But we now know that the former Mo’HitsRecords head-honcho went there on very serious business matter, as he was spotted in a tete-a-tete with billionaire RalphSimon.
According to wikipedia.comSimon co-founded the independent ZombaGroup of Music Companies (now a subsidiary of SonyMusicEntertainment) with CliveCalder in the 1970s. In the mid-90s, he was ExecutiveVicePresident of CapitolRecords and BlueNoteRecords in Hollywood and started EMIMusic's global NewMedia division. He started Yourmobile (later renamed Moviso), the first ring tone company in the Americas, Europe, UK, Australia and Africa, in 1997.
In 1998, Simon predicted that, «Mobile phones would become the indispensable voice/social networking and music companion for consumers and their increasing mobile lifestyles.» He worked on convincing UnitedStates music publishers to grant the very first ring tone rights. This resulted in the dubbing of Simon as «The Father of the Ring Tone.» He is also Lady Gaga's