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Rhino Entertainment Company (formerly Rhino Records Inc.) is an American specialty record label and production company founded in 1978. It is currently the catalog division for Warner Music Group. Its current CEO is Mark Pinkus. [1]
Rhino Entertainment Company (formerly Rhino Records Inc.) is an American specialty record label and production company founded in 1978. It is currently the catalog division for Warner Music Group. Its current CEO is Mark Pinkus. [1]
- Record Store Origins
- A Golden "Moment" in 1987
- Company Perspectives
- Key Dates
- Warner Buys Rhino in 1998
- Further Reading
The story of Rhino Entertainment is largely the story of its president, Richard Foos, and managing director, Harold Bronson. Avid music listeners and collectors, Foos was a sociology student at the University of Southern California in the late 1960s, when Bronson worked at the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA) as a student representative ...
In 1987, Rhino had its first number one hit when Billy Vera's pop-soul ballad "At This Moment" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. By February, the song was Rhino's first RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) gold single, and by March the entire album (By Request: The Best of Billy Vera & The Beaters) became Rhino's firs...
At Rhino our mission is to put out great stuff, have some fun, make some money, learn from each other, and make a difference wherever we can. Several partnerships brought Rhino's product to larger audiences in 1993. The company took on a line of spoken-word tapes from apparel manufacturer Esprit that featured recordings from social issues lecturers...
1973:
1. Richard Foos opens a Rhino Records store near the University of California, Los Angeles campus.
1977:
1. A record label is formed.
1985:
1. Rhino Home Video is formed.
Warner Music Group (WMG) acquired the remaining shares of Rhino Entertainment Company from Rhino Records Inc. in May 1998. The deal did not include Rhino's film or book operations or retail stores. Rhino Home Video, which then had a staff of just five people, was included. WMG had previously owned 50 percent of Rhino Entertainment through Atlantic ...
Beirne, Mike, "Brand on the Run," Brandweek, October 30, 2000, p. 40. Bessman, Jim, "Rhino Compilation Recalls Monterey Fest," Billboard, August 29, 1992, pp. 10–11. ——, "Rhino Rolls Out Major Atlantic Catalog Push," Billboard, July 18, 1992, pp. 8–9. ——, "Rhino, Discovery Link for Music Product," Billboard,June 6, 1998, p. 71. ——, "Tom Lehrer Boxe...
Location. 1633 Broadway, New York, New York, US. Official website. www.atcorecords.com. ATCO Records is an American record label founded in 1955. It is owned by Warner Music Group and operates as an imprint of Atlantic Records. [1][2] After several decades of dormancy and infrequent activity under alternating Warner Music labels, the company ...
The ever-expanding empire has since gone on to release cult films on Rhino Home Video and children's records on Kid Rhino. Both Foos and Bronson are fans of music and popular culture.
Jul 25, 2004 · From a record collector's/discographer's viewpoint, Rhino Records gave every indication of being a prototype for a label that was not going to be around very long. Even their record numbering sequences reflected the store's less-than-serious nature.
Gary Lee Stewart (10 February 1957 – 11 April 2019) was an American music executive at Rhino Records and Apple Inc. He served as the head of Artists & Repertoire for Rhino Records in Los Angeles. After leaving Rhino Records, Stewart was hired by Apple to work on iTunes and Apple Music .
