Jorge Pinos Opens JEP Entertainment Group, Inc.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- In a major music industry announcement, Jorge Pinos, Senior Vice President, William Morris Noun 1. William Morris - English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) Morris , who worked in the international department, will open his own company, JEP JEP Journal of Electronic Publishing JEP Jabber Enhancement Proposal (instant messaging) JEP Journal of Educational Psychology JEP Java Expression Parser JEP Journal of European Psychoanalysis JEP Joint Emphasis Program Entertainment Group, Inc., a full service management and entertainment company. Pinos was with Morris for 22 years and joined the agency as a trainee in the music department upon his graduation from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Pinos was the first agent to book Latin international artists into mainstream American venues and gave major visibility to Latino artists in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . He was involved in booking all of Morris' artists in the territories of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Japan, Southeast Asia and China. In his new company, JEP Entertainment Group, Pinos states: "It is our vision to be able to branch out into different fields of entertainment and to open up new avenues for our clients." He adds: "We will continue to help clients break into new territories within the United States and internationally." At the time of his departure Pinos' clientele included chart toppers Juan Gabriel, Lucero, Thalia, Jaime Camil, Arturo Sandoval, Daisy Fuentes, Carlos Ponce, Patricia Manterola, MDO MDO Multidisciplinary Design Optimization MDO Multidisciplinary Optimization MDO Medium Density Overlay (engineered plywood) MDO Marine Diesel Oil MDO Mothers Day Out MDO Mentally Disordered Offender , Vikki Carr, Jose Feliciano, Alexandre Pires, Jennifer Pena, Obie Bermudez, Sabrina, Christian Castro, Marisela, Akwid, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Cabas, Paul Anka and Leslie Ann Machado. At Morris, Pinos was instrumental in bringing to the mainstream such artists as Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, Julio Iglesias, Shakira, Roberto Carlos, Jose Feliciano, Jon Secada and Jose Luis Rodriguez. He has also been involved in booking tours for Diana Ross, The Bee Gees, YES, Maxi Priest, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Blondie and Enrique Iglesias among many others. Pinos has been honored with Billboard Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award and received Imagen's Vision Award and Prism Award's Unsung Hero of 2001. JEP Entertainment Group's new offices will be located in Encino, Calif. |
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