L.A. Reid

Film & TV

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid (born June 7, 1956) is an American record executive, A&R representative, and record producer who served as president and CEO of Arista Records from 2000 to 2004, as well as chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group from 2004 to 2011 and Epic Records from 2011 to 2017. He co-founded the record label Hitco Entertainment in the latter year, which was sold to…

Known for

• This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)2021
• The D'Amelio Show — Self2021
• The Black Godfather — Self2019
• Whitney — Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-20042018
• Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives — Self2017
• The Art of Organized Noize — Self2016
• Xscape Documentary — Self2014
• P!NK: Staying True — Self2013
• Justin Bieber: Never Say Never — Self2011
• The X Factor — Self - Judge2011

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Jamaica

Active from

1963-06-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

23

Total plays

70

Antonio "L.A." Reid (born 7 June 1956), the self styled "Anna Wintour of the record industry", is a three-time Grammy Award-winning American record executive, songwriter, and record producer. Best known as the co-founder of LaFace Records, he is responsible for signing and helping bring Mariah Carey, Pink, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Toni Braxton, TLC, Usher, Ciara, OutKast, and Dido to multi-platinum album sales. He is the Chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Reid

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Cincinnati

Spouse

Perri "Pebbles" Reid

Occupation

executive producer

Educated at

Harvard Business School

Record label

LaFace Records

Image

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