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UID:9e5dd87418089fe24ba67bf06ea4e303 CATEGORIES:LSDM CREATED:20140728T123529 SUMMARY:Bruce Hinton DESCRIPTION:  \n       Universal Music Group   2002 BRUCE HINTON LEAVES POST AS CHAIRMAN, MCA NASHVILLE; LUKE LEWIS TO OVERSEE LABEL  \n Hinton Honored with Chairman Emeritus Position\n \n \n Nashville, Tennessee and Santa Mon ica, California, August 7, 2002 - After 19 years of leading one of country music’s most successful labels, Bruce Hinton has chosen to leave his positi on as Chairman of MCA Nashville. Commemorating his many contributions to th e Universal Music Group over the years, he will be honored with the title o f Chairman Emeritus, MCA Nashville, and will continue to serve as an adviso r to the label. Luke Lewis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercury Nashville and Lost Highway, will now oversee the operations of all three l abels. “My time with MCA Nashville has been the most rewarding experience of my career and I am extremely proud of the achievements of all of our gre at artists as well as the tremendous staff behind these accomplishments,” c ommented Mr. Hinton. “MCA Nashville has had an incredible run. Now, after 1 9 years, I am ready to start a new chapter in my life and look forward to s pending more time with my family. I am leaving the label in good hands with Luke Lewis.” “Bruce is truly one of the legendary figures in country musi c,” said Mr. Lewis. “Under his auspices, MCA Nashville continued to set new standards for artistry and success over the years. It is a great honor to take the reins from Bruce and I am pleased that he will continue to serve a s an advisor. I join all of the Universal Music Group in thanking him for h is tremendous contributions to the company for so many years.” Added Doug Morris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group, “As he ad of the leading country music label for nearly 20 years, Bruce has had a lasting influence on the entire business. We are very proud to bestow on hi m the title of Chairman Emeritus in honor of his many achievements within b oth MCA Nashville and country music. We thank him for his many years of suc cess and dedication to the Universal Music Group.” Zach Horowitz, Presiden t and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Music Group, said, “I have had the pleasure of working with Bruce during his entire career with the Universal Music Group. He has not only been a great record executive, but one of the finest gentlemen in the business. His legacy is far greater than the incre dible success of MCA Nashville; it extends to his many philanthropic activi ties in Nashville and across the country. Bruce is truly an inspiration to us all.” A respected music industry veteran for 42 years, Mr. Hinton built MCA Nashville into a country music powerhouse with an impressive roster, w hich includes superstar artists Vince Gill, George Strait, Reba McEntire, T risha Yearwood, Gary Allan, and Lee Ann Womack as well as newcomers Rebecca Lynn Howard and Shannon Lawson. Under his direction, MCA Nashville was con sistently rated the No. 1 country label by music trades “Billboard” and “R& amp;R” for ten consecutive years (1991-2000), leading to both publications naming MCA Nashville the “Label of the Decade.” MCA Nashville, under Mr. H inton’s guidance, has set numerous country music records including most No. 1 singles (George Strait); most Grammy Awards won by a country artist (Vin ce Gill); and No.1 selling female country artist of all time (Reba McEntire ). An Indiana native and graduate of Indiana University, Mr. Hinton began his music career at Warner Bros. Records in New York in 1960. He soon rose to the head of National Promotion for Warner/Reprise, relocating to their h eadquarters in Los Angeles. In 1965, Mr. Hinton joined Columbia Records as Western Promotion Manager and then moved back to New York as Director of CB S’s Custom Label Group. He returned to Los Angeles in 1967, joining record executive Jimmy Bowen at Amos Productions. Subsequently, he co-founded the first national independent country record promotion company with Peter Sven dson, and later co-founded a production company with Jim Ed Norman, who lat er became President of Warner/Reprise Nashville. In the early ‘80s, Mr. Hin ton moved to Nashville as Senior Vice President and General Manager of MCA Nashville. In 1989, Hinton was upped to President and then promoted to Chai rman in 1993. Mr. Hinton serves on the boards of the Country Music Foundat ion; Country Music Association; Tennessee Performing Arts Center; Leadershi p Music; W.O. Smith Nashville Community School; City of Hope Executive Boar d, Music & Entertainment Industry Chapter; and the Senior Advisory Boar d of the Sports & Entertainment Academy/Indiana University. MCA Nashvi lle is a division of the Universal Music Group, the world's leading music c ompany with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 63 countries. It s businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the indu stry's largest global music publishing operations. Universal Music Group c onsists of record labels Decca Record Company, Deutsche Grammophon, Intersc ope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Record s, MCA Nashville, MCA Records, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Philips, Po lydor, Universal Music Latino, Universal Records, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record com pany subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and UM3 (outs ide the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media and t echnology division. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.    X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

 

 
 
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Nashville, Tennessee and Santa Monica, California, August 7, 2002 - After 19 years of leading one of country music& rsquo;s most successful labels, Bruce Hinton has chosen to leave his positi on as Chairman of MCA Nashville. Commemorating his many contributions to th e Universal Music Group over the years, he will be honored with the title o f Chairman Emeritus, MCA Nashville, and will continue to serve as an adviso r to the label. Luke Lewis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercury Nashville and Lost Highway, will now oversee the operations of all three l abels.

&ld quo;My time with MCA Nashville has been the most rewarding experience of my career and I am extremely proud of the achievements of all of our great ar tists as well as the tremendous staff behind these accomplishments,” commented Mr. Hinton. “MCA Nashville has had an incredible run. Now, after 19 years, I am ready to start a new chapter in my life and look forwa rd to spending more time with my family. I am leaving the label in good han ds with Luke Lewis.”

“Bruce is truly one of the legendary figures in coun try music,” said Mr. Lewis. “Under his auspices, MCA Nashville continued to set new standards for artistry and success over the years. It is a great honor to take the reins from Bruce and I am pleased that he will continue to serve as an advisor. I join all of the Universal Music Group i n thanking him for his tremendous contributions to the company for so many years.”

Added Doug Morris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Musi c Group, “As head of the leading country music label for nearly 20 ye ars, Bruce has had a lasting influence on the entire business. We are very proud to bestow on him the title of Chairman Emeritus in honor of his many achievements within both MCA Nashville and country music. We thank him for his many years of success and dedication to the Universal Music Group.&rdqu o;

Zach Ho rowitz, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Music Group, said, “I have had the pleasure of working with Bruce during his entire car eer with the Universal Music Group. He has not only been a great record exe cutive, but one of the finest gentlemen in the business. His legacy is far greater than the incredible success of MCA Nashville; it extends to his man y philanthropic activities in Nashville and across the country. Bruce is tr uly an inspiration to us all.”

A respected music industry veteran for 42 years, Mr. Hinton built MCA Nashville into a country music powerhouse with an imp ressive roster, which includes superstar artists Vince Gill, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Gary Allan, and Lee Ann Womack as well as newcomers Rebecca Lynn Howard and Shannon Lawson. Under his direction, MCA Nashville was consistently rated the No. 1 country label by music trades &l dquo;Billboard” and “R&R” for ten consecutive years (1991 -2000), leading to both publications naming MCA Nashville the “Label of the Decade.”

MCA Nashville, under Mr. Hinton’s guidance, has set numer ous country music records including most No. 1 singles (George Strait); mos t Grammy Awards won by a country artist (Vince Gill); and No.1 selling fema le country artist of all time (Reba McEntire).
An Indiana native and graduate of Indi ana University, Mr. Hinton began his music career at Warner Bros. Records i n New York in 1960. He soon rose to the head of National Promotion for Warn er/Reprise, relocating to their headquarters in Los Angeles. In 1965, Mr. H inton joined Columbia Records as Western Promotion Manager and then moved b ack to New York as Director of CBS’s Custom Label Group. He returned to Los Angeles in 1967, joining record executive Jimmy Bowen at Amos Produc tions. Subsequently, he co-founded the first national independent country r ecord promotion company with Peter Svendson, and later co-founded a product ion company with Jim Ed Norman, who later became President of Warner/Repris e Nashville. In the early ‘80s, Mr. Hinton moved to Nashville as Seni or Vice President and General Manager of MCA Nashville. In 1989, Hinton was upped to President and then promoted to Chairman in 1993.

Mr. Hinton serves on the b oards of the Country Music Foundation; Country Music Association; Tennessee Performing Arts Center; Leadership Music; W.O. Smith Nashville Community S chool; City of Hope Executive Board, Music & Entertainment Industry Chapter ; and the Senior Advisory Board of the Sports & Entertainment Academy/India na University.

MCA Nashville is a division of the Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 6 3 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global music publishing operations.

Universal Music Gro up consists of record labels Decca Record Company, Deutsche Grammophon, Int erscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Record s, MCA Nashville, MCA Records, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Philips, Po lydor, Universal Music Latino, Universal Records, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record com pany subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and UM3 (outs ide the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media and t echnology division.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global me dia and communications company. 

 
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