Luke Wood in August 2012.
Luke Foster Wood (born February 1969) is the former president of Beats Electronics, having served from 2012 to 2020.
Education[]
Wood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Wesleyan University in 1991.[1]
Career[]
In 1991, Wood joined Geffen Records as director of publicity and rose to become the director of marketing by 1993. In 1997, he became the executive VP of artists and repertoire at Dreamworks Records.[1]
Interscope[]
In November 2003, DreamWorks Records was acquired by Universal Music Group and merged into its Interscope Records label, co-founded by Jimmy Iovine. By 2007, Wood had become the chief strategy officer of Interscope while also functioning as the president of DGC Records.[1]
Beats[]
In February 2011, Wood was recruited by Iovine to become the head of operations at Beats Electronics. After helping to organize the sale of Beats to Apple Inc. in August 2014 for $3 billion, Wood became a VP at Apple and continued to manage Beats as a subsidiary until April 30, 2020, when he decided to step down from the company. Wood was succeeded by Oliver Schusser, the head of Apple Music (formerly Beats Music).[2][3]
Personal life[]
Overview of Silvertop Reiner House by John Lautner
Wood is married to writer Sophia Nardin. They reside in Silvertop, a home above the Silver Lake Reservoir that was originally designed by John Lautner for industrialist Kenneth Reiner.[4] Their daughter Ella played football for Sequoyah School. Despite being undefeated, the team was later forced to forfeit their wins by the Foothill League on account that girls were not allowed.[5] Public outrage forced the league to reverse its decision and she was again allowed to play with her team, which became the league champion.[6]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Luke Wood, LinkedIn. Accessed 2022-02-09.
- ↑ Longtime Beats President Luke Wood to Step Down by Emily Jensen, HypeBeast. 2020-04-18.
- ↑ Apple Music boss Oliver Schusser to run Beats brand as Luke Wood steps down by Murray Stassen, Music Business Worldwide. 2020-04-20.
- ↑ Inside Beats President Luke Wood’s John Lautner-Designed L.A. Home by Christina Binkley, WSJ. Magazine. 2018-01-15.
- ↑ She can play all right — if they'll just let her by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times. 2013-03-27.
- ↑ Brighter, still by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times. 2013-12-25.