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In conjunction with his book Fortune’s Fool, Fred Goodman discusses the executives, labels and landscape of the record business since the advent of Napster. He talks about how he first became a writer; Edgar Bronfman and the Seagram Company; the book’s title; Warner Music Group; Doug Morris in contrast to Clive Davis; Rick Rubin; Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen of Island Def Jam; Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records; the effect of declining salaries and revenues on the industry; Mo Ostin and Steve Ross; Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records; Jean-Marie Messier of Vivendi; and the industry’s reactions to illegal music downloading.
Complete Program Title: Music Management Seminar with Steve Leeds and Fred Goodman: Author – Fortune’s Fool
Series: Music Management Seminar
Date Created: February 8, 2011
Credits:
Fred Goodman – Interviewee
Steve Leeds – Interviewer
Producer: Department of Instruction and Research Technology. Broadcast, Production and Support Division
Duration: 01:51:30 [hh:mm:ss]
Language: English
Tags: Ahmet M. Ertegun, Computer file sharing, Def Jam Recordings, Doug Morris 1938-, Edgar Bronfman 1955-, Jean-Marie Messier 1956-, Jimmy Iovine, Music trade--United States, Record labels--United States, Seagram Company, Sound recording executives and producers--United States, Warner Music Group