Music Geek

Figuring they better hire one of those damn computer kids that knows how to work these crazy things, EMI is the first of the major labels to bring on board a high profile computer nerd by hiring Google's senior director of information systems, Douglas Merrill,as company president. Interesting: Merrill is leaving a so-called 21st century company for one whose business plan is routinely considered out of date and obsolete in the media. Let’s see what happens…