Murray Hidary

Murray Hidary

Murray Hidary(born August 30, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an entrepreneur, composer, and fine art photographer.

Hidary attended New York University (NYU) between 1989 and 1993 and majored in Music and Composition.

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Business career

EarthWeb/Dice Inc.

Murray Hidary began his business career in 1994 at the age of 23 when he co-founded EarthWeb with his older brother, Jack Hidary, and Nova Spivack.[1] EarthWeb was one of the first internet companies, serving as an IT information portal. EarthWeb's initial public offering on November 11, 1998 closed at US$48.69 per share, up 247.8% from its opening price of $14.[2] At the time, EarthWeb's first-day return was among the largest in NASDAQ history.[3] The meteoric success of EarthWeb’s IPO reopened investor appetite for new issues and prompted several other internet companies to proceed with an IPO, including theglobe.com.[4]

Following the dot-com crash, Internet.com acquired EarthWeb’s content properties in 2000.[5][6] EarthWeb changed its name to Dice Inc,[7] taking the company private and keeping its flagship property dice.com, the leading career website for technology and engineering professionals, as a profitable stand-alone business.[6] In 2005 private equity firms Quadrangle and General Atlantic Partners acquired Dice Inc. for approximately US$200 million.[8] Dice Inc. subsequently went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2007 and trades under the ticker symbol DHX.[9]

Murray Hidary left Dice, Inc. in January 2001, but continued to serve on the board through April 2002.[10]

Vista Research

In 2001 Hidary co-founded Vista Research with his brother Jack Hidary. The firm pioneered the field of expert network research providers, catering to top-tier investment funds. Vista Research provides hedge fund and asset managers with access to an extensive network of experts in industries including technology, media, telecommunications, energy, aerospace and healthcare.[11]

In April 2005 the company was acquired by the Standard & Poor’s division of McGraw-Hill. [12][13] In 2009 McGraw-Hill sold Vista Research to Guidepoint Global, a global consulting and research firm.[14]

iAmplify

Murray Hidary and Jack Hidary founded iAmplify in 2005. iAmplify is a Web-based content publisher and syndication network for professionals in a broad range of fields. The site features simple tools for use by specialists to distribute their media. Users range from individuals to large corporations.[15] iAmplify has established prominent partnerships with Bloomberg,[16] David Allen,[17] Yoga Journal,[18] Marianne Williamson,[19] Condé Nast’s Golf Digest[20] and Eckhart Tolle.[21]

With pressure on the publishing industry mounting Hidary was one of the first to envision taking readers “beyond the book,” and provide a platform for authors to forge a direct relationship with their audience.[22]

Primary Insight

In 2009 Murray Hidary re-entered the expert network industry with his most recent endeavor: Primary Insight. The Hidary Group backed a management buyout of Primary Insight from JP Morgan led by former colleagues, David DeRose and Leighton Thomas. JP Morgan retains a minority interest.[23]

Primary Insight is a leading provider of a vast network of experts in all industries and caters to some of the world’s largest hedge funds and institutional investors.[24]

Music career

Murray Hidary majored in Music and Composition at NYU. After college he continued his musical pursuits in parallel with his business ambitions. His primary compositional mentor was Paul Alan Levi. Additional influences include composers of the minimalist movement including, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich, as well as, the contrapuntal techniques from the Baroque period. In his music he employs many organic mathematical processes as well as a layering technique that creates a rich and textured effect.

Hidary recorded his first symphony in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2004. Entitled Motion, it was performed by The St. Petersburg Philharmonic and conducted by Paul Alan Levi.[25]

Original compositions

  • Motion, symphony for strings and two sopranos
Conducted by: Paul Alan Levi
Performed by: The St. Petersburg Philharmonic
  • Spinning Still, for eight strings
Conducted by: Paul Alan Levi
Performed by: ETHEL & Friends - Kenji Bunch (viola), Malrl Dorman-Planeuf (cello), Neil Duffallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Ariana Kim (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Mary Rowell (violin), and Wendy Sutter (cello)
  • In Solitude, for solo piano
Performed by: Paolo Tatafiore
  • As you Like, duet for shakuhachi (Japanese flue) and violin
Performed by: Yoshio Kurahashi (shakuhachi) and Eaisun Shin (violin)
  • Ubiquity Changed, piano improvisations

[26]

Photography career

Murray Hidary first began experimenting with photography during a cross-country road trip when he was 17 years old. He continued his travel and nature photography after his first semester at NYU, when at the age of 18, he took a leave of absence from college and spent 8 months riding a bicycle over 10,000 miles throughout Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.[27]

Hidary’s work has garnered wide praise and regularly appears in gallery and museum exhibitions. His work is also held in many private collections. His photography has appeared in myriad group shows including the San Francisco MoMA’s 15th Biennial Auction (San Francisco, CA), at the Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY), and the San Diego Art Institute (San Diego, CA). Solo exhibitions of Hidary’s work have been featured at Atelier (New York, NY), Metro Gallery (Reno, NV), Karpeles Museum (Santa Barbara, CA), East Link Gallery (Shanghai, China), and the Nabokov Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia).

The power of Hidary's work lies in this ability to communicate with the eye in much the same way the musical note plays on the ear. The melodic surfaces that emerge from his abstract and semi-abstract images contain a rhythmic structure articulated through composition and combinations of color. This intersection of space, color and time reveals a vast interconnected world of seemingly disparate objects. Unseen connections exist among every thing that surrounds us. Hidary blurs the boundaries of individual perception and thereby keenly sharpens our insight.

Hidary’s work is also part of Art Pic’s collection of available pieces in Los Angeles, CA. Through Art Pic, Hidary’s photographs have been featured in movies and television including FOX’s House, CBS’s Numbers and NBC’s Joey, and films such as My Best Friend’s Girl and Unhitched. Hidary’s work also appeared in a Revlon advertisement and a Nikon television ad campaign featuring Ashton Kutcher.

Philanthropy and other pursuits

Hidary is a member of several philanthropic boards. His continued love of music led him to ETHEL, a contemporary “postclassical” string quartet, for whom he now serves as president of the board. ETHEL has also performed original works by Murray Hidary including Spinning Still in 2006.[28] Additionally, Hidary is a board member for Four Way Books, a publisher of poetry and short fiction by both emerging and established writers.[29]

He continues to be highly involved at NYU, his alma mater. Hidary serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council. In 2006 NYU awarded Murray Hidary the Distinguished Service Award. The text of his commencement acceptance speech is available here.

Outside of Hidary’s business and artistic pursuits, he travels extensively. He has also trained for and completed three marathons: New York City 2007, New York City 2008,[30] and London 2007.[31] He has a passion for the environment and supports alternative energy.

References

  1. ^ Michael Intergaard (2004).Silicon Alley: the Rise and Fall of a New Media District(Psychology Press) p. 63["http://books.google.com/books?id=ha0gTXusFfIC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=earthweb,+founded,+spivack+%2B+hidary&source=bl&ots=8WN5QoMA3Q&sig=ypAyFHW-zRHmTPBLDklRWh38_qg&hl=en&ei=YeurTIm6L4GB8ga1nPixCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CC4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=earthweb%2C]
  2. ^ Computergram International (1998-11-12)“Eartweb IPO a Huge Hit on Nasdaq,” BNET. Retrieved 2010-10-05.[1]
  3. ^ David Lazarus (1998-11-11), “Net Stock Frenzy Goes Flat,” Wired. Retrieved 2010-10-05. [2]
  4. ^ Staff (1998-11-13), “thglob.com surges 606%,” CNN Money. Retrieved 2010 10 -05. [3]
  5. ^ "Internet.com Acquires Web Site and E-mail Newsletter Assets from Earth Web Inc - Brief Article". BNET. Information Superhighways Newsletter. FindArticles.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05 [4]
  6. ^ a b Jayson Blair (2000-12-27). “EarthWeb Selling Most of Its Web Site and News Services,” New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-05 [5]
  7. ^ (2001-04-17). “EarthWeb Inc. to Become Dice Inc. – Nasdaq Ticker Symbol to Become ‘DICE’,” PRNewsire. Retrieved 2010-10-05 [6]
  8. ^ Rafat Ali (2005-07-13). “Dice Acquired by Private Equity Firms,” paidContent.org. Retrieved: 2010-10-05 [7]
  9. ^ Rafat Ali (2007-04-07). “Dice.com Parent Files for $100 Million IPO,” paidContent.org. Retrieved: 2010-10-05 [8]
  10. ^ Murray Hidary LinkedIn Profile
  11. ^ (2001-09-10). “Vista Research: Security Spending Continues to Increase but Companies Cannibalize IT Budgets to Pay the Bill,” PRNewswire. Retrieved: 2010-10-05 [9]
  12. ^ (2005-03-14). “S&P gets on independent research bandwagon with Vista acquisition,” Electronic Information Report. Highbeam Business. Retrieved 2010-10-05 [10]
  13. ^ Michael Privitera (2005-03-04). “Standard & Poor’s Signs Agreement to Acquire Vista Research Move Enhances S&P Research Platform for Institutional Investors,” PRNewswire. Retrieved 2010-10-05 [11]
  14. ^ (2009-06-01). “McGraw-Hill sells Vista Research to Guidepoint Global,” Business Publisher. Retrieved 2010-10-05 [12]
  15. ^ iAmplify. Retrieved 2010-10-06
  16. ^ Bloomberg iAmplify partner page
  17. ^ David Allen iAmplify partner page
  18. ^ Yoga Journal iAmplify partner page
  19. ^ Marianne Williamson iAmplify partner page
  20. ^ Nat Ives (2010-10-01). “Condé Nast edges into selling videos on demand,” Crain’s New York Business.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06 [13]
  21. ^ Eckhart Tolle iAmplify partner page
  22. ^ Adrienne Mand Lewin. “Murray Hidary: An Exclusive Interview with the CEO and co-founder of iAmplify,” Wordsmitten.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06 [14]
  23. ^ Business Wire (2009-04-01). “Primary Insight Completes Management Buyout form J.P. Morgan,” Business Wire. Allbusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06 [15]
  24. ^ Primary Insight
  25. ^ Music Bridges International
  26. ^ Murray Hidary Original Music
  27. ^ Murray Hidary (2006-05-09). “Distinguished Service Award Aceptance Speech – New York University,” Murray Hidary. Retrieved 2010-20-06 [16]
  28. ^ Ethel
  29. ^ Four Way Books
  30. ^ NYC Marathon Results
  31. ^ London Marathon Results

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