2011-04-24

“Father of the CD” – Sony President Norio Ohga before departure

From before the musicians became Sony President Norio Ohga for CD recording, and leadership development in Tokyo died at the age of 81. Norio Ohga graduated from Tokyo University of the arts, have to baritone participated in a variety of performing arts activities. At the age of 29
Joined Sony. During 1982-1995 he served as President of Sony, Sony acquired during United States Colombia film company, and in promoting the development of analog recording media and digital recording media to become pioneer.

Norio Ohga is learning of vocal music, is interested in electrical, students have their own hands masonry amplifiers. Because when writing to the University of Tokyo communication industries (new force), made recommendations on recorders, improved, access to Akio Morita and Ibuka appreciation, money for big greetings to Germany after reading the music and asked him to join the new force, responsible for product and image design work. He thought it could work and music on both sides into account, in the new job at the same time developing his singer career, but since opera performances in the background during sleep loss field at a time, finally had to select one of the two. The result, Norio Ohga has chosen to remain in the new force, to the commercial development. The top job had been President of the new force, and the new force to the top of the world.

He develops the design, the most classic to the number of CD: cooperation of Philips firmly to a CD of the year length is 60 minutes, he was surprisingly unexpectedly “74 minute discs can include the first Beethoven’s Nineth Symphony” as the reason, today we see the CD length for 74 minutes.

He retired in 2002 and returned to music in their conductor capacity. The book of Chief conductor and is close to the night’s autobiography, detailing his wonderful life in the music business on both sides.

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