That's The Sound Of 3,000 Tisch Students Slitting Their Wrists

“I always knew I wanted to produce,” said Mr. Forbes [co-partner of the newly minted Fortress Entertainment], who grew up in Beverly Hills and whose mother was a TV producer. “But I knew that if I was a successful financier first, then I could do anything else. If I wanted to direct, if I wanted to write—no problem.

Hooray for Hedge-fundwood! [NYO via DealBook]