Bill Adler
Bill Adler is an American Music Journalist. He was Director of Publicity of Def Jam, worked closely with Russell Simmons and wrote two books on the music industry. The period of his career to which the critic Robert Christgau was referring when he described Adler as a "legendary publicist."
Ron Solleveld
Ron is the Senior Vice President of Intentational for Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI). He is a 30 year veteran of the music industry, having held executive positions in divisions of Polygram, Sony and BMG companies in the U.S, Canada and Europe. He also served for 7 years with Chappell Music.
Jeff Sledge
The legendary A&R for Jive records has spent nearly 23 years in the music business. He started out at Wild Pitch records in 1989. After years working promotions in key markets, Jeff landed at the iconic Jive Records label.
John King
John is the founder of the legendary Chung King Recording studios in NYC. Since 1986, records produced at Chung King have sold over 300 million albums and have generated over $4.5 billion in sales. His clients include the biggest and most successful stars in the music business such as Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Kanye West and more.
Walter Randall
Walter is the founder and owner to the successful Lounge studios. The studio, which recently expanded to 3 floors on Manhattan's west side, is now leased in part by major record label Atlantic Records. Beyonce, Dame Dash, Solange & Kelly Roland are just some of a slew of international music stars to record there. Lounge remains while other studios have closed.
Lil Cee
A household name on New York's 103.5 KTU Top 40 radio station. While making his name at KTU, he joined the XM radio family at XM 81. He released two Top 10 Mix compliation albums on Tommy Boy Records.
Misa Hylton
Have you ever wondered just what the secret behind the style that makes some of your favorite stars shine so bright? Meet Misa Hylton. From Mary J. Blige, Lil Kim, Missy Elliot and Kimora Lee Simmons to Sean "P.Diddy" Combs, Queen Latifah and Usher. Misa is a New York based stylist who has shaped the images for some of Hollywood's most famous faces.
Sandy Lal
Sandy Lal remains a music industry leader and trendsetter. He founded his own entertainment law firm, Sandy Lal and associates. Throughout his career he has worked with an represented Multi-platinum album award winners such as Flo Rida, Lauren Hill and more.
Errol Kolosine
Errol is a Professor at NYU Tisch School of Arts, Clive Davis School of recorded music. He holds a B.A in Political Science, but prior to teaching music he was also a musician himself, playing in various bands. In his nearly 14 plus years in the music industry he rose to both General Manager and A&R of several record labels; leading the careers of internationally known Grammy award winning acts.
Datwon Thomas
Datwon is a young seasoned veteran in the entertainment publication world. He started as an intern with VIBE online in 1996. In 1997 he began writing for XXL Magazine as the associate music editor. After a tenure with Sean "Diddy" Combs, he launched the iconic KING Magazine. Years later, he returned to XXL Magazine as editor-in-chief and later COO of Russell Simmons Global Grind.
Alex Carozza
For forty-five years, Alex Carozza has run a small accordion shop near Times Square. It's one of the last fixtures of the old Music Row, and Carozza, after a lifetime spent repairing musical instruments, still works six days a week and his store is still flourshing.
Kevin Leong
With over 15 years in the fashion industry, Kevin is Senior Vice President of Russell Simmon's 'Simmons Design Group'.
As a trendsetter with his finger on the pulse of what's hot, Kevin is entrenched in the music world. The correlation between fashion and music is event is Mr. Leong's style.
Now...Meet The Owners
Russell Simmons
Berry Gordy
Clive Davis
Tommy Mattola
Founder Def Jam Records
Founder Motown Records
Founder Arista Records/J Records
Founder Casablanca Records
Signed Run DMC, LL Cool J,
Kanye West, Rhianna, Afrojack and
is known throughout the Hip-Hop world as
the Godfather for the past 20 plus years.
Signed Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson
Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson.
Yeah, that guy with the glove!
Signed Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez
Bruce Springstein, Barbara Streisand,
Ricky Martin, Dixie Chicks and Gloria Estefan and
while spending 15 years as Sony Music's CEO, he
grossed the company $6 billion dollars.
Signed Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart,
Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow
under Artista Records, Founded J records
and signed Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson
and has a school named after him.
Avery Lipman
Jimmy Iovine
Craig Kallman
Richard Branson
Founder Interscope Records
Chairman Atlantic Records
Founder Virgin Records
Founder Republic Records
Signed Tupac..Nuff said! Except Interscope
also signed Death Row Records who signed
Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre, who signed Eminem
who signed 50 cent. And then he created
something called Beats by Dre.
Signed Kid Rock, Flo Rida Bruno Mars,
Skrillex, Sean Paul, Missy Elliot, Paramore
Brandy, Cee Lo Green
Signed Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Devo,
Spice Girls, Keith Richards. Then founded the
iconic Virgin Megastore.
Signed Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift, Lorde,
Nicki Minaj, Enrique Iglesias, Drake,
Weezer, Nickleback and Akon
Kevin Liles
L.A Reid
P.Diddy
Sylvia Rhone
Founder LaFace records
Founder Bad Boy Records
EVP Universal Records
Signed TLC, Pink, Usher, Justin Bieber
Toni Braxton, Outcast, Ciara, Avril Lavigne
Was chairmen of Def Jam & Epic.
Signed Notorious B.I.G, Mase,
Faith Evans. Produced Mariah Carey,
SWV, Boys II Men. Controled the entire
1990's Urban Market. Take dat!
Signed Tracey Chapman, Yolanda Adams,
Missy Elliott, Gerald Levert, MC Lyte, Brandy,
Third Eye Blind and the writer of 'The Owners'
Sacario. She's also voted the most powerful
woman in the music business.
Doug Morris
David Geffen
Barry Weiss
Steve Rifkin
Chairman Sony Music Entertainment
Founder Dreamworks SKG
Founder Jive Records
Founder Loud Records
He created VEVO, yeah Vevo! But
before that he was chairman of
Universal Records, before that he was
CEO of Motown, after that created Motown
the musicial and currently has a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Signed The Eagles, Bob Dylan,
Donna Summer, Guns n Roses, Blink 182,
Nirvana, Produced Beetlejuice, CATS
and Little Shop of Horrors. Founded
Geffen Records, Asylym Records.
Signed Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys,
N'SYNC, R Kelly, Pharrell Williams,
Justin Timerberlake, T-Pain, Q-Tip
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Signed Big Pun, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep
Pete Rock, Three 6 Mafia, Xzibit, Twista
and pretty much all of the hardcore rap
acts of the 1990's.