Zomba Music Group was started in 1977 by Clive Calder as a book publishing venture and moved into the recording business in 1981 as Zomba Recording Corporation. Calder sold a 20% minority stake of its recorded music business to BMG in 1996 (in 1991 BMG purchased a 25% share of Zomba's music publishing division) with an option for BMG to purchase the remaining interest in the company before the end of December 2001. On June 11, 2002 Zomba exercised this option and sold the remainder of the company to BMG for a reported $3 billion ending its reign as the world's largest independent record label. Image File history File links Zomba_logo. ... Clive Clader (aged 56) is a very rich man. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ...
Zomba now groups different labels: Epidemic Records,La Face Records, Jive Records, Music For Nations Records, Pinacle Records, Rough Trade Records, Silvertone, Verity Records and Volcano Records (formerly Scotti Bros. Records). Epidemic Records is a hip-hop label that was founded by producers Cool & Dre. ... LaFace Records, an Atlanta, Georgia-based record label company, was originally a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio LA Reid and Kenneth Babyface Edmonds and Arista Records. ... Jive Records is an American record label that specializes in producing and releasing pop and hip hop music. ... Music For Nations is a subsidiary of Zomba Records. ... Pinacle Records is a record label which was acquired by Zomba Records. ... Rough Trade on 130 Talbot Road (nearby Notting Hill station) Rough Trade Records is a British independent record label. ... Single side Silvertone Record, c. ... Verity Records is a subsidiary of Zomba Records. ... Volcano Records is a subsidiary of Zomba Records which controls the Scotti Bros. ... Scotti Brothers Records was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti. ...
ZombaMusicGroup was started in 1977 by Clive Calder as a book publishing venture and moved into the recording business in 1981 as Zomba Recording Corporation.
Calder sold a 20% minority stake of its recorded music business to BMG in 1996 (in 1991 BMG purchased a 25% share of Zomba'smusic publishing division) with an option for BMG to purchase the remaining interest in the company before the end of December 2001.
On June 11, 2002 Zomba exercised this option and sold the remainder of the company to BMG for a reported $3 billion ending its reign as the world's largest independent record label.
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