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"Joanna Nickrenz was an American record producer. She won four Grammy Awards, and received nine Grammy nominations over the course of her career, including two wins and five nominations for Classical Producer of the Year. Early life Nickrenz was born in Seattle to Herbert C. and Mary Volz and had four older siblings (two brothers and two sisters). A year after her birth, her family moved to Bremerton, Washington, where they had lived previously. Her father worked at the naval shipyard. Nickrenz learned piano on an upright piano given to the family. She graduated from Bremerton High School in 1953 and went on to study piano at University of Washington. According to her daughter, Erika, Nickrenz moved to New York City ""to seek her fame and fortune on the piano." As a performer, Nickrenz was a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and performed with the New Chamber Quintet and the Claremont String Quartet. The Claremont String Quartet hired her to record an Arnold Schoenberg piece, "Ode to Napoleon," which led to her interest in recording. Elite Recordings Nickrenz was hired as an assistant at Elite Recordings, owned by Marc Aubort. Elite was started in 1965. She worked as an engineer, producer, and editor, and went on to become a full partner in the company. Aubort said of Nickrenz, "Her ears were legendary; she was nicknamed 'Ms. Razorears.'" Aubort and Nickrenz worked together for 32 years, doing about 20 projects a year. They did a series of recordings with American orchestras in the 1960s and 1970s for Vox Records. Another notable series of recordings was for Nonesuch Records with Joan Morris and William Bolcom. They worked with 45 composers, including Leonard Slatkin. While their counterparts in the 1960s and 1970s were doing multi-microphone/multi-tracked recordings, the pair decided to continue with a more simple and natural approach using fewer microphones. Their approach was sometimes more difficult and time consuming but the results were recognized for their natural sound quality. Her final recording session was in October 2001 with clarinetist Giora Feidman. Personal life Joanna Nickrenz died of lung cancer in 2002. She was a lifelong smoker. Nickrenz was married to Scott Nickrenz, a violist who she played with in the New Chamber Quintet. He was a founding member of the Lenox, Claremont and Vermeer String Quartets. He also was a founding member of the Orpheus Trio and directed chamber music for the New World Symphony. Their daughter, Erika Nickrenz, is a pianist who started playing at age six. She made her debut at New York's Town Hall at age 11. Erika Nickrenz received a Bachelor and Master of Music from the Juilliard School and is a member of the Eroica Trio. Joanna Nickrenz produced five of the Eroica Trio's albums. References Category:People from Seattle Category:Record producers from Washington (state) Category:Grammy Award winners Category:1936 births Category:2002 deaths Category:American women record producers "
"Tolulope Odebiyi (born 14 November 1963) is a Nigerian politician from Ogun state, who was elected to the Ogun West senatorial seat in 2019. He previously served as the Chief of staff to Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state. Odebiyi is a graduate of Government College, Ibadan and Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2018, he rejected the idea of Governor Amosun to leave his political party, All Progressive Congress for another saying he needed to protect his political pedigree. Early life, education and career Odebiyi is the son of Kemi and Jonathan Odebiyi. Odebiyi's father was a former senator and his mother was a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He earned a B.Sc. degree in Building Construction and Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston Odebiyi gained his elementary education at All Saints primary school in Ibadan before attending Government College in Ibadan to acquire his Higher school certificate. He left the shores of Nigeria to further his education in the United States of America. He later started his professional career in Real Estate and later ventured into politics. Career Real estate career After his education, Odebiyi started out in real estate both internationally in the USA and locally in Nigeria. Prior to his political appointment, he served as the managing director of Agbara Estates Limited. He sits on the board of Travant Real Estate, Stururacasa Nigeria Limited, Travfirst Nigeria Limited and others. Political career Odebiyi has a strong politically inclined background. His father, Jonathan Odebiyi, was the minority leader in the second Republic senate on the platform of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria. He previously served as permanent secretary in the office of chief of staff, Ogun state Governor's office in 2006 before being appointed chief of staff by the Governor Ibikunle Amosun administration. His desire to run for senate in 2015 was suppressed by his political party. He initially decided to run for Governor of the state in the 2019 elections but stepped down. He resigned his position as Chief of Staff in 2018 to run for senate representing Ogun West. Electoral history In the 2019 Nigerian general elections, he contested the Ogun West senatorial seat under the All Progressive Congress party and won. He got the highest vote of 58,452 compared to his closest rivals, candidate of the Allied People's Movement who got 48,611 and People's Democratic Party with 43,454 votes. Personal life Odebiyi is a native of Iboro, Ogun state. References External links *"Tolu Odebiyi" at ng.linkedin.com. Category:Members of the Senate (Nigeria) Category:1956 births Category:The Polytechnic, Ibadan alumni Category:Wentworth Institute of Technology alumni Category:University of Massachusetts Lowell alumni Category:People from Ekiti State Category:People from Ogun State Category:All Progressives Congress politicians Category:Living people "
"Leuconia or Leukonia () was a town of ancient Ionia, about the possession of which the Chians were involved in a war with Erythrae.Polyaenus 8.66. It was, according to Plutarch, was a colony of Chios.Plutarch de Virt. Mul. vii. p. 7, ed. Reiske. Its site is unlocated. References Category:Populated places in ancient Ionia Category:Former populated places in Turkey Category:Lost ancient cities and towns Category:Chian colonies "