Died On This Date (December 8, 2013) Milton Olin, Jr. / Former Napster and Label Executive
themusicsover Milton Olin, Jr.
DOB Unknown – December 8, 2013
Milton Olin was a longtime music industry executive who is perhaps best remembered as the onetime COO of file sharing site, Napster. Prior to his run at the company, the prominent attorney for Altschul & Olin LLP worked for entertainment discovery start-up, firstlook.com as well as A&M Records, where he served as VP of Business Development. According to initial reports, Olin, 65, was struck and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol car as he was riding his bicycle along a stretch of road in Calabasas, California. The accident was still under investigation at press time.
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