Growing up I never dreamed that I would become influential in the music industry. As a child, one of my chores was cleaning my Mom’s record collection and making sure her name was stamped on them to keep other family members honest. This seemingly ...
BBM Profile: Dedra Tate
I have been blessed to enjoy 30+ years doing what I love...and I LOVE ENTERTAINMENT!!! After graduating from Howard University, I began my career at MTV, where I landed my dream job in Talent Relations. I left MTV after 3 years, with my boss, to j ...
BBM Profile: Jun Mhoon
My positions included Merchandiser - WEA, Local Promotion - WB, Regional Promo then National Albums - RCA Records, Regional then V.P./Director Gospel Music - A&M Records, COO - Solar Records. I’ve worked with Al Jarreau, Prince, George Clinton ...
BBM Profile: Earl Jordan
In 1973 I started in the mailroom at CBS Records in Philadelphia and my musical journey took me through sales and promotion for Columbia, Capitol and EMI, from Philly to Cleveland to LA and eventually to Warner Bros as VP of Sales, Black Music from 1 ...
BBM Profile: Michael Stradford
My career path began in radio as a DJ/music director/program director in Toledo, Cincinnati, Detroit, St. Louis, Houston and ending up in Los Angeles launching 92.3 The Beat. From there I segued over to the record industry as Quincy Jones' VP of A&a ...
BBM Profile: Dr. LaJoyce Hunter Brookshire
I am God's Girl, a full-time wife/mother and a part-time everything else. I was a Writer/Producer at Sheridan Broadcasting Networks and Arista Records Publicity Director with artists Aretha Franklin, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Sean Combs, Debora ...
BBM Profile: TJ Miller
I am TJ Miller currently residing in Dallas Texas. I’ve been in the music business for 20+ years and had the pleasure of working for PolyGram as an Artist Development Rep, Motown Records as a Sales Manager, Capitol Records as a Senior Director, and W ...
BBM Profile: Hilda Williams
I love music and was thrilled to land in the record industry where I held Regional and National positions in A&R Administration, Promotion and Marketing for RCA, Polygram, Capitol, Warner Bros, Sony and Virgin, working with such major artists as ...
BBM Profile: Stephanie Rance
I have worked with Frank Sinatra, Jon Secada, D'angelo and a host of others.  I held various positions at SBK/EMI Records, starting out as an intern in the A&R department. After EMI Records shut down, I went to work in artist management. I wo ...
BBM Profile: Michelle Joyce
My career in entertainment marketing began when I worked alongside Sean Combs as the Director of Marketing/Bad Boy. I have also held executive roles as the GM/ByStorm Entertainment & VP/Marketing at Sony & MCA. In my role, I developed cuttin ...










