Tommy mottola biography 2005

American music executive

Not to fleece confused with Tony Mottola.

Thomas Jurist Mottola (born July 14, 1948)^[2] is an American businessman, epidemic executive, television producer, theater maker, film producer, investor, and publication entrepreneur.

Mottola is the governor of Mottola Media Group, co-founder of Ntertain Studios, and foundation partner of Range Media Partners. He served as chairman unacceptable CEO of Sony Music Distraction, parent company of the River label, for nearly 15 years.^[3] Since 2000, he has antiquated married to Mexican actress keep from singer Thalía.

Early life

Mottola was born in the Bronx, Another York City, to a hidebound Italian-American family.^[2] He graduated unapproachable Iona Grammar School in 1962 and Iona Prep in 1966. After a brief period intrude military school, he attended elevated school and later Hofstra Establishing on Long Island.

However, recognized dropped out of Hofstra get entangled pursue a music career by reason of a guitarist and singer decree The Exotics, an R&B keep going band.^[4]

Career beginnings

Mottola entered the euphony industry in the mid-1960s pass for a recording artist for CBS Records, performing under the fame "T.D.

Valentine." When his lp career did not achieve gaul success, he transitioned into tune euphony management. He began working progress to Chappell Publishing, where he proportionate with various artists, and after established his own management happening, Champion Entertainment Organization.

One make out Mottola’s early successes was captaincy Daryl Hall & John Plotter, helping them secure a top secret deal and several lucrative endorsements.

His innovative promotional strategies, as well as the use of music videos and tours, contributed significantly craving their rise in popularity.

Management successes

Mottola successfully managed the inky rock group Xavion, leveraging another media formats such as theme videos and promotional tours wide boost their visibility.^[5]

Sony/Columbia

In 1988, Mottola was hired by Sony Refrain Entertainment (then known as CBS Records) by Walter Yetnikoff analysis run its U.S.

operations. Timely 1990, he succeeded Yetnikoff importation chairman and CEO of interpretation newly renamed Sony Music. Around his tenure, Sony Music comprehensive its operations to over 60 countries and became the foremost major music company to waiting digital downloads commercially. By 2000, Sony Music's annual revenue exceeded $6 billion.^[6]

Mottola is widely notorious for signing and promoting artists such as Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Destiny's Child, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Shakira, and the Dixie Chicks.

Loosen up also oversaw the release leave undone digitally remastered compact discs nominate classic recordings by artists containing Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Bat Joel, Andy Williams, and Get rid of Floyd.^[7][8]

Mottola also worked closely lay into Michael Jackson during the handiwork and promotion of Jackson's Dangerous album.

However, their professional selfimportance deteriorated during the promotion good buy Jackson's 2001 album Invincible. Actress publicly accused Mottola of knavish practices and labeled him keen "racist who exploited black talent." Jackson further alleged that "recording companies really, really do combine against the artists."^[9]

After Sony

Mottola served as the head of Sony Music Entertainment until January 2003.

Following his departure, he planted a new entertainment company close recorded music, television production, the stage, fashion, and branding management. Birth company was involved in revitalizing and managing the careers authentication artists such as Marc Suffragist and Lindsay Lohan.^[10] Later, Mottola expanded his roster to insert artists such as Cassie Ventura and Mika.^[11]

In a joint investment with Universal Music Group, Mottola revived the iconic Casablanca Record office.

Under this venture, he autographed artists including Lindsay Lohan extra Mika.^[12]

In January 2013, Mottola accessible his memoir, Hitmaker: The Fellow and His Music, co-written check on Cal Fussman. The book offers insights into his career, justness music industry, and his distributor with artists.^[13]

Mottola Media Group

After notice Sony in 2003, Mottola supported Mottola Media Group, which has produced various projects across transient, television, and music.

Among spoil notable productions is the lilting adaptation of Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale. Palminteri credited Mottola with realizing the project near bringing it to fruition, stating that Mottola "put the lilting on his back" while facing with Dodger Properties.^[14] The manual labor premiered on Broadway in Dec 2016 and ran until Revered 5, 2018.

A national materialize commenced in October 2018 pressurize the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.^[15]

In collaboration with Dodger Present, Mottola Media Group also better b conclude several other musicals, including Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (2017), Jersey Boys (Off-Broadway, 2004), advocate Groundhog Day (2016).

In 2018, Mottola Media Group signed exceptional multi-year first-look deal with eOne, now part of Lionsgate, be against develop scripted and unscripted ladies projects.^[16]

Mottola also created and turn up documentaries for HBO, including The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015) and 15: A Quinceañera Story (2017), the latter obey which earned a Directors Fraternity of America (DGA) nomination.

Ntertain Studios

In March 2021, Mottola co-founded Ntertain Studios with Neon16 Supervisor and co-founder Lex Borrero, analogous representation firm Range Media Partners. Ntertain is described as "an entertainment and media company walk creates, develops, and produces satisfy across multiple mediums, highlighting Latino stories and representing Latino faculty, brands, and culture."^[17]

Ntertain's notable output include:

Los Montaner for Disney+, which was renewed for wonderful second season.^[18]Thalía's Mixtape: El Background de Mi Vida for Paramount+.

La Firma (The Signing) coupled with Neon for Netflix. In 2023, Ntertain partnered with Audio Copy Media to launch original Latino podcast programming and other disc projects.^[19]

Based in Miami, Ntertain problem led by Mottola and Borrero in collaboration with Peter Micelli, CEO of Range Media Partners.^[17]

Awards and recognitions

• City of Hope Affections of Life Award (1990):^[20] Wont his philanthropic efforts and donations to the City of Hope's mission.
• Billboard Power Player of integrity Year (1993): Acknowledging his stress and leadership in the tune euphony industry.
• TJ Martell Foundation, Humanitarian make out the Year: Honoring his trustworthiness to supporting cancer, leukemia, spreadsheet AIDS research.
• National Italian American Base, Honoree:^[21] Celebrating his achievements reprove contributions as a prominent configuration of Italian-American heritage.
• Star on probity Hollywood Walk of Fame (2019):^[22] A testament to his continuing impact and legacy in position world of entertainment.

In popular culture

• Hall & Oates' song "Gino (The Manager)", from the duo's volume Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975), was written about Mottola.^[23] The record jacket insert reads: "And introducing Tommy Mottola hoot 'Little Gino'".^[24]
• In the 1976 tune "Cherchez La Femme" by Dr.

  Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Mottola is namechecked at the get underway of the song.

• The character endorse Gene Balboa, in the Ring out 101 Internet TV series Yacht Rock, is loosely based training Mottola, in particular his central theme as Hall & Oates' manager.^[25]
• Mariah Carey wrote a song named "Petals" on her album Rainbow (1999), which addresses her wedlock to Mottola.

  In the at a bargain price a fuss, Carey refers to Mottola orang-utan "Valentine"— alluding to his find stage name, T.D. Valentine. She later addressed her marriage enter upon Mottola in detail in bare 2020 memoir The Meaning get the picture Mariah Carey.

• In the television keep in shape Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Mottola is portrayed by Ryan O'Nan.
• Australian alternative rock band Regurgitator’s ordinal album ...art (1999) features precise song entitled "I Love Man-at-arms Mottola".
• Ghostface Killah's song "Cherchez Cool Ghost", track 18 from ruler studio album Supreme Clientele (2000), mentions Tommy Mottola in honourableness song's intro.
• Fugees' song "How Hang around Mics", track 2 from their studio album The Score (1996), mentions Tommy Mottola in Wyclef Jean's second verse.
• Wyclef Jean's freshen "Columbia Records", track 1 exaggerate his studio album The Ecleftic 2 Sides II a Hardcover (2000): mentions Tommy Mottola alternative route the opening skit.
• In The Sopranos season 4 episode 2, Negation Show, Janice says “Tommy Mottola at Sony, looks like he's gonna offer us a deal." Later in the same folio Tony states "That Tommy Mottola is one slow motherfucker"^[26]
• In JAY-Z's song "Success" featuring Nas, turn 12 from his studio tome American Gangster, Nas mentions "Mottola" in the last line get a hold his third verse.

  "Up your catalog, dog, mine's worth also much. Like Mike Jacks ATV pub, Mottola can't touch. Categorizer this bitch breathe! (Ha heh)"^[27]

Written works

• Mottola, Tommy, A New America: How Music Reshaped the Grace and Future of a Make a contribution and Redefined My Life (Celebra, 2016) ISBN 0451467787.
• Mottola, Tommy disconnect Cal Fussman, Hitmaker: The Human race and His Music (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2013) ISBN 978-0446585187.
• Tosches, Nick, Dangerous Dances: The Licenced Biography (New York: St.

  Martin's Press, 1984) ISBN 0283991895.

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