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Revision as of 17:14, 10 April 2012

Scooter Braun
Braun on a talk show
Braun on a talk show
Background information
Birth nameScott Samuel Braun
Also known asScott, Scooter
Born (1981-06-18) June 18, 1981 (age 43)age is 9999? years old
New York City, New York
GenresR&B/Pop
OccupationTalent Manager
Years active2007–present
LabelsRaymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG)
Schoolboy Records
WebsiteOfficial Website

Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (born June 18, 1981) is an American talent manager. His acts appear on two record labels, Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG) and Schoolboy Records.[2] The most prominent artist Braun represents is Justin Bieber, who is signed to Raymond-Braun Media Group.[3] Asher Roth, also a Braun client, is signed to Schoolboy Records.[4]

Early life and education

Braun was born in New York City.[5] He comes from a Hungarian Jewish family. His father and paternal grandparents lived in Hungary until 1956. Just before the Soviet Union intervened to suppress the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the family fled to the United States of America. In Hungary, his grandfather had been a dental student, but when he arrived in the United States, he took work as a lab technician in Queens. To make ends meet, Braun's grandmother took work in a New York sweatshop.[6]

Braun's father, Dr. Ervin Braun, followed in his own father's footsteps, becoming a dentist in Manhattan. During dental school, he met Susan Schlussel, also a dental student,[7] and the two married. After Scooter Braun was born,[5] the family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut. His father was active in youth sports in the Greenwich area, founding the Connecticut Flame AAU basketball program.[6]

As a middle school student, Braun entered a national video documentary contest. His entry was a ten-minute short film titled "The Hungarian Conflict", which focused on Holocaust-era Hungarian Jewry.[6] Braun's film won 3rd place.[6] A member of Braun's family sent the film to Steven Spielberg's office, which, in turn, submitted Braun's video to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The film is still being shown today.[6]

Braun attended Greenwich High School, and played basketball from age 17 to 20. He was a member of the Amateur Athletic Union[6] and class president.[8]

Braun went to college at Emory University in Atlanta. He also played college basketball at Emory until a disagreement with his coach during his sophomore year.[6]

Career

Braun began his career organizing parties at Emory University.[8] His parties drew notice throughout Atlanta, attracting celebrity performers like Ludacris and Britney Spears.[2] By the end of his sophomore year, Braun formally established his own party-promotion business. In 2002, he was hired to plan afterparties in each of the five cities on the Anger Management Tour, featuring Ludacris and Eminem.[8]

This launch into the world of hip-hop led Braun to producer Jermaine Dupri, the director of So So Def Records.[2] Braun was 19 years old when Dupri asked him to join So So Def in a marketing position, and 20 when Dupri named him So So Def's executive director for marketing.[2] Still in his sophomore year at Emory, Braun was working at So So Def and operating his party promotion business. Some of his larger events included parties for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game and after parties on the Britney Spears Onyx Hotel Tour.[8] After his junior year, Braun left college. He is widely recognized as Justin Bieber's manager, even getting him a "swagger coach" to help with his so called "ladies' man" image. He is frequently seen in Bieber's 3D concert film and biopic Never Say Never[6]


On the 14th February 2012 Braun and Justin Bieber signed canadian signer Carly Rae Jepsen to Schoolboy Records/Interscope Records; Schoolboy Records forms part of Braun's entertainment and marketing company, SB Projects.

Roosevelt Field Mall incident

In March 2010, Braun was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and criminal nuisance, both misdemeanors.[9] After a crowd became unruly at Roosevelt Field Mall, police asked him to send out a tweet announcing the cancellation of an appearance by Justin Bieber. Police allege that he delayed for more than an hour. Braun denies the charges, indicating that he complied with the request twice within seven minutes.[9] On October 13, 2010, a pre-trial conference in the case was continued for rescheduling to a future date.[10]

Personal life

On June 18, 2011, Braun celebrated his 30th birthday, hosted at Hollywood's Music Box. Guests in attendance included Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Drew Gooden, Jimmy Iovine, Nicky Hilton along with performances by Justin Bieber, Asher Roth, MC Hammer, Jaden Smith and Usher.[11] Braun has been dating longtime girlfriend Carin Morris since 2007. Scooter's brother Adam is the founder of Pencils of Promise; both Scooter and Bieber have worked in support of the organization.[12]

References

  1. ^ Garibaldi, Christina, Justin Bieber And Cody Simpson 'Support Each Other', MTV News, 29 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Scooter Braun's Bio scooterbraun.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  3. ^ Raymond-Braun Media Group www.scooterbraun.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  4. ^ Schoolboy Records www.scooterbraun.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b Halperin, Shirley. "The Brains Behind Bieber: A Conversation with Scooter Braun" hollywoodreporter.com November 22, 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Hodenfield, Chris, Brains & Braun, Greenwich Magazine, December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  7. ^ Schuster, Dana. "Bringing Up Bieber" August 16, 2010 New York Post. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d Scooter Braun is the Hustla: How a white kid from the North became a power player in Atlanta hip-hop clatl.com Retrieved 13 December 2010[dead link]
  9. ^ a b Funk, Luke (April 10, 2010). "Justin Bieber Manager Arrested". MYFOXNY.COM. Fox Television Stations, Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  10. ^ Justin Bieber Mall ‘Riot’ Case Conference Postponed, by Timothy Bolger, 10/13/10, LongIslandPress.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  11. ^ http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2011/06/19/justin-bieber-scooter-braun-birthday-party/
  12. ^ Shirley Halperin (July 28, 2011). "Adam Braun on Pencils of Promise and How Justin Bieber Is 'Making the World Better". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

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