John J.F. Ferguson is a music industry veteran.Over the years he has proven himself to be a formidable entreprenuer and a true purveyor of urban culture.In 2007 he is starting the year off right with his latest venture....FASE1 ENTERTAINMENT. With his knowledge, experience and understanding of the BUSINESS of music its sure to be a tremendous success."Its a great time for independents right now if you stay in your lane, technology has leveled the playing field" he says
As founder and CO-CEO of CISUM RECORDS, he designed and orchestrated each part of the label.He led the growth of CISUM from distributing out of the trunk and consignment at mom&pop reords stores to established distribution with a regional distributor. Ultimately, he secured worldwide distribution with NextPlateau/Polygram.The successes at CISUM RECORDS included Grammy Nominations(best rap solo PAPERBOY,"THE DITTY") Billboard Nominations(INDEPENDENT LABEL OF THE YEAR),Gold Sinlge,Top Twenty USA, Gold Album,Platinum Single,Top Twenty CANADA, Platinum Album and other such accolades..."This knowledge gives me the insight and experience necessary to make the right decisions at the right time in the course of releasing a record." explains JF. "From recording the music to Grammy nominations I know it, and I know when and what moves are neccessary to have a successful record" says J.F
This led to an A&R position at TOMMY BOY RECORDS and a VP A&R at BUNGALO/UNI where he continues as a consultant." I needed to back up on the jobs so I could take advantage of different oppurtunities"
JF then co-founded the INDEPENDENT MUSIC ASSOCIATION that acts as a clearing-house of information pertaining to Independent music. the association provides a database of information and has a network of companies and individuals necessary to put out music."Its all about the infrastructure,and setting records up right to be dynamic in the market and at retail."
He is also the co founder of URBAN MARKET ACCESS(URBANMAC) A full service marketing and promtion company servicing corprate clients as WSS, BBDO Advetising, 310/Skechers, Raw Dawg Energy Drink, and Universal Records.
"One of the most important things I've learned is to not limit myself,being flexible and thinking out the box is vital to being successful in this business"he says "As a executive you must stay aware of market conditions and be able to adjust and reinvent as needed".
JF come to the with his extensive background has been behind the scenes making things happen for years, now with FASE 1 ENTERTAINMENT hes ready to take his place in the forefront ,"I've got the network of relationships, the know how and the resources to impact the game in a real way!!"he says" Lots of people know how to make records....I know how to SELL records"
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