Timothy Olphie:  

“"The Strenuous Life” by Theodore Roosevelt" “"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat".” Timothy J. Olphie has been actively involved in the music industry for the past twenty five (25) years, entering as an Account Representative with the New York City Branch office of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (A.S.C.A.P.) in 1979. In 1982 Mr. Olphie was offered, and accepted a Management position with Record World, a regionally based record franchise. He was promoted to the role of V.P. of Public Relations Director shortly thereafter and remained with the company until 1989 at which time he accepted a position with CBS Records as an Account Service Representative, now known as Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. In 1991, Mr. Olphie accepted a position as General Manager of S.O.U.L./MCA Records, a joint venture between Sound Of Urban Listeners (S.O.U.L.) and MCA Records, Inc. in New York City. His responsibilities included the day-to-day activities of an independent record company distributed by major label and the marketing and management of several S.O.U.L./MCA/Universal Records recording acts. At SOUL/MCA, Mr. Olphie received several Gold and Platinum awards for his role in the success of several recording acts including; "Public Enemy", "The Young Black Teenagers", "Bobby Brown", "Madonna", "Vanessa Williams", "Bell, Biv, Devoe", "...Expand for more