Kev Weekes
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"It's ALL ABOUT BEATIN PHILLY RIGHT NOW!!!"
Male
102 years old
SouthSide Jamaica Queens by way of.....The
United Kingdom
Last Login: 7/2/2009
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Kev Weekes's Interests
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| General | Real Estate, Football, Music, Cars
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| | Music | The 80"s | | Movies | GoodFellas, Heat, Once Upon A Time In America, Scarface, The Sopranos, The Untouchables, Boys Dont Cry, Shaft "The Original", Cotton Comes to Harlem, Hell Up In Harlem, Throw Mama From The Train, All Queen Latifah Movies. | | Television | Honeymooners, Odd Couple, Married with Children, The Incredible Hulk, The Sopranos, The Wire, Monday Night Football | | Books | Hitmen | | Heroes | God, My Mother and Father |
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Kev Weekes's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Jamaica, NY. | | Body type: | 5' 11" / Athletic | | Ethnicity: | Black / African descent | | Religion: | Christian - other | | Zodiac Sign: | Pisces | | Smoke / Drink: | No / Yes | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | College graduate | | Occupation: | Record Exec. | | Income: | $250,000 and Higher |
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Kev Weekes's Companies
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EarthTone Entertainment
Jamaica, NY US
CEO/ President
Entertainment
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July 1999
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About me:
Experience:
Kevin has contributed to the record industry in various forms personally or as an agent for music clients. Record Labels which Kevin has worked with include: LaFace Records, Wild Pitch Records, Poetic Groove records, Flavor Unit Records & Management, Shuma Management, InterScope Records, Atlantic Records, EastWest America Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, Delicious Vinyl Records, RCA Records and Loud Records. The roster of artists that have been apart of Kevin’s involvement in entertainment managerially or thru record company representative: Outkast, Carl Thomas, RUN-DMC, Queen Latifah, P!NK, P Diddy, Goodie Mob, Toni Braxton, TLC, Youngbloodz, Donell Jones, NEXT, SWV, Redman, DAS-EFX, Naughty By Nature, LL Cool J, Xzibit, OC, N Tyce, Main Source, K Solo, Masta Ace, EPMD.
Television & Motion Picture Soundtrack Experience:
Kevin introduced the first All-Star weekend on the .. 1 rated Hip-Hop station in New York City WQHT Hot 97, Whereas the entire soundtrack*forMiramax pictures release, grossing over 150,000.000 domestically SUNSET PARK (Flavor Unit/ Elektra Records) by having the artists take the airwaves, each having their own air shift, showcasing both the soundtrack and the movie release. Kevin also worked on the Telepictures Syndicated Queen Latifah Talk Show, coordinating the street campaign for the talk show. Also Kevin was able to showcase his marketing skills on motion picture movies and soundtracks such as Sphere, Set It Off & Living Out Loud. Here Kevin came up with all street campaigns for promoting all the soundtrack and movie release with various national events.
Accomplishments & Accolades:
*Awarded numerous Platinum and Gold awards for his contribution to various artists albums & movie soundtracks, on or by the respected Record Companies or Artist Management Companies.
*Setup and coordinated the 1st Hip Hop Heatwave Mobile Van Tour for the Source Magazine in the summer of 1992, sponsored by MTV. The tour featured artists EPMD, Redman, K Solo and The Brand New Heavies. The tour helped pioneer the art of Mobile Street Van Promotion in various markets throughout the country. Kevin is now proudly heading up his own management company based in ATL.
Professional Skills:
Kevin is experienced in record set-up at radio and strategizing airplay to all formats of college radio and commercial radio (Urban, Crossover & Top 40). In addition to implementing national radio plans, his major experience is working records at the mix-show level building airplay to ensure a successful impact date at radio. Kevin has also organized marketing & street plans, which included direct marketing and internet marketing campaigns. As a Tour Manager/ Road Manager Kevin’s responsibility was to over see
Artists responsibilities on the road and during tour dates and public appearances.
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Position |
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| EarthTone Entertainment |
Independent Street Promotion |
1988-91 |
| Source Magazine |
Director of Mobile Promotion | 1992-93 |
| PMD Records |
Promotion Director |
1993-93 |
| Wild Pitch Records |
National Director Urban Promotion |
1993-94 |
| Flavor Unit Entertainment |
National Director of Promotion |
1994-99 |
| LaFace Records |
Director of Promotion |
1999-00 |
| Arista Records |
Senior Director of Promotion |
2000-01 |
| Family Tree/ Mosaic Mgmt |
VP of Promotion |
2001-03 |
| EarthTone Entertainment Mgnt. |
President/ CEO |
2003-Present |
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Who I'd like to meet:
Lawrence "The Real LT" Taylor, Robert De Niro, Lou Ferrigno and A Woman that can bring something to the table.
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