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When David Geffen sold his Geffen Records to MCA Records he joined Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg to form Dreamworks SKG, with subsidiary DreamWorks Records. DreamWorks Records never lived up to expectations and was sold in October 2003 to Universal Music Group, which operated the label as DreamWorks Nashville Records until August 31, 2005, when it was shut down. David Geffen (born February 21, 1943 in New York City, New York) is an American record executive, film and theatrical producer, and philanthropist. ... Geffen Records was founded by David Geffen in 1975 (after having founded Asylum Records in the 1970s). ... The Music Corporation of America, commonly known as MCA, is a United States based corporation in the music business. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio but raised in the suburbs of Haddonfield, New Jersey and Scottsdale, Arizona), is a Jewish American film director and producer whose films range from science fiction to historical drama to horror. ... Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950 in New York City) is a film producer and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG. He is most famous for producing the movie Shrek (2001). ... The DreamWorks Boy on the Moon Logo DreamWorks SKG (Spielberg, Katzenberg, Geffen) is a Big Ten studio in the United States of America which develops, produces, and distributes films, music, and television programming. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Note: This page should be merged with Music Corporation of America. ...

George Michael, Randy Newman, Morphine, Eels and others signed to the new record label. George Michael George Michael (born June 25, 1963) is a Greek-British pop singer/songwriter born in East Finchley, London. ... Randy Newman Randy Newman (born November 28, 1943, in Los Angeles, California) is an American songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant, immaculately written pop songs and for his many film scores. ... Morphine (INN), the principal active agent in opium, is a powerful opioid analgesic drug. ... Eels is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as Mr. ...

DreamWorks SKG Fansite (775 words)
	DreamWorks reportedly was in talks with Seagram and Co. and MGM as recently as two months ago, but those negotiations were inconclusive.
	DreamWorks spokesmen have denied th at any such merger plans are afoot, and the other companies rumored to be involved have declined comment.
	DreamWorks has been under fire from environmentalists for years because the 1,087-acre Playa Vista development is being built in the Ballona wetlands, supposedly home to several endangered species.

DreamWorks Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (185 words)
	The label was presided over by Lenny Waronker and Mo Ostin, who ran Warner Bros. Records until the mid-1990s and were forced out of that label during the shake-up of the management of the WEA labels during that time.
	The DreamWorks Records logo was the last project completed by artist Roy Lichtenstein.
	DreamWorks Records never lived up to expectations and was sold in October 2003 to Universal Music Group, which operated the label as DreamWorks Nashville Records until August 31, 2005, when it was shut down.

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