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Rob Stone is an American music, media and branding executive based in New York City. The New York native attended the University at Albany in 1986 where he studied marketing and finance. Stone is the founder of the full-service marketing agency Cornerstone, and co-founder of music and style publication The FADER == Background == Upon graduation in 1990, Stone joined SBK Records and rose to director of promotion. He also served as vice president of promotion at EMI Records. In "The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop," author and hip hop journalist, Dan Charnas notes Stone's rise through the ranks at EMI. As label heads, Daniel Glass and Fred Davis initially discussed bringing Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and his label, Bad Boy to EMI, they brought in Stone based on his background and knowledge in hip hop —who then was a 25-year-old kid from Long Island. Like Combs, Stone made a name for himself at a young age, naming him "one of the first national radio promotions people for major labels who had grown up on hip hop." Stone rapidly became seen as the record business counterpart to innovative radio programmers such as Keith Naftaly and Hosh Gureli. In May 1994, Stone joined music executive Clive Davis at Arista Records who said: Upon joining Arista, Stone became friendly with Steve Smith, the then-Program Director for the top-rated hip-hop radio station in New York City, Hot 97, and is credited for introducing Smith to tracks from various up-and-coming artists that include Notorious B.I.G., Usher Raymond, and Craig Mack.〔 Stone worked closely with Notorious B.I.G., Usher Raymond, and other various artists during their rise to fame including Sean “Puffy” Combs, Outkast, and Faith Evans. Stone became an authority on music promotion, often quoted and called on for opinion pieces. In 2010, Stone interviewed keynote speaker Pharrell Williams at music industry conference midem in France.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE: Pharrell Williams' Chops It Up With FADER's Rob Stone )〕 Stone is a member of the board of directors for Sweetgreen, a farm-to-table salad chain, playing an integral role in the creation of the brand's popular Sweetlife Festival, an annual concert boasting a musical lineup of today’s hottest artists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sweetlife Festival Grows from Backyard Concert to Big Attraction for Music Fans )〕 He also sits on the board for the Children’s Cancer Association’s music medicine program, MyMusicRx, a digital playground that delivers music medicine to critically ill kids and teens in the United States and Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=MyMusicRx: Our Friends )〕 In 2015, Stone was featured on Forbes ''Get Paid To Be Yourself'' and was quoted "In today’s digital age, defined by content and experiences, a new breed of revolutionaries have emerged. These innovators are treading against the status quo to introduce progressive ideas that shape the inventions which drive our world today. Each possesses an unrelenting belief that shifts their massive visions into tangible achievements. Armed with an unmatched foresight, and clear understanding of the ethos that powers young America – this wave of skilled builders embodies a commitment to designing the society they want to see. Few trailblazers have personified this archetype more fervently than Rob Stone. " 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「Rob Stone (entrepreneur)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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