As a music industry executive, I advised, managed, and negotiated deals for some of the industry’s most successful contemporary recording artists, songwriters & producers, ranging from hit songwriter/producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to Briti ...
BBM Profile: Life Allah Griffith
I started my music career as a rapper and interned at Rush Artist Management. I relocated to the West Coast and worked A&M Records/Tuff Break and started Real Life Promotions. I developed and worked with many artists like Intelligent Hoodlum, D ...
BBM Profile: Joseph Davis
Beginning in Illinois and ending a lifetime later in Philadelphia, my radio career was a nomadic journey. In between, I was on the air in Orlando, Grand Prairie TX, New Orleans, Atlanta, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and St Louis doing m ...
BBM Profile: Thembisa Mshaka
Had someone told me at 17 that I would be in entertainment for 25 years, give artists like Common, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and D’Angelo, their first trade covers as GAVIN’s first Black, first woman and longest-running Rap Editor, write the definitive c ...
BBM Profile: Regina R. Robertson
Once upon a time, I had dreams of being a fashion buyer. The Universe had other plans. After college, I landed at Epic Records, where I processed A&R paperwork and was later promoted to product manager. During my tenure, I worked with Shabba Rank ...
BBM Profile: Marilyn A. Batchelor
Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked in the following roles: national/sr. director, marketing, MCA Records. In 1999, I created the 1st strategic marketing division at a record label (MCA), serving as V.P. of strategic marketing, followed by SVP, stra ...
BBM Profile: Brian Wallace
In a career spanning over 20 years in radio broadcasting as a programmer and air personality, I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to have worked with and for people who I can say have enriched both my life and career. Career stops include the D ...
BBM Profile: Gwen Franklin
WHUR in DC is home. However, I worked extensively with record labels – RCA, Mercury, Capitol, A&M and Casablanca. The Mid-Atlantic & Northeast were promotional territories; then on to national marketing, sales and artist development. The c ...
BBM Profile: James Lopez
I am now a Producer/Head of Motion Pictures, Will Packer Productions. I produce films with my partner Will Packer under our current deal at Universal Pictures. I've worked as SVP of Production Screen Gems/Sony Pictures, SVP of Marketing/Brand Partner ...
BBM Profile: Sheri Riley
I am a wife, mother, daughter and entrepreneur, who spent 20 years creating innovative marketing strategies for some of the biggest artists and corporations in the world. This list includes Toni Braxton, TLC, Usher, Converse, Nike, TBS and NBA Entert ...