Wayne Barrow
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Wayne Barrow | |
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![]() Wayne Barrow and Miguel backstage at the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | April 2, 1965
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Talent manager, film producer, businessman |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer | ByStorm Entertainment Barrow Films Notorious Ventures |
Known for | Manager of The Notorious B.I.G. and J. Cole, Producer of Notorious, Blue, Kicks, BIGGIE: I Got A Story To Tell and City Of Lies. |
Children | Cheyenne Barrow Nina Barrow |
Wayne Barrow is an American film producer, talent manager and businessman.[1] He is the founder and co-owner with Mark Pitts of ByStorm Entertainment.[2][3] He currently serves as the CEO of Barrow Films[4] CEO of Brooklyns Finest, Inc, CEO of StormTroopers Entertainment and Vice Chairman of The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation.[5]
Career[]
Barrow began his career as a hospital corpsman in the United States Navy as a petty officer.[4] After serving 8 years in the Navy, Barrow began a new career in the music business by teaming up with Mark Pitts, where he managed business operations of his company, Mark Pitts Management.[6] Their clients included Changing Faces, Shyne, Queen Pen, LooN, NAS[7] and the Notorious B.I.G. He secured a deal with EMI Publishing with Aqil Davidson of Wreckx-N-Effect.
In 1998, he became the president of Bystorm Entertainment, a record label that he founded with Mark Pitts, to sign up-and-coming artists. He signed rapper Tracey Lee and launched his debut album, “Many Faces”, with the Universal Records which gave the initial success to the company. The album sold 500,000 copies. They entered into a joint venture with RCA Records and signed Miguel,[8] Mali-Music, Ro-James, and J.Cole.[9]
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Barrow has also produced movies, including Notorious,[10][11] Blue, Kicks, BIGGIE I Got A Story To Tell and City Of Lies.[12][13] During his career, he has managed the recording artists such as Wreckx-N-Effect, J.Cole, Miguel, Loon, Shyne, Ro-James, Kardinal Offishall, Biggie Smalls[14] and The Notorious B.I.G..[15][16]
Discography[]
Year | Album | Artist | Credit |
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2017 | War & Leisure | Miguel | Associate Producer |
2017 | The Transition of Mali | Mali Music | Associate Executive Producer |
2017 | Hip-Hop History: The Collection | Producer | |
2016 | Eldorado | Ro James | Associate Producer |
2016 | 20 Years - The Box Set | Producer | |
2015 | Wildheart | Miguel | Associate Producer |
2013 | Born Sinner | J. Cole | Management |
2012 | R&B: The Collection | Producer | |
2012 | Kaleidoscope Dream | Miguel | Executive Producer |
2010 | All I Want Is You | Miguel | Executive Producer |
2009 | Notorious | Executive Producer, A&R | |
2007 | Running Your Mouth | The Notorious B.I.G. | Executive Producer |
2007 | Greatest Hits | The Notorious B.I.G. | Executive Producer, Producer |
2005 | Duets: The Final Chapter | The Notorious B.I.G. | Producer, Executive Producer |
References[]
- ^ "MissInfo.tv » Exclusive: Funkmaster Flex debuts J.Cole's first single "Who Dat" (UPDATED: Dirty CDQ)". www.missinfo.tv. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2017-02-13). "Notorious B.I.G. Documentary in the Works". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Biggie Smalls is back — as a hologram". New York Post. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ a b "Wayne Barrow - Event / Speaker Platform". Event / Speaker Platform. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Nets to honor Biggie Smalls on anniversary of his death". NetsDaily. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ Group, Vibe Media (December 2000). Vibe. Vibe Media Group. p. 57.
Wayne Barrow Mark Pitts.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2005-08-26). "Nas". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Mark Pitts on Managing in Hip Hop - youheardthatnew.com". youheardthatnew.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ Ramirez, Erika (18 August 2011). "J. Cole Premieres Debut Album at NYC Listening Session". Billboard.
- ^ "Wayne Barrow biography and filmography | Wayne Barrow movies". Tribute.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "NOTORIOUS: Producer Wayne Barrow Q & A Part 1 | OnSMASH". OnSMASH. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Open auditions for Notorious film". 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ Group, Vibe Media (September 2008). Vibe. Vibe Media Group.
- ^ "Biggie Biopic in the Works". E! Online. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Movie producers seeking their own Notorious B.I.G." Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Wayne Barrow | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- Living people
- 1965 births
- American talent agents
- American film producers