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David Levine is a Canadian entertainment executive.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= promark Homepage )〕 == Background == At the start of his career, Levine was a news broadcaster in Toronto.〔 In the 1970s, he worked at CKGM and CKEY. After several years in this field, he joined Vickers and Benson Advertising in Canada as the director of promotion.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= You 'sell' entertainers like soap, advises ad-man-turned-promoter )〕 A&W Root Beer and McDonald's.〔 Soon thereafter, he became the General Manager of Vickers and Benson’s Analytical Communications, Inc.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= ICS Names Analytical )〕 In the 1970s, Levine established promark,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= People )〕 which is a producer and distributor of television programming.〔 Some of the company’s early clients included Planters Peanuts, Fleishmann's Margarine, Oh Henry Chocolate Bars, Baby Ruth,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Stars Sold Like Cornflakes, Cars )〕 A&W Root Beer and McDonald's.〔 In 1977, Promark landed the contract to promote a daredevil called “The Human Fly.”〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Human Fly NBC Network USA Part 1 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= WEEKEND: THE AMAZING HUMAN FLY AND HIS AMAZING PROMOTER PARTS I & II )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Fifth Estate - The Human Fly & David Levine Part 1 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Fifth Estate - The Human Fly & David Levine Part 2 )〕 This project allowed the company to enter into the entertainment industry and the U.S. market.〔 Levine sold the property to Marvel Comics, who turned it into a comic book superhero.〔 Levine also went on to sell rights of the "brand" to Alan Landsberg Production for the production and release of a film entitled "The Human Fly."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Landsburgh )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Human Fly Homepage )〕 Toy rights were sold to Mattel Toys.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= He hates the term 'promoter' but David Levine is one )〕 In 1980, Levine signed several acts in the entertainment industry to his company, including Gloria Gaynor,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Music Notes )〕 Chicago, Donna Summer,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Lapierre Show Selling David Levine CTV Network )〕 Gino Vannelli, Dionne Warwicke,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Promoter Hustles to Change A Negative Image )〕 Lou Rawls〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Talisman Records Formed to Break Canadian Acts in U.S. )〕 and Patsy Gallant.〔 Around the same time, Levine established Talisman Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Talisman Records )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Promoter David Levine Launches New Label and Artist )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Promo Man Levine Forms New Diskery )〕 After the release of one single, ''Pretty Girls'' by Lisa Dal Bello, and one LP, he sold Talisman Records to Capitol Records.〔〔〔 While promoting Dal Bello, he secured a promotional tie-in with Revlon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Revlon Tie-In Helps Launch New Vocalist )〕 A short time later, he formed Hot Vinyl Records and signed Patsy Gallant〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Patsy Gallant – Stranger In The Mirror )〕 and Dwayne Ford to the label.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= David Levine forms new Hot Vinyl Label )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Various articles about Hot Vinyl )〕 In 1982, Levine signed B'ZZ, a Chicago-based band, to the company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= B'zz Group Wins LP Pact After 250G Buildup )〕 Later that year, he secured nine songs written and performed by the band on to the soundtrack for Reckless starring Meg Foster.〔〔 He ultimately sold the rights to the band to CBS records in NY. In 1983, thru his company, Promark Television Broadcast, Levine began selling full length motion pictures and music specials to cable and home video, including Mrs. World, Miss Fitness, From Hawaii with Love and musical specials featuring Dianne Warwick, Fats Domino, Ricky Nelson, Liberace, Johnny Cash.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Promark Formed for Cable Marketing )〕 In 1984, Levine began focusing on TV syndication of over 50 series and specials over 20 years, including “The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne.”〔〔 Levine is also the president of promarkMusic. In 2012, promarkMusic signed Ella Furmane, a musician and DJ from Latvia.〔 The company’s line up also includes Gloria Gaynor and “Right Said Fred.” 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Levine (executive)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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