kiss Me Like That
Kiley Dean Executive Producer
2002 Grammy Nominees 2002 Various Artists Executive Producer
2002 Greatest Hits (Universal Japan) B. B. King Producer
2002 Greetings from Asbury Park/
The Wild, The Innocent/
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Mixing
2002 Land (1975-2002) Patti Smith Producer
2002 Live and Unreleased from Farmclub.com Various Artists Executive Producer
2002 Meat Loaf and Friends (2002 Version) Meat Loaf Producer
2002 The Best of Simple Minds Simple Minds Producer
2002 The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart Rod Stewart Producer
2002 America: A Tribute to Heroes Various Artists Producer
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary,
Volume 2 (Original Soundtrack)
Various Artists Producer
2001 Collection Tracy Chapman Producer
2001 The Very Best of Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) Rod Stewart Producer
2001 Ultimate Collection Graham Parker Producer
2001 Anthology B.B. King Producer
2001 Anthology: Through the Years Tom Petty Producer
2001 Greatest Hits Pretenders Pretenders Producer
2000 Lucky Numbers Soundtrack: Various Artists Producer
2000 Ultimate Collection Maria McKee Producer
1999 18 Tracks Bruce Springsteen Engineer
1999 200 Cigarettes Original Soundtrack Various Artists Producer
1999 Damn the Torpedoes/
Southern Accents/
Into the Great Wide Open
Tom Petty Producer
1999 Dead Ringer/
Midnight at the Lost and Found/
Bat Out of Hell
Meat Loaf Producer
1999 Girls Night Out (Telstar TV) Girls Night Out Producer
1999 His Definitive Greatest Hits B. B. King Producer
1999 Master Hits: Graham Parker Graham Parker Producer
1999 This World Is Not My Home Lone Justice Producer
1999 Voodoo Dollies: The Best of Gene Loves Jezebel Gene Loves Jezebel Producer
1998 Armageddon: The Album Various Artists Producer
1998 Atlantic Records 50 Years:
The Gold Anniversary
Various Artists Producer
1998 Enchanted: The Words of Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks Producer
1998 First Generation:
Virgin 25 Years
Various Artists Producer
1998 My Hometown Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Producer
1998 Sultans of Swing:
The Very Best of Dire Straits
Dire Straits Producer
1998 The Nu Nation Project Kirk Franklin Executive Producer
1998 The Very Best of Meat Loaf Meat Loaf Engineer, Remixing
1998 Tracks Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Mixing
1997 '80s Hits Back, Volume 3 Various Artists Producer
1997 Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute Various Artists Producer
1997 Fit to Be Tied:
Greatest Hits by Joan Jett
& the Blackhearts
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Producer
1997 Home Alone Christmas Various Artists Producer
1997 One Step Up/
Two Steps Back:
The Songs of Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen Engineer
1997 Sounds of the Season Various Artists Engineer, Producer
1997 The Very Best of Mother's Finest:
Not Yer Mother's Funk
Mother's Finest Producer
1996 Greatest Rock Hits of the '80s Various Artists Producer
1996 It Takes Two (Columbia) Various Artists Producer
1996 Mellow Classics Various Artists Producer
1996 No Holding Back Graham Parker Producer
1996 The Patti Smith Masters:
The Collective Works
Patti Smith Mixing, Producer
1996 This Is the '80s Various Artists Producer
1996 XXI Dwight Twilley Mixing
1995 Airport: The Motors' Greatest Hits The Motors Producer
1995 Best Rock Ballads in the World...Ever Various Artists Producer
1995 Christmas of Hope Various Artists Engineer, Producer
1995 Geffen Vintage '80s, Volume 1 Various Artists Producer
1995 Greatest Hits Bruce Springsteen Audio Production, Engineer, Mixing
1995 Exhale (Shoop Shoop) Whitney Houston Producer
1995 Playback Tom Petty Producer
1995 The Best Rock Album in the World...Ever! Various Artists Producer
1995 Singles (US/UK) Alison Moyet Producer
1994 Angel of Harlem U2 Producer
1994 Flashback Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Producer
1994 Greatest Hits Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Producer
1994 Keep the Fire Burnin' Dan Hartman Producer
1994 Reality Bites (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1994 Sedated in the Eighties Various Artists Producer
1994 The Air Up There
(Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture)
Various Artists Executive Producer
1994 The Lead and How to Swing It Tom Jones Executive Producer
1993 Dead Ringer/Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf Audio Production
1993 Greatest Hits: Tom Petty Tom Petty Producer
1993 Passion Is No Ordinary Word:
The Graham Parker Anthology 1976-1991
Graham Parker Producer
1993 Now: 1986 (1993) Various Artists Producer
1993 Robin Zander Robin Zander Producer
1992 Classic Rock Box:
WNEW-FM 25th Anniversary Box
Various Artists Producer
1992 A Very Special Christmas, Volume 2 Various Artists Executive Producer, Producer
1992 Glittering Prize 1981-1992 Simple Minds Producer
1992 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Producer
1992 King of the Blues(Box) B. B. King Producer
1992 Matters of the Heart Tracy Chapman Producer
1992 Rock the First, Volume 5 Various Artists Producer
1991 Classic Rock: 1966-1988 Various Artists Producer
1991 Greatest Hits Eurythmics Producer
1991 Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks Producer
1990 Dream A Little Dream Various Artists Producer
1989 A Very Special Christmas Various Artists Executive Producer, Producer
1989 Angel Eurythmics Producer
1989 Don't Ask Me Why Eurythmics Producer
1989 Roadhouse (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Executive Producer, Producer
1989 Soundtrack Smashes: The '80s Various Artists Producer
1989 Storyteller:
The Complete Anthology 1964-1990
Rod Stewart Producer
1989 Suspicion Gene Loves Jezebel Producer
1989 The Continuing Story of Radar Love Golden Earring Producer
1989 The King and Queen of America The Eurythmics Producer
1989 These Here Are Crazy Times Boom Crash Opera Producer
1989 We Too Are One Eurythmics Audio Production, Producer
1988 Desire U2 Producer
1988 Dream of Life Patti Smith Producer
1988 Easy Pieces Easy Pieces Example
1988 Folkways: A Vision Shared
- A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Various Artists Producer
1988 Money for Nothing Dire Straits Producer
1988 Rattle and Hum U2 Producer
1988 Scrogged (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Music Supervisor
1988 See the Light The Jeff Healey Band Producer
1987 Bedrock Vice Thrashing Doves Producer
1987 The Breakfast Club Breakfast Club Producer
1987 Light Of Day (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1987 Maria Vidal Maria Vidal Executive Producer, Producer
1987 Raindancing Alison Moyet Producer
1987 The Motion of Love Gene Loves Jezebel Producer
1987 The Singles Pretenders Producer
1987 Tunnel of Love Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Producer
1986 Get Close Pretenders Producer
1986 Live 1975-1985 Bruce Springsteen Engineer
1986 Menlove Ave. John Lennon Assistant Engineer
1986 Rock For Amnesty Various Artists Producer
1986 Shelter Lone Justice Producer
1986 The Lover Speaks The Lover Speaks Producer
1985 Confrontation Face to Face Producer
1985 Lone Justice Lone Justice Producer
1985 Make It Better (Forget About Me) Tom Petty Producer
1985 Once Upon a Time Simple Minds Producer
1985 Rock a Little Stevie Nicks Producer
1985 Rocky IV (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1985 Southern Accents Tom Petty Producer
1985 Weird Science (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1984 Against All Odds (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1984 Cat Dancer Sandy Stewart Executive Producer, Producer
1984 Face to Face Face to Face Producer
1984 Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Producer
1984 I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman Producer
1984 Sixteen Candles (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1984 Streets of Fire (Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1983 Body Wishes Rod Stewart Producer
1983 Change of Heart Tom Petty Producer
1983 Stand Back Stevie Nicks Producer
1983 Reelin' in the Years, Volume 1 Various Artists Mixing, Producer
1983 The Crossing Big Country Mixing
1983 The Wild Heart Stevie Nicks Producer
1983 Under A Blood Red Sky U2 Producer
1982 Long After Dark Tom Petty Producer
1982 Officer and a Gentleman(Original Soundtrack) Various Artists Producer
1982 The Distance Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Producer
1981 A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) Tom Petty Producer
1981 Bad For Good Jim Steinman Producer
1981 Bella Donna Stevie Nicks Producer
1981 Dead Ringer Meat Loaf Producer
1981 Golden Down Willie Nile Producer
1981 Hard Promises Tom Petty Producer
1980 Making Movies Dire Straits Producer
1980 Rockin' at Ground Zero The Gears Executive Producer
1980 Tenement Steps The Motors Producer
1980 The River Bruce Springsteen Engineer
1980 The Up Escalator Graham Parker Audio Production, Producer
1980 This Day and Age D.L. Byron Producer
1979 Damn The Torpedoes Tom Petty Producer
1979 Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty Producer
1979 Live Mother's Finest Producer
1979 No Frills Mark Farner Audio Production, Producer
1979 Perfect Stranger Robert Fleischman Producer
1979 Refugee Tom Petty Producer
1978 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen Engineer, Mixing
1978 Easter Patti Smith Group Producer, Mixing
1978 Grab It For A Second Golden Earring Producer
1978 Paley Brothers Paley Brothers Producer
1978 The Flame The Flame Producer
1977 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf Engineer, Producer, Recorder, Remixing
1976 I Don't Want to Go Home Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Engineer
1975 Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers & Hart Bobby Short Engineer
1975 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing
1975 Jasmine Nightdreams Edgar Winter Group Mixing Assistant
1975 Jasmine Nightdreams Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer Mixing Assistant
1974 Hard Labor Three Dog Night Mixing Assistant
1974 Kansas Kansas Assistant Engineer
1974 Pussy Cats Harry Nilsson Assistant Engineer
1974 Shock Treatment The Edgar Winter Group Assistant Engineer
1974 Saints & Sinners Johnny Winter Engineer
1974 Walls and Bridges John Lennon Overdub Engineer
1973 Western Head Music Co. Augie Meyers Bass

Filmography

Complete filmography
Date Title Credit Format
2013 Nina Executive Producer Film
2011 Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden Executive Producer TV Documentary
2011 American Idol Mentor (Season 10 - Season 12) TV Series
2009 Archie's Final Project Executive Producer Film
2008 More Than a Game Executive Producer Film
2008 Ringo Starr: Off the Record Executive Producer TV Documentary
2006 Off the Record: Bono and The Edge Executive Producer TV Documentary
2008 Pussy Cat Dolls Present: Girlicious Executive Producer TV Series (6 Episodes)
2007 Cane Executive Producer TV Series (12 Episodes)
2006 Rock Legends: Platinum Weird Executive Producer TV Movie
2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Executive Producer Film
2003 Interscope Records Presents The Next Episode Executive Producer TV Series
2003 Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show Executive Producer TV Special
2002 8 Mile Executive Producer Film
2001 Farmclub.com Executive Producer TV Series

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