Labels included under the Universal umbrella are Def Jam, Motown, Decca, Island Records, Interscope Records and Polydor Records.
The London-born businessman founded Island Records in 1972 and started the careers of Bob Marley, U2, Melissa Etheridge and others.
But Chris Blackwell, one of Marley's producers and the founder of Island Records, interceded on my behalf, and Mother Booker agreed to grant me an audience.
Meanwhile, Winehouse is one of several acts set to perform in May in a week of concerts marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of Island Records.
Sugababes and Island Records picked up the best marketing campaign for the girl group's successful comeback after their dumping by previous label London, and the departure of founder member Siobhan Donaghy.
On her forthcoming album - she was recently signed up by Island Records - Haze hopes to work with an eclectic range of collaborators including Jason Mraz, Frank Ocean and The Weeknd.
The concerts form part of the Island 50 festival, which includes a photographic exhibition at The Vinyl Factory in London's Soho and the publication of Keep On Running: The Story of Island Records.
That has set the pattern for the industry: small new label (Chris Blackwell's Island records) discovers new talent (Bob Marley, Roxy Music, U2), turns it into stardust, becomes big label, sells out to the suits (PolyGram).
The interview with the press-shy founder of Island Records (the label that brought you Bob Marley, U2, Traffic and Cat Stevens and is now part of Vivendi Universal 's giant Universal Music Group) had more than a few uncomfortable pauses.
"Jonathan wanted to make a film about Jamaica and Rastafari and it was very spiritual, " says Kevin Macdonald, who wound up being the third and final director after Chris Blackwell, the founder of Mr. Marley's record label, Island Records, suggested that Mr. Bing give him a call.
The interview with the press-shy founder of Island Records (the label that brought you Bob Marley, U2, Traffic and Cat Stevens and is now part of Vivendi Universal 's (nyse: V - news - people ) giant Universal Music Group) had more than a few uncomfortable pauses.
Years after his time as an artist signed to Island and Epic Records, Himmelman says he recognizes the challenges of being an independent artist.
Reid, who helped make international stars out of Usher, Pink, OutKast and Toni Braxton on LaFace Records and then helped resurrect the career of Mariah Carey and signed Justin Beiber to Island Def Jam, is currently the head of Epic Records.
But in August he became one of the first primary care doctors affiliated with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System to adopt computerized medical records.
He also admits that the land based temperature records are corrupted by urban heat island distortions which are constantly growing over time, building in a warming bias.
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The son of Afghan parents who immigrated to the Selden area, Zarinni attended high school on Long Island and studied at the local Stony Brook University, according to records obtained by CNN.
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