Jay Faires#JCOR Entertainment

Faires previously founded Mammoth Records, an independent record label, publishing and lifestyle marketing company in the Carrboro area of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The label was the first independent label to produce two platinum records.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} Mammoth's roster included: Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Machines of Loving Grace, Juliana Hatfield, Joe Henry, Seven Mary Three, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Victoria Williams, The Sidewinders, Jason & the Scorchers, Frente!, The Bats, The Backsliders, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu Manchu, The Melvins and The Hope Blister among others. After placing three acts in the top 3 of MTV's charts, he sold the label to The Walt Disney Company.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/28/business/the-corporate-wooing-and-winning-of-mammoth-records.html?pagewanted=all|title=The Corporate Wooing and Winning of Mammoth Records|work=The New York Times|date=28 July 1997 |access-date=2014-03-16 |last1=Gabriel |first1=Trip }} Faires then went on to build BNY Music, his music publishing company, acquiring blues catalog Black Top and many copyrights of David Bowie prior to its sale to Lionsgate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=72226|title=Mi2N.com - Baby New Year Music Acquires David Bowie Copyrights|website=www.mi2n.com|access-date=2017-02-28}}

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Faires has executive produced A Night on the Town with 'Mad Men'{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/tv/news/mad-men-live-revue-the-vegas-edition-18986/|title="Mad Men" Live Revue, the Vegas edition|date=2009-01-29|work=Variety|access-date=2017-03-02|language=en-US}} and concert films EDC: Experience,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1961295/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Electric Daisy Carnival Experience (2011) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb|publisher=imdb.com|access-date=2014-03-16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXU0TY5eugA|title=Electric Daisy Carnival Experience - YouTube|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2014-03-16}} and the Coldplay concert film licensed to Epix.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/09/25/MM79500|title=EPIX To Premiere Coldplay Live 2012 Tour Film - The Business Journals|publisher=bizjournals.com|access-date=2014-03-16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV-ggjcO6ZU|title=Coldplay: Live 2012 (Official Trailer) {{pipe}} EPIX - YouTube|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2014-03-16}}

As part of the Mammoth records JV, Faires became SVP of A&R at Atlantic Records{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZA0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Jay+Faires+SVP+of+A&pg=PA16|title=Billboard|date=1995-11-18|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}} where he oversaw the rock and alternative rosters. Later when he bought the company back from Atlantic and sold to Disney,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/28/business/the-corporate-wooing-and-winning-of-mammoth-records.html|title=The Corporate Wooing and Winning of Mammoth Records|last=Gabriel|first=Trip|date=1997-07-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-02-28|issn=0362-4331}} he became an SVP there while running Mammoth.

At Lionsgate, Faires was President of Music and oversaw all music for their TV and film slates including such hits as Mad Men and the Oscar winning Crash. The music team received two Oscar nominations for Marco Beltrami's score for 3:10 to Yuma and Bird York's song "In The Deep" for Best Picture winner Crash.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/news/faires-tunes-in-lionsgate-1117959428|title=Faires tunes in Lionsgate {{pipe}} Variety|date=14 February 2007 |publisher=variety.com|access-date=2014-03-16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265554/|title=Jay Faires|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2014-03-16}} Lionsgate released 3 of the 5 soundtracks for the Best Television Golden Globe nominees of Californication, Mad Men and Weeds.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/72803/complete-list-of-nominations-for-2009-golden-globes|title=Complete List of Nominations for 2009 Golden Globes|work=E! Online|access-date=2017-02-28|language=en-US}} While there, the value of the music publishing asset doubled.

In 2000, Faires started a short lived label JCOR Entertainment, with distribution from Interscope Records.{{cite web |title=JCOR Records Signs Distribution Deal With Premier Independent Hip-Hop Label Goodvibe Recordings |url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=18039 |website=mi2n.com |publisher=MusicDish, LLC |access-date=2020-04-17}}{{cite web |last1=Ugwu |first1=Reggie |title=The Rise of a Rap Powerhouse: Strange Music |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles//5800556/the-rise-of-a-rap-powerhouse-strange-music |website=billboard.com |publisher=Promethus Global Media, LLC |access-date=2020-04-17}} The label released albums from Tech N9ne, 8Ball & MJG, Masta Ace and Mystic, among others before the label was folded in 2002.{{cite web |title=JCOR Closes Doors Amidst Controversy |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/jcor-closes-doors-amidst-controversy-THnfBNz5Qk-Q1XRvUBbK2A |website=allhiphop.com |publisher=AllHipHop |access-date=2020-04-17}}{{cite web |title=8Ball & MJG - About |url=https://www.livexlive.com/artist/8ball-and-mjg |website=livexlive.com |publisher=LiveXLive |access-date=2020-04-17}}

He earned a bachelor's degree with honors from The University of the South, where he was Young Alumnus of the Year in 2000, executive-in-residence for the Babson Center for Global Commerce in 2009 and sat on the university's board of trustees.{{cite web|url=http://news.sewanee.edu/events/2009/03/31/jay-faires-c85-president-of-music-at-lionsgate-to-speak |title=Jay Faires, C'85, president of music at Lionsgate, to speak {{pipe}} Sewanee Today {{pipe}} Sewanee: The University of the South |publisher=news.sewanee.edu |access-date=2014-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316232018/http://news.sewanee.edu/events/2009/03/31/jay-faires-c85-president-of-music-at-lionsgate-to-speak |archive-date=2014-03-16 }}{{cite web|url=http://news.sewanee.edu/life/2009/01/23/spring-babson-center-events |title=Spring Babson Center Events {{pipe}} Sewanee Today {{pipe}} Sewanee: The University of the South |publisher=news.sewanee.edu |access-date=2014-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316233016/http://news.sewanee.edu/life/2009/01/23/spring-babson-center-events |archive-date=2014-03-16 }} He received his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University where he gave the keynote address at the inauguration of their Center for Entrepreneurship in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://today.duke.edu/2005/09/entrepreneur.html|title=Fuqua to Open Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation {{pipe}} Duke Today|date=23 September 2005 |publisher=today.duke.edu|access-date=2014-03-16}} In 2008, he received the Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award from the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/dptest/docs/080808/25|title=ISSUU - Dan's Papers Aug. 8, 2008 by Dan's Papers|date=8 August 2008 |publisher=issuu.com|access-date=2014-03-16}} He serves as an advisor or board member for Women @ the Frontier,{{cite web|url=http://www.womenatthefrontier.org/about/|title=About {{pipe}} Women At The Frontier|publisher=womenatthefrontier.org|access-date=2014-03-16}} 15X15,{{cite web|url=http://www.therighttoheal.org/blog/2013/10/28/la-screening-at-soho-house-attracts-media-insiders |title=LA Screening at SoHo House attracts Media Insiders — The Right to Heal |publisher=therighttoheal.org |access-date=2014-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316225442/http://www.therighttoheal.org/blog/2013/10/28/la-screening-at-soho-house-attracts-media-insiders |archive-date=2014-03-16 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.therighttoheal.org/campaign-goals/ |title=15X15 CAMPAIGN — The Right to Heal |publisher=therighttoheal.org |access-date=2014-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316134109/http://www.therighttoheal.org/campaign-goals/ |archive-date=2014-03-16 }} Invisible Children / 4th Estate{{cite web|url=http://invisiblechildren.com/about/advisory-council/|title=Advisory Council {{pipe}} Invisible Children|publisher=invisiblechildren.com|access-date=2014-03-16}} and My Friend's Place.{{cite web|url=http://myfriendsplace.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors/|title=Leadership : My Friend's Place|publisher=myfriendsplace.org|access-date=2014-03-16}}

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