Venus Brown
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Venus Brown is the Executive Producer of Baker Ent subsidiary, Buddah Brown Entertainment, an artist management music label.
in Washington D.C. Brown's radio show later led to an internship at the Black Entertainment Television
(BET) D.C. headquarters working in the fields of television production and talent coordination. The internship allowed Brown to write for the BET program Video Soul
, where he met R&B artist Patti LaBelle
. Venus Brown went on to write and co-produce the Big Daddy Kane
and Patti LaBelle's Grammy winning hit, "Feels Like Another One".
In 1998 Venus Brown was signed to D'Angelo's music label, Cheeba Music/Virgin. After the release of Nikka Costa's Everybody Got Their Something and D'Angelo's Voodoo, Cheeba Music was eventually dropped from its parent label, Virgin Records
. Tar Baby, Venus Browns debut album was eventually released on Boulevard Connection Records out of Copenhagen Denmark in June 2001.
In 2000 Venus became the musical director for Nikka Costa and toured the world with Nikka for three years. He also served as the first musical director for, Mark Ronson. In 2002 will.i.am tapped Venus to become the President and General Manager of will.i.am music group. In that capacity, he oversaw the production and A&R'd multi-platinum albums for The Black Eyed Peas, Fergie and Macy Gray. In 2005 Venus was tapped by Justin Timberlake to A&R his multi-platinum Grammy award winning "FutureSexLoveSounds". During this time he also served as manager-mentor for multi-platinum Grammy award-winning producer Timbaland, setting the stage for his multi-platinum release, "Timbaland presents, Shock Value"
Venus Brown launched Buddah Brown Entertainment to serve as a record label to release new product and the first artists that are slated to be released in 2009 are hip hop-R&B duo Ty & Kory, Lyssii (from MTV's Daddy's Girls"). In 2009 Venus signed a multi-year deal to be the international music producer of the High Fashion meets Rock & Roll live television special Fashion Rocks
in Rio De Janiero. The first Brazilian installment of the series included Diddy performing for Donatella Versace, Grace Jones performing with Marc Jacobs, Ciara performing with Givenchy and Mariah Carey performing with Calvin Klein to name a few.
Beginnings
Venus Brown began working in the music industry in the late 1980s hosting his own radio show on WKYSWKYS
WKYS, the "Station for Interactive Hip Hop and R&B", is an American radio station broadcasting an Urban Contemporary radio format, that serves the greater Washington metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located on the same tower as WRC-TV. The station broadcasts from a class B signal with an...
in Washington D.C. Brown's radio show later led to an internship at the Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
(BET) D.C. headquarters working in the fields of television production and talent coordination. The internship allowed Brown to write for the BET program Video Soul
Video Soul
Video Soul was a 2-hour long American music video program that aired on BET from 1981 to 1996.-History:Video Soul premiered in June 1981 and was originally a half hour show. It was devoted to helping showcase new R&B/soul recording artists and performers...
, where he met R&B artist Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
. Venus Brown went on to write and co-produce the Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...
and Patti LaBelle's Grammy winning hit, "Feels Like Another One".
In 1998 Venus Brown was signed to D'Angelo's music label, Cheeba Music/Virgin. After the release of Nikka Costa's Everybody Got Their Something and D'Angelo's Voodoo, Cheeba Music was eventually dropped from its parent label, Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
. Tar Baby, Venus Browns debut album was eventually released on Boulevard Connection Records out of Copenhagen Denmark in June 2001.
In 2000 Venus became the musical director for Nikka Costa and toured the world with Nikka for three years. He also served as the first musical director for, Mark Ronson. In 2002 will.i.am tapped Venus to become the President and General Manager of will.i.am music group. In that capacity, he oversaw the production and A&R'd multi-platinum albums for The Black Eyed Peas, Fergie and Macy Gray. In 2005 Venus was tapped by Justin Timberlake to A&R his multi-platinum Grammy award winning "FutureSexLoveSounds". During this time he also served as manager-mentor for multi-platinum Grammy award-winning producer Timbaland, setting the stage for his multi-platinum release, "Timbaland presents, Shock Value"
Venus Brown launched Buddah Brown Entertainment to serve as a record label to release new product and the first artists that are slated to be released in 2009 are hip hop-R&B duo Ty & Kory, Lyssii (from MTV's Daddy's Girls"). In 2009 Venus signed a multi-year deal to be the international music producer of the High Fashion meets Rock & Roll live television special Fashion Rocks
Fashion Rocks
Fashion Rocks was an annual international charity fundraiser event which features fashions by the world's top designers being presented to live performances by popular music acts.The inaugural event was held at the Royal Albert Hall on October 15, 2003...
in Rio De Janiero. The first Brazilian installment of the series included Diddy performing for Donatella Versace, Grace Jones performing with Marc Jacobs, Ciara performing with Givenchy and Mariah Carey performing with Calvin Klein to name a few.