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Darlene Lewis's Interests
General
click above to buy my book HIPHOP BEFORE THE BLING..thanks so much
Music
Music from 30's, 40's,60's, 70's,80's, 90's,
Prince, Smokey Robinson,Norman Whitfield,
Gamble & Huff,Isaac Hayes,GLADYS KNIGHT, THE MAIN INGREDIENT,TEMPTATIONS,
Barry White, all of the legends of hiphop, Mariah Carey, Donny Hathoway, Ashford and Simpson, Melissa Thomas aka MELSOULTREE, Whitney Houston, Toni BRAXTON, MaryJBLIGE,Howard Hewitt, Alyson Williams,Michael Jackson,
STEVIE WONDER,MAHAILIA JACKSON,JAMES CLEVELAND, CEECEE WINANS,Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey
The Funk Brothers, George Clinton, Bootsey,Rick James- THANKS GOES TO ALL THE PRODUCERS THAT WORKED WITH ME AND MY ACTS...MICHAEL B, RICHIE WEEKS, STRAFE, DONALD DEE BOWDEN, TONY WOODS, RON BERMUDEZ, AZIE, E SPOT, PFUNK, ELIJAH SHABAZZ, UNIVERSAL, ROGER ANDERSON, DOUG E FRESH, BARRY B, CHILL WILL,MONTI BLUE,DJ KMT, NOVELLE STEPHENSON,PARIS FORD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING DEYZAVOO ON YOUR ALBUM ALONG WITH ERIC, KURT WOODLEY, RON MILLER, FULL FORCE/DR ICE, STU FINE, GRANDMASTERFLASH, REGGIE JOHNSON THANK YOU, ROCK FOR HELPING WITH DEYZAVOO, AND OF COURSE AL BUNDY. THANKS goes to the designers that assisted me...DESIREE COOPER, BRIANA, QUEEN BILQUIS aka CYNTHIA HARMON, ANEVA..THANKS FOR THE CROWNS, AND THANKS TO THE PUBLICISTS WHO HELPED AND GOT ACTS FOR ME..ANGELO ELLERBEE, HAKIMA HAGLER, TERRY MOORER, R AND R FREELANCE, TINA WYNN, CHRISSY FROM DEF JAM, photographers RONNY WRIGHT, ERNIE PANICIOLLI, BERNARD, GREG ST CLAIR, MALCOLM PINCKNEY, BRUCE MOORE, CANDACE MITCHELL, KOI SOJER
Movies
Imitation of Life,Malcolm X,Wuthering Heights, movies produced by INDEPENDENT BLACK DIRECTORS in the 20's, 30's and 40's, some from the 60's like movies by Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, Women of Brewster Place, Westside Story, Guys & Dolls,Man with Golden arm,The Great White Hope,Fred astaire movies,Glory, Bronx Tale, The Super, Spook who sat by the door, Mildred Pierce,All about Eve,Guess who's coming to dinner,Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun,Mo BETTA BLUES, Whatever happened to Baby Jane, Shirley Temple Movies, Spartacus, Ben Hur, King of Kings, MOSES,SOME LIKE IT HOT, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, CRY FREEDOM, AMISTAD,HOODLUM,ASSAULT ON PRECINT 13, THE MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, THE WIZ, DEJAVU WITH DENZEL WASHINGTON, I'M GONNA GET YOU SUCKER...
Celebrity Showcase TV -Every mon night/Tues Morn www.mnn.org @12:30AM on ch 57 Time Warner & 85RCN,
GOTM - GIRLS/GUYS ON THE MOVE and the LET'S TALK tv show.
DVDS I produced - RETURN OF THE GONG SHOW hosted by Darlene Lewis,Bfats and DJ LUV BUG STARSKI, WITH PEBBLEE POO, YODA, REGGIE REG, EZ ROCK AND DJ BARRY B, MOMENTS IN HIPHOP, MELISSARELLA, STAY IN SCHOOL PSAS.
LIKE IT IS, Tony Brown's Journal,LAW AND ORDER, THANK YOU DEAN CARROLL AND DARRYL WASHINGTON, LARRY WOODS, AUSTIN PHILIPS, JOHNNY PUI, ORLANDO MCALLISTER, TINA BOYKIN, HELENE AND ALL THE S.A.M.E. TV CREW FROM 1990-1993
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Purchase HIPHOP BEFORE THE BLING HEREMY BOOK ENTITLED HIPHOP BEFORE THE BLING CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED AT www.authorsden.com/darlenelewis
My Nigerian MATERNAL GRANDFATHER PAUL EFORD & Blackfoot MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER EMMA EFORD BORN EMMA LEE PRICE,PaulRobeson,Josephine Baker,Louis Armstrong,Ray charles,Malcolm X,Jack Johnson, Ben Carson, THAT PISCES HARRIET TUBMAN, THAT strong smart woman named Mary MCLOUD BETHUNE, BERRY GORDY, RAY CHARLES, AL BELL OF STAX RECORDS, OTIS REDDING, SAM COOKE, AND MY PARENTS OF COURSE ALETHIA EFORD AND GRANT LEWIS...
Cuny City College
New York, NY
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Communications/CFV
Clubs: Pres, Evening Student Government, Vice Pres of SAME TV, Editor of Nightwatch Newspaper, Student Chair of FINANCE, MEDIA BOARDS
1990 to 1993
Cuny Borough Of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
Graduated: 1988
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Business Management
Minor: Finance
Clubs: Horizons News Paper, Electronic News Gathering Club, Student Government
FUTURE NETWORK PRODUCTIONS is a full service tv/music/webdesign company. We also market products, goods and services via various media outlets. Casting services are also included with our services. Feel free to contact us for your production needs
Darlene Lewis Get my book here www.lulu.com/content/200876 Promote on our tv show
FOR ALL OF YOU THAT LIKE TO PLAY GAMES CLICK HERE GET THE LATEST BOOKS HERE
Television producer of some of the first hiphop/r and b video talk shows - FIRST EXPOSURE AND ON BROADWAY...CIRCA 1984 - 1992
Producer of CELEBRITY SHOWCASE TV 2003 - present
MONDAY NIGHTS ON THE WEB at www.mnn.org 1230 and
watch the show MONDAY NIGHTS 1230 on channels 85 and 57.
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Now many of you know me from being the niece of FATS LEWIS who had FURY RECORDS and ENJOY RECORDS with THE LEGENDARY BOBBY ROBINSON. I got into music for the love and wrote songs early with Michael B, the music dj for the seventies group DOUBLE EXPOSURE - MY LOVE IS FREE AND 10 PERCENT, he introduced me to RICHIE WEEKS and PATRICK ADAMS and I wrote a song they co produced with me called the A TRAIN, which the hook was inspired by KURTIS BLOW'S AJ. AJ, the legendary DJ used to go with my now deceased little cousin SIMONE SMART, who also introduced me to MELLE MEL when we were kids. Now after writing with Mike B I started writing and interning for Donald D Bowden who was managing Mike G while we were in tenth grade. DONALD D INTRODUCED ME TO THE STUDIO AND I BEGAN PRODUCING AND LEARNING THE BOARDS. WE WORKED WITH SOME SERIOUS ACTS - MILIRA, SWV, THE CAPITAL RECORDS ARTISTS, HE WORKED WITH SPRING RECORDS, POSSEE, THE GRAY LABEL AND THEN WE WORKED WITH HIS BROTHER B FATS - THE WOP CREATOR ALONG WITH TEDDY RILEY. DURING THIS TIME I WAS ALSO WORKING as a singer in a group started by STRAFE - SET IT OFF. IT was me and PEACHES BROWN KNOWN TO SOME OF YOU AS EGYPT LAWSON. THE GROUP WAS CALLED YUM YUM. WE ALSO RECEIVED A PRODUCTION AND RECORDING CONTRACT FROM GENE GRIFFIN. I also modeled for the GRACE DEL MARCO MODELING/DEE SIMMONS, SOLOMON DOOLEY, BLACK FASHION MUSEUM, CLASS MAGAZINE, AND THEN THE TESTBOARD.HOWEVER, MOST OF YOU KNOW ME AS MRS. SANTA ON THE ROOFTOP RECORDS CHRISTMAS ALBUM COVER. MY INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION CAME VIA OLIVER RICHARDSON WHO EXPOSED ME AS ONE OF OLLIES ANGELS ON THE SHOW FIRST EXPOSURE. I THEN WENT ON TO DO ON BROADWAY, AND AT CITY COLLEGE UNDER THE MASTERMIND OF LARRY WOODS, WE MADE S.A.M.E TV THE PREMIERE TV STUDIO AND PRODUCED BEEBOY TV, I THEN MET JOHNNY PIU AT CITY COLLEGE AND ALONG WITH HIM AND RONEL BECAME SEXY SOUL ENTERTAINMENT AND CREATED THE GOLDEN LADY SHOW WHICH WAS MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT WORLD. AS A CO PRODUCER ONLY THOUGH. THEN BECAUSE I WAS MORE INTERESTED IN THE PLIGHT OF OUR PEOPLE AND GETTING BACK INTO ENTERTAINMENT OF MUSIC I HELP JOHNNY PIU WITH HIS GRASSROOTS EDUTAINMENT TALK SHOW. SO YOU SEE I HAVE DONE IT ALL. BUT DID I TELL YOU I MANAGED ARTISTS ALSO. YEAH I MANAGED MELISSA THOMAS, now called MELSOUL TREE. She is the voice on the New Jack City SOUNDTRACK SONG LYRICS TO THE RHYTHM WITH THE ARTIST ESSENCE, PRODUCED BY THE ONE AND ONLY GRANDMASTER FLASH. SHE IS ALSO ON THE SONG WALK A LITTLE CLOSER THIS WAY WITH THE CUTE SQUEAKY VOICE RAPPER NTYCE AND IS HEARD ON THE FULL FORCE PRODUCED SONG DR LUV WITH DR ICE OF UTFO/WHODINI. I ALSO MANAGED GROUPS AND PRODUCED WITH KURT WOODLEY WHO WAS THE MANAGER OF MARY J BLIGE, JEFF REDD. I EVENTUALLY BEGAN PROMOTING MY LYRICS AND WORKED WITH DJ BARRY B AND DOUG E FRESH WITH AN ARTIST I MANAGED NAMED GINA VEGAS WHO ALSO COWROTE SONGS WITH ME AND WE WROTE FOR MISS JONES, THE RADIO PERSONALITY WHO HAS ONE OF THE BEST VOICES OUT THERE. I ALSO MANAGED AND COPRODUCED THE RAPPER/STYLIST DEYZAVOO, THE WHEATBREAD CLOTHING LINE, WHICH IS A MINK BAG AND BOOT LINE AS WELL AS NATURAL SKINS COUTURE.
FAST FORWARD...I AM DOING TELEVISION AGAIN, THIS TIME I AM PRODUCING, EDITING AND BOOKING ACTS, WRITING BOOKS AND DESIGNING WEBSITES. HELPING MS VEE AND BFATS OF JUSS MUSIC WITH DL 2 aka THE MEOWS, WHICH IS A DUO OF HOT YOUNG MCS WHO I CASTED FOR THE MOVIE EASTSIDE STORY. I ALSO CASTED SEVERAL ACTS FOR AMERICAN GANGSTAR WHICH WILL BE COMING OUT SOON. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ ON THE HIPHOP HISTORY I HAVE EXPERIENCED, THEN FEEL FREE TO BUY MY BOOKS. THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NETWORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE...
Magic Johnson,
Clive Davis,
Steve Harvey,
Jennifer Lewis,
Stan Lathan,
Mark Dean,
Minister Farakhan again,
Nelson Mandela,
Bob Johnson,
Earl Graves,
Oprah Winfrey,
Tavis Smiley,
Gladys Knight,
Dr. Ben Carson,
Busta Rhymes,
Pharell,
Just Blaze,
Kanye West,
Will I Am,
Mark Wolhberg,
CHER,Common,
Quincy Jones,
Jamie Foxx,
Lisa Raye,
Janet Jackson,
Diana Ross