| 词条 | Luke Wood |
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| name = Luke Wood | image = Luke Wood.jpg | alt = Luke Wood | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = Beats Electronics, Former Music Industry Executive, Rock Guitarist | occupation = President, Beats Electronics }}Luke Wood is president of Beats Electronics,[1][2] a producer of audio products and equipment founded by musician Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records.[3] Wood is also a Beats Electronics board member.[1] He is a former music industry executive and was a guitarist for the 1990s alt-rock band Sammy.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from Wesleyan University with a major in American Studies.[5] Early careerPrior to Beats Electronics, Wood was chief strategy officer of Interscope Geffen A&M[6] and president of its rock imprint DGC Records.[5] He oversaw the company’s traditional and digital business development, emerging business and revenue, and operational strategy.[5] As DGC’s president, Wood was responsible for all Artists & Repertoire (A&R) and marketing decisions and for developing and guiding the label’s artists including Weezer, All-American Rejects, Rise Against, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.[5] He also founded Tiny Evil Records.[5] Before working in A&R, Wood was involved in the firm’s marketing and publicity.[3] On 1991, Wood served as a director of publicity for Geffen Records, where he represented bands including Nirvana and Sonic Youth.[5] He later served as director of marketing for Geffen Records and as vice president of A&R at DreamWorks Records.[5] While Wood was at Geffen in 1994, the company posted the first commercial MP3 file, an Aerosmith song released on CompuServe.[6] Wood joined Interscope Records in 2003 (during its merger with DreamWorks) as executive vice president of A&R, where he developed label deals with Downtown Records and signed artists such as TV on the Radio, All Time Low, Yelawolf, Jimmy Eat World, Elliott Smith and AFI.[5] Beats ElectronicsWood joined Beats Electronics in February 2011 as president and COO, working directly with Dr. Dre and Iovine on product development[3] and overseeing day-to-day operations at the company.[6] Wood was instrumental in Beats Electronics’ acquisition of subscription music service MOG in July 2012.[7] Under Luke Wood’s leadership, in August 2014 Beats Electronics and Beats Music were officially acquired by Apple Inc. for $3 billion.[8] Currently, Wood is president of Beats Electronics [1][2] Music careerWood was guitarist for Sammy, a 1990s alt-rock band that released three albums: Debut Album (1994) and Kings of the Island Empire (1995), released by Smells Like Records, and Tales of Great Neck Glory (1996), released by Geffen/DGC Records. In September 2014, Wood was added to Fender Guitar’s Board of Directors, joining recent appointees U2’s Bono and The Edge.[9] References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Matthew Costello Named COO of Beat Electronics|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/executive-turntable/5778256/mathew-costello-named-coo-of-beat-electronics|accessdate=7 November 2013|newspaper=Billboard|date=6 November 2013}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|last=Johnston|first=Lisa|title=Beats Names Costello COO; Wood Joins Board Of Directors|url=http://www.twice.com/articletype/news/beats-names-costello-coo-wood-joins-board-directors/109022|accessdate=7 November 2013|newspaper=Twice|date=6 November 2013}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|title=Luke Wood Named President and COO of Beats Headphones|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/luke-wood-named-president-coo-94963-0|accessdate=15 October 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=1 February 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Dishman|first=Lydia|title=How Dr. Dre's Burgeoning Headphones Company Stays True To Its Bass-Thumping Roots|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3001234/how-dr-dres-burgeoning-headphones-company-stays-true-its-bass-thumping-roots|work=Innovation Agents|publisher=Fast Company|accessdate=15 October 2012}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|title=Luke Wood|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/person/luke-wood|work=CrunchBase|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=15 October 2012}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Copeland|first=Michael V.|title=Total Sonic Domination Is What Drives Beats: 11 Questions With Luke Wood|url=https://www.wired.com/business/2012/10/total-sonic-domination-is-what-drives-beats-10-questions-with-luke-wood/|work=Business|publisher=WIRED|accessdate=15 October 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Peoples|first=Glenn|title=Beats Electronics President and COO Luke Wood Talks About Mog Acquisition, Future of Beats |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/beats-electronics-coo-luke-wood-talks-about-1007525752.story|work=Billboard.Biz|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=15 October 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web |title = Beats is now officially part of Apple |url = https://www.theverge.com/2014/8/1/5958989/apple-completes-beats-acquisition |publisher = The Verge | accessdate = 2014-08-01}} 9. ^{{cite web |title = Fender Adds Beats President to Board |url = http://www.musicincmag.com/News/2014/140905/140905_FenderAdds.html|publisher = Music Inc Magazine }} External links
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