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Wayne Barrow (born April 2, 1965) is an American film producer, talent manager and businessman.[1] He is the founder and co-owner with Mark Pitts of ByStorm Entertainment.[2] He currently serves as the CEO of Barrow Films[3] CEO of Brooklyns Finest, Inc, CEO of StormTroopers Entertainment and Vice Chairman of The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation.[4]
Wayne Barrow | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1965 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Talent manager, film producer, businessman |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer(s) | 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 |
Career
editBarrow began his career as a hospital corpsman in the United States Navy as a petty officer.[3] 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.[5] Their clients included Changing Faces, Shyne, Queen Pen, LooN, NAS[6] and the Notorious B.I.G. During a Q and A session which he held on the set of Notorious, Barrow stated that he first met B.I.G through his cousin Mark Pitts, who used to intern for Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs while working at Bad Boy Records.[7] 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]
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, and The Notorious B.I.G.,[14][15] who was also known as Biggie Smalls.[16]
Discography
edit| Year | Album | Artist | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vibe. Vibe Media Group. December 2000. p. 57.
Wayne Barrow Mark Pitts.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2005-08-26). "Nas". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ Searchlight Pictures (May 8, 2008). "NOTORIOUS: Producer Wayne Barrow Q & A part 1". YouTube. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Vibe. Vibe Media Group. September 2008.
- ^ "Wayne Barrow | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Movie producers seeking their own Notorious B.I.G." Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Biggie Biopic in the Works". E! Online. Retrieved 2018-04-17.