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Christopher Steven Brown
Born (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 40)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMusic executive

Christopher Steven Brown (also known as CB and Chris Brown; born May 16, 1984, Flint, Michigan) is an American music executive.[1]

Early life and education

Chris was born in Flint, Michigan and started to work in the mortgage industry at the age of 19. In 2009, he left the industry when the market crashed due to the Subprime mortgage crisis.[2] Brown then changed career and graduated from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in 2014.

Career

After graduating from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Brown began his career as a former executive of Citadel Communications. In 2014 and 2015 Brown was the co-host of the Home and Castle Television series.[3]

Brown served as the Senior National Director of Pop at Sony Music.[when?][4]

Some of Brown's credits include multi-platinum awards.[5][failed verification]

In March 2020, Brown was nominated in the "Indy Record Executive" category of the WorldWide Radio Summit awards. The award was won by Daniel Glass from Glassnote Music.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mom+Pop Launches Joint Venture With Radio Execs, Further". Variety. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2021-06-01. (...) radio promo executives Brent Battles and Christopher Brown's newly-created further, a radio promotion and artist development company.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: Christopher Steven Brown". Vents Magazine. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ^ "Red Rocks Promo Department". Hits Daily Double. 2016-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "See Insider Christopher Brown". Darienite. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2020-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Further Partners Up With Mom+Pop Music". www.yahoo.com. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27.
  6. ^ "Worldwide Radio Summit 2020 Industry Award Winners". All Access. 2020-12-10. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25.