Clive Calder
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Clive Calder is a South African-born music executive and billionaire best known for building one of the world’s most successful independent record empires before selling it to major industry players.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clive Calder canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
billionaire
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businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ music executive ⓘ |
| businessModel |
combining publishing, management, and recording under one group
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developing artists through long-term contracts ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Ralph Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Zomba Group of Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-12-13 ⓘ |
| employer |
Jive Records
NERFINISHED
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Zomba Group of Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White South African ⓘ |
| founded | Jive Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
R&B
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dance music ⓘ hip hop ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| hasNetWorthStatus | billionaire ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
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music industry ⓘ |
| knownForArtistRoster |
A Tribe Called Quest
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Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Britney Spears NERFINISHED ⓘ DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ NSYNC NERFINISHED ⓘ R. Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | built the largest independent music group of its time ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building one of the world’s largest independent music groups
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co-founding Zomba Group of Companies ⓘ founding Jive Records ⓘ |
| notableLabel | Jive Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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music publisher ⓘ record executive ⓘ |
| philanthropyFocus |
education
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social causes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| saleValue | approximately 2.7 billion USD ⓘ |
| saleYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| soldCompany | Zomba Group of Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldCompanyTo | Bertelsmann Music Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicMove |
expanded Zomba from publishing into records and management
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maintained independence from major labels until sale ⓘ |
| subsidiaryCreated |
Zomba Management
NERFINISHED
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Zomba Music Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthSource | sale of Zomba Group of Companies ⓘ |
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