▁signing ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁records ▁division ▁were ▁artists ▁or ▁produ cers ▁were ▁given ▁their ▁own ▁im print . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Z om ba ▁made ▁an ▁all - in clus ive ▁multi year ▁joint - vent ure ▁deal ▁with ▁H itz ▁Committee ▁Entertainment , ▁and ▁im print ▁in ▁the ▁making ▁for ▁almost ▁ 5 ▁years ▁by ▁J ive ▁A & R ▁V P ▁M icky ▁" Me M p Hi T z " ▁Wright . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁H itz ▁Committee ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁record ▁label ▁under ▁Sony , ▁music ▁production , ▁music ▁publishing , ▁artist ▁and ▁producer ▁management , ▁and ▁TV ▁and ▁film ▁projects . ▁ ▁Company ▁structure ▁For ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁all ▁companies ▁associated ▁with ▁Z om ba ▁see : ▁List ▁of ▁Z om ba ▁Group ▁companies ▁The ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁Group ▁during ▁the ▁independent ▁era ▁( 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁pin point ▁exactly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁nature ▁of ▁C live ▁Cal der ' s ▁man aging ▁style . ▁ ▁During ▁that ▁period , ▁Cal der ' s ▁private ▁invest ment ▁group ▁Summer ▁Sh ore ▁N V ▁controlled ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁began ▁as ▁Z om ba ▁Management ▁and ▁Publish ers ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁They ▁expanded ▁to ▁the ▁US , ▁first ▁with ▁a ▁publishing ▁sector ▁in ▁ 1 9 7