Originally published on The Industry Cosign March 31, 2015 Who: Merieta Bayati What: Entrepreneur, Speaker & Author of The Girlie Girl’s Guide To Living A Fabulously Fulfilled Life! Why: As I see how differently the world is evolving compared to when I grew up, I feel that young girls and women NEED more positive role… Continue reading The 5Ws: Merieta Bayati
Category: Interviews
The 5Ws: Damon Clark
Originally published on The Industry Cosign March 27, 2015 Who: Damon ClarkWhat: CityAlert.com Why: CityAlert.com is a digital community which provides information on entertainment, events, music, fashion, travel and media. It works directly with club venues, concert promoters, artist managers, marketing partners, corporations, advertising agencies, public relations and online digital departments to engage its audience.… Continue reading The 5Ws: Damon Clark
5 Questions With… Marcus Dawson
Originally published on The Industry Cosign March 2, 2015 Many artists nowadays have to, in essence, be multi-taskers in order to be successful. Gone are the days of just going in the studio, laying the music and vocals down and then letting someone else take it from there while you wait to go on stage… Continue reading 5 Questions With… Marcus Dawson
Winsome Sinclair: ‘We are Being Paid to Make Believe’
Originally published on The Industry Cosign May 27, 2015 When you work and collaborate with directors like Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, John Singleton and Lee Daniels, you tend to stay in business based on your work ethic and highly sought after skills. Being involved with institutes like the African-American Women In Cinema Foundation,… Continue reading Winsome Sinclair: ‘We are Being Paid to Make Believe’
The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Kevin Benoit
Originally published on The Industry Cosign July 28, 2015 Title: Founder of Parlé Entertainment Editor of Parlé Magazine Company: Parlé Entertainment/Parlé Magazine Location: Brooklyn, NY A visionary and creative from a young age, Brooklyn native, Kevin Benoit, 28, graduated from high school at age 16 and went on to graduate from John Jay College of… Continue reading The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Kevin Benoit
Anthony Marshall is… Legendary
Originally published on The Industry Cosign February 18, 2015 The title Legendary is SO overused and misappropriated these days and it’s a shame that everyone misuses the term so much. If I had a dollar for every writer, blogger, person to use that name in the wrong context, I could stage my own multi-million dollar… Continue reading Anthony Marshall is… Legendary
The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Joseph Albert Charles
Originally published on The Industry Cosign June 24, 2015 Title: General Manager Company: The Cherry Party Location: Santa Monica, CA Joseph Albert Charles has a single modus operandi: continue to move the needle in music and entertainment with a pivot unparallel to any other executive. Although the General Manager of The Cherry Party––the new label… Continue reading The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Joseph Albert Charles
The 5Ws: DJBabe
Originally published on The Industry Cosign July 20, 2015 Who: DJBabe What: MixtapeDJs.net and Motor City Popcorn Why: DJBabe has been Detroit’s number one mixtape DJ for over a decade with a career that also includes on-air radio mixshows, touring, TV appearances and more. He has touched many areas of the music business from working… Continue reading The 5Ws: DJBabe
The Industry Cosign Spotlight: April Walker
Originally published on The Industry Cosign September 22, 2015 Title: Chief Dream Officer at A. Walker Group, A Creative Consulting and Branding Company Title: CEO of Walker Wear, a lifestyle fashion fashion brand Company: A. Walker Group Company: Walker Wear Location: New York April Walker is a true pioneer and savvy businesswoman who inspired a… Continue reading The Industry Cosign Spotlight: April Walker
5 Questions With… Helen Little
Originally published on The Industry Cosign December 16, 2014Music is one of the only constants that has and will probably always exist for us as a society. Be it the sounds of nature or the rhythms of early tribes or the nursery rhymes we hear from the lips of our mothers and grandmothers growing up.… Continue reading 5 Questions With… Helen Little
The 5Ws: Catherine ‘DJ Syncity’ Ouellette
Originally published on The Industry Cosign July 6, 2015 Who: Catherine Ouellette (aka DJ SynCity)What: Catherine O Inc, LLC and Dreamington LLC.Why: Catherine Ouellette is a hybrid ARTist. A Film Maker, Fashion Photographer, DJ to the Stars, Music Producer, Philanthropist. Based in Los Angeles, born in Montreal, by the way of New York, she has… Continue reading The 5Ws: Catherine ‘DJ Syncity’ Ouellette
Shawn Pen: ‘Put your pen to paper and write more than songs’
Originally published on The Industry Cosign March 4, 2015 When Hip-Hop was first acknowledged by the masses, it was looked at like a fad, similar to disco. Hot for the time being, but will play itself out soon, especially since it was coming from Black kids in the inner city. Yes, that was the mindset… Continue reading Shawn Pen: ‘Put your pen to paper and write more than songs’
Marvin Church: ‘When you master your craft you build confidence’
Originally published on The Industry Cosign January 16, 2015 Marvin Church, AKA ‘Marv the Barb’, is a celebrated groomer, educator and image consultant. Having worked with the likes of various esteemed lawyers, politicians and power players in the business field, he also makes some of Hollywood’s leading celebrities, comedians and athletes look a tad better… Continue reading Marvin Church: ‘When you master your craft you build confidence’
Jack Knight: ‘My Personal Experiences and the Experiences of Others are the Key to my Work’
Originally published on The Industry Cosign August 13, 2015 Jack Knight AKA Starman is a comic book superhero in the DC Comics Universe and a member of the Justice Society of America. But, wait, this is a different Jack Knight! Instead of being a comic book superhero in the DC Comics Universe, he is actually… Continue reading Jack Knight: ‘My Personal Experiences and the Experiences of Others are the Key to my Work’
The 5Ws: Theda Sandiford
Who: Theda SandifordWhat: VP Commerce. Republic Records and Mixed Media ArtistWhy: Though art is engrained in her psyche, Theda’s first creative endeavors were in the music business as a sales & digital marketing executive. After years of ground breaking digital work for musicians, she began experimenting combining digital and analog collage processes, to develop her own artistic… Continue reading The 5Ws: Theda Sandiford