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Jimmy Iovine on smashing through barriers

About Jimmy

  • Co-founded Interscope Records, shaping pop and hip hop culture since 1990.
  • Co-founder of Beats Electronics and Beats Music, sold to Apple for $3B in 2014.
  • Produced albums for legends: John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks.
  • Founded USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Tech & Business Innovation.
  • Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 for a 50-year industry career.

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To innovate, you need to build an instinct to smash through barriers — especially the ones that terrify you. Music industry legend Jimmy Iovine has done this throughout his career working with legendary artists like John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and Dr. Dre, working in innovative tech like Beats Electronics and Apple Music, as well as in his groundbreaking work educating the next generation of creatives. With guest host Angela Ahrendts (Burberry, Apple).

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