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Koppelman entered the music business as a member of the musical group [[The Ivy Three]] which had a novelty Top 10 hit in 1960 entitled "Yogi," after the cartoon bear. <ref name=msle>{{cite book|title=Martha Stewart: Lifestyle Entrepreneur |year=2009|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=9781604130836|pages=135|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TEsQTvnHtfAC&pg=PA88&dq=%22Charles+Koppelman%22+%22yogi%22&hl=en&ei=LlXtTOrdApD0tgOj45zJDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Charles%20Koppelman%22%20%22yogi%22&f=false|author=Sherry Beck Paprocki|accessdate=2010-11-24|page=88}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Johnnie L.|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20051101041850/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9379671/site/newsweek/ |
Koppelman entered the music business as a member of the musical group [[The Ivy Three]] which had a novelty Top 10 hit in 1960 entitled "Yogi," after the cartoon bear. <ref name=msle>{{cite book|title=Martha Stewart: Lifestyle Entrepreneur |year=2009|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=9781604130836|pages=135|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TEsQTvnHtfAC&pg=PA88&dq=%22Charles+Koppelman%22+%22yogi%22&hl=en&ei=LlXtTOrdApD0tgOj45zJDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Charles%20Koppelman%22%20%22yogi%22&f=false|author=Sherry Beck Paprocki|accessdate=2010-11-24|page=88}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Johnnie L.|title=A Breakout Act|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20051101041850/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9379671/site/newsweek/|publisher=Newsweek}}</ref> Soon, Koppelman and bandmate and future business partner Dan Rubin joined the songwriting staff of Aldon Music under CEO Don Kirshner, a group which included Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. When Columbia Pictures purchased Aldon Music, Koppelman was promoted to director of Screen Gems/ Columbia Music, the new company that resulted from the merger. In 1965, Koppelman and Rubin left Columbia to form Koppelman/Rubin Associates, an entertainment company that signed [[The Lovin Spoonful]] that same year. In 1968, Commonwealth United purchased Koppelman/Rubin Associates and the two executives stayed on to run the music division. During the early 1970s, Koppelman moved on to CBS Records and held numerous positions, including Vice President/National Director of A&R where he signed acts including Billy Joel, Dave Mason, Janis Ian, Journey, and Phoebe Snow. <ref>{{cite web|last=Shelton|first=Sonya|title=Charles Koppelman Biography|url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000293/Charles-Koppelman.html|publisher=Musician's Guide|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> |
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By the middle of the decade, Koppelman had stepped up to Vice President/General Manager of worldwide publishing for CBS Records. In 1975, he formed the Entertainment Company with attorney Martin Bandier and New York real estate developer and Bandier's father-in-law, Sam LeFrak. The company independently administered and promoted song catalogs and produced music artists like [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Diana Ross]], [[the Four Tops]], and [[Cher]]. |
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By the middle of the decade, Koppelman had stepped up to Vice President/General Manager of worldwide publishing for CBS Records. In 1975, he formed the Entertainment Company with attorney Martin Bandier and New York real estate developer and Bandier's father-in-law, Sam LeFrak. The company independently administered and promoted song catalogs and produced music artists like [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Diana Ross]], [[the Four Tops]], and [[Cher]]. <ref>{{cite web|last=Shelton|first=Sonya|title=Charles Koppelman Biography|url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000293/Charles-Koppelman.html|publisher=Musician's Guide|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | By 1981 the Entertainment Company had grown into a production company with its own staff of producers and 20 in-house song and in 1984, they purchased the Combine Music catalog of 25,000 country songs. <ref>{{cite web|last=Shelton|first=Sonya|title=Charles Koppelman Biography|url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000293/Charles-Koppelman.html|publisher=Musician's Guide|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> Around that time Koppelman's son, [[Brian Koppelman]], then a student at [[Tufts University]] in Boston, discovered musician [[Tracy Chapman]] and brought her to his father who soon signed her to a record deal. <ref>{{cite web|title=100 best albums of the 80's|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/tracy-chapman-tracy-chapman-19691231|publisher=Rolling Stone}}</ref> |
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In 1986, Koppelman, Bandier, and Stephen C. Swid formed SBK Entertainment World, Inc., in order to buy the 250,000 titles owned by CBS Songs for $125 million, the highest price ever paid for a music publishing setup. SBK developed into the largest independent music publisher in the world and played a major role in the success of artists like Michael Bolton, Robbie Robertson, New Kids on the Block, Ice House, Al B. Sure!, and Eric B. & Rakim. <ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Johnnie L.|title=A Breakout Act|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20051101041850/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9379671/site/newsweek/|publisher=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shelton|first=Sonya|title=Charles Koppelman Biography|url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000293/Charles-Koppelman.html|publisher=Musician's Guide|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> |
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In 1989, SBK Entertainment World, Inc. Was sold to EMI Music for about $300 million. As part of the deal, Koppelman and Bandier formed a partnership with EMI Music Worldwide to create their own record label, SBK Records. In addition, Koppelman took the positions of Chairman and CEO of the new label and Chairman of EMI Music Publishing. Bandier received the posts of President and Chief Operating Officer of SBK Records and Vice Chairman of EMI Music Publishing. Only one year after SBK Records opened, they received their first platinum album with Technotronic's Pump Up the Jam. SBK Records went on to sign artists Jesus Jones, Wilson Phillips, and Vanilla Ice, among others. In 1991, Koppelman and Bandier sold their share of SBK Records to EMI Music, making EMI the sole owner of the label. When EMI Music decided to consolidate its operations and formed EMI Records Group North America, Koppelman was subsequently appointed Chairman and CEO. During his time at EMI, Koppelman played an integral role in the reunion of singer Frank Sinatra with Capitol Records, which spawned the five-million-selling album Duets. |
In 1989, SBK Entertainment World, Inc. Was sold to EMI Music for about $300 million. As part of the deal, Koppelman and Bandier formed a partnership with EMI Music Worldwide to create their own record label, SBK Records. In addition, Koppelman took the positions of Chairman and CEO of the new label and Chairman of EMI Music Publishing. Bandier received the posts of President and Chief Operating Officer of SBK Records and Vice Chairman of EMI Music Publishing. Only one year after SBK Records opened, they received their first platinum album with Technotronic's Pump Up the Jam. SBK Records went on to sign artists Jesus Jones, Wilson Phillips, and Vanilla Ice, among others. In 1991, Koppelman and Bandier sold their share of SBK Records to EMI Music, making EMI the sole owner of the label. When EMI Music decided to consolidate its operations and formed EMI Records Group North America, Koppelman was subsequently appointed Chairman and CEO. During his time at EMI, Koppelman played an integral role in the reunion of singer Frank Sinatra with Capitol Records, which spawned the five-million-selling album ''Duets''. <ref>{{cite web|last=Shelton|first=Sonya|title=Charles Koppelman Biography|url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000293/Charles-Koppelman.html|publisher=Musician's Guide|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> |
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Charles Koppelman | |
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| Born | March 30, 1940 |
| Occupation | CEO of CAK Entertainment |
| Spouse | Gerri Koppelman |
| Children | Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, Stacy Koppelman Fritz and Brian Koppelman |
Charles Koppelman (born March 30, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York City, is a musician, music producer, and business man is the chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia,[1] and was Martha Stewart's right-hand man on NBC's The Apprentice: Martha Stewart in 2005.[2]
Career
Koppelman entered the music business as a member of the musical group The Ivy Three which had a novelty Top 10 hit in 1960 entitled "Yogi," after the cartoon bear. [3] [4] Soon, Koppelman and bandmate and future business partner Dan Rubin joined the songwriting staff of Aldon Music under CEO Don Kirshner, a group which included Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. When Columbia Pictures purchased Aldon Music, Koppelman was promoted to director of Screen Gems/ Columbia Music, the new company that resulted from the merger. In 1965, Koppelman and Rubin left Columbia to form Koppelman/Rubin Associates, an entertainment company that signed The Lovin Spoonful that same year. In 1968, Commonwealth United purchased Koppelman/Rubin Associates and the two executives stayed on to run the music division. During the early 1970s, Koppelman moved on to CBS Records and held numerous positions, including Vice President/National Director of A&R where he signed acts including Billy Joel, Dave Mason, Janis Ian, Journey, and Phoebe Snow. [5]
By the middle of the decade, Koppelman had stepped up to Vice President/General Manager of worldwide publishing for CBS Records. In 1975, he formed the Entertainment Company with attorney Martin Bandier and New York real estate developer and Bandier's father-in-law, Sam LeFrak. The company independently administered and promoted song catalogs and produced music artists like Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, the Four Tops, and Cher. [6]
By 1981 the Entertainment Company had grown into a production company with its own staff of producers and 20 in-house song and in 1984, they purchased the Combine Music catalog of 25,000 country songs. [7] Around that time Koppelman's son, Brian Koppelman, then a student at Tufts University in Boston, discovered musician Tracy Chapman and brought her to his father who soon signed her to a record deal. [8]
In 1986, Koppelman, Bandier, and Stephen C. Swid formed SBK Entertainment World, Inc., in order to buy the 250,000 titles owned by CBS Songs for $125 million, the highest price ever paid for a music publishing setup. SBK developed into the largest independent music publisher in the world and played a major role in the success of artists like Michael Bolton, Robbie Robertson, New Kids on the Block, Ice House, Al B. Sure!, and Eric B. & Rakim. [9][10]
In 1989, SBK Entertainment World, Inc. Was sold to EMI Music for about $300 million. As part of the deal, Koppelman and Bandier formed a partnership with EMI Music Worldwide to create their own record label, SBK Records. In addition, Koppelman took the positions of Chairman and CEO of the new label and Chairman of EMI Music Publishing. Bandier received the posts of President and Chief Operating Officer of SBK Records and Vice Chairman of EMI Music Publishing. Only one year after SBK Records opened, they received their first platinum album with Technotronic's Pump Up the Jam. SBK Records went on to sign artists Jesus Jones, Wilson Phillips, and Vanilla Ice, among others. In 1991, Koppelman and Bandier sold their share of SBK Records to EMI Music, making EMI the sole owner of the label. When EMI Music decided to consolidate its operations and formed EMI Records Group North America, Koppelman was subsequently appointed Chairman and CEO. During his time at EMI, Koppelman played an integral role in the reunion of singer Frank Sinatra with Capitol Records, which spawned the five-million-selling album Duets. [11]
On The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, he held an unlit cigar, because a few years prior to the show he had given up smoking cigars but still enjoyed chewing them (he liked the tobacco taste).[citation needed]
Personal life
His daughter, Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, hosts a Sirius Satellite Radio show called Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer alongside Alexis Stewart (Martha's daughter).[citation needed]
His son is screenwriter Brian Koppelman, whose credits include Rounders, Knockaround Guys, Runaway Jury, Ocean's Thirteen, and the television series Tilt.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Paul Bond (4 November 2010). "Crown Media Reverses Losses in Q3". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Johnnie L. Roberts (26 September 2005). "A Breakout Act". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Sherry Beck Paprocki (2009). Martha Stewart: Lifestyle Entrepreneur. Infobase Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 9781604130836. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - ^ Roberts, Johnnie L. "A Breakout Act". Newsweek.
- ^ Shelton, Sonya. "Charles Koppelman Biography". Musician's Guide. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Shelton, Sonya. "Charles Koppelman Biography". Musician's Guide. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Shelton, Sonya. "Charles Koppelman Biography". Musician's Guide. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "100 best albums of the 80's". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Roberts, Johnnie L. "A Breakout Act". Newsweek.
- ^ Shelton, Sonya. "Charles Koppelman Biography". Musician's Guide. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Shelton, Sonya. "Charles Koppelman Biography". Musician's Guide. Retrieved 2 March 2012.