Barry Weiss
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Barry Weiss is an American music industry executive best known for leading major record labels such as Jive Records and RCA/Jive Label Group and working with numerous multi-platinum artists.
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| Barry Weiss canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
human
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music industry executive ⓘ record executive ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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New York University ⓘ |
| employer |
Jive Records
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RCA/Jive Label Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Sony Music Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Music Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music industry
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recorded music ⓘ |
| genreWorkedIn |
R&B music
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hip hop music ⓘ pop music ⓘ teen pop ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
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recording industry ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped develop teen pop boom of late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Island Def Jam Music Group
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leadership of Jive Records ⓘ leadership of RCA/Jive Label Group ⓘ leadership of Universal Republic Records ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group
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Chairman and CEO of RCA/Jive Label Group ⓘ Chairman and CEO of Universal Republic Records ⓘ President of Jive Records ⓘ |
| workedWithArtist |
A Tribe Called Quest
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Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Britney Spears NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Ciara NERFINISHED ⓘ DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavin DeGraw NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin Timberlake NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Clarkson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kesha NERFINISHED ⓘ NSYNC NERFINISHED ⓘ Outkast NERFINISHED ⓘ Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitbull NERFINISHED ⓘ R. Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ T-Pain NERFINISHED ⓘ Usher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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