Photo: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁴

Shigeo Maruyama

Japanese businessman (born 1941)

Shigeo Maruyama (丸山茂雄) (born August 8, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese businessman. He is best known for being the founder of Epic/Sony Records, former chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment and former CEO of Sony Music Entertainment.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Shigeo Maruyama (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 13, 1941.¹

About

He is known for discovering artists such as Motoharu Sano and Tetsuya Komuro. He is Chisato Maruyama's eldest son.

From Wikipedia’s article on Shigeo Maruyama, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Epic Records JapanFounder¹²
Music On! TVFounder¹³

Early life and education

1966School of Commerce, Waseda University³
Date not recordedKoishikawa Secondary Education School³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, record producer.⁸

1968 to 2002Worked at Sony Music Entertainment Japan⁴
1966 to 1968Worked at Yomiko Advertising⁴
Date not recordedWorked at 247 Music⁴
Date not recordedFounded Kioon Music⁵
Date not recordedFounded Music On! TV⁶
Date not recordedFounded Epic Records Japan⁷

Personal life

BornAug 13, 1941, Tokyo⁹
CitizenshipJapan¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataShigeo Maruyama on Wikidata
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WikipediaShigeo Maruyama on Wikipedia
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: Worked at 247 Music, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: Founded Kioon Music, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: Founded Music On! TV, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: Founded Epic Records Japan, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataShigeo Maruyama: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataEpic Records Japan, Founder
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WikidataMusic On! TV, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsShigeo Maruyama photo by Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0