Scott Shephard
Scott Shephard | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Scott Christopher Shephard |
| Born | 19 September 1979 |
| Origin | Exeter, South West, England |
| Occupation | Music industry executive |
| Years active | 1999-present |
Scott C Shephard (born 19/09/1979) is a British music industry executive and entrepreneur. He is the President of Global Music Group Europe, the Europe Division of American record label, Global Music Group.[1]
Personal life
Scott Christopher Shephard was born in Exeter, Devon, England, and is a business alumnus of Exeter College.
Career
As a music producer, consultant, manager and executive, Scott has held positions at various music companies and record labels, his expertise in the music business spans over fifteen years. Scott has worked directly with many notable recording artists and companies alike, such as Motown Records artist Val Young, American rapper Warren G, and Mack Life Records serving as Head of Online for British singer Mark Morrison.[2]
Scott got his start in music working for the US and UK divisions of Death Row Records, the rap label once home to Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg.[3] His work marketing releases such as the Dysfunktional Family (soundtrack), led to him becoming personal publicist for artists on the label including Danny Boy, and Jewell.[4]
In 2003, Scott was introduced to music producer DJ Slip of Comptons Most Wanted, which segued into an involvement with Los Angeles, California based record label IV Life Records and Mafia IV Life car club, founded by Ladell "Del Dog" Rowles. In addition to promoting and developing artists careers, he worked on projects with former professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, comedian Steve Harvey, and rapper Snoop Dogg.[5]
Scott was appointed New Media Manager for the launch of a brand new label in 2004, Dynasty Entertainment/C.O.B. Digital owned by rapper Crooked I. Responsible for the development and implementation of all digital marketing, alongside Crooked I, Scott designed and developed Dynasty TV; the first ever artist-to-fan video streaming platform that showcased music and events, before social video site YouTube existed,[6] and WestcoastDynasty.com; a web community which distributed music including the monumental Hip-Hop Weekly series.[7] Crooked I soon became one of the leading faces emerging from musics ‘Digital Era’ and they're innovative marketing strategies were rewarded when music publication Vibe magazine labelled him an ”Internet Guerrilla" on the cover of their August 2008 issue,[8] with an article discussing the Hip-Hop Weekly series and his approach to marketing on the internet. Crooked I mentioned Scott at the end of his song "The Finale (Week 52)",[9] and is now signed to Eminem's Shady Records as a member of the American hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse.[10]
Scott co-founded public relations agency 2SPR in 2006, with friend Peter Stannard. The company represented events and projects from notable clients in the entertainment and sports sectors, including Stevie Wonder, La Toya Jackson and late South African President Nelson Mandela.[11] The company were also involved with numerous hit singles and albums on both the UK and US music charts, notably making history when George Tandy, Jr. debut single “March” reached No. 3 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart, being the first independent artist to ever do so on the chart.[12]
In October 2008, Scott was appointed President of Global Music Group Europe, the Europe Division of New York-based record label, Global Music Group.[13] The company purchased historic hip-hop label Death Row Records for $25 million on June 25, 2008.[14]
Along with Trae Tha Truth and video director PhillyFlyBoy, Scott was the brainchild of one of the biggest urban music videos of 2012, Trae Tha Truth’s I’m On 2.0.[15] Rappers Big K.R.I.T., Jadakiss, J. Cole. Kendrick Lamar, B.o.B, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Bun B and British R&B singer Mark Morrison all appeared on the song and in the video, along with cameos from the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Iggy Azalea, and CeeLo Green. In May 2012 MTV announced the all-star music video was MTV’s Jam of the Week,[16] the song also trended worldwide on Twitter ten minutes after it was released.[17] In an interview with music website DopeRaps.com, video director PhillyFlyBoy explained how the song came about, saying that “after the success of “I’m On” by Trae Tha Truth, me and Trae had kind of mentioned a possible remix. Then Mark Morrison’s label guy Scott Shephard reached out with interest, and we agreed on shooting not a remix, but a “2.0”.[18]
On June 14, 2015, Scott was interviewed by journalist Jamey Beth of BreakawayDaily.com,[19] on the future of the music business in the digital age. He announced that he had launched an umbrella organisation, SC923, consisting of several media brands and an award-winning music consultancy company.
Sources and references
- ^ Global Music Group
- ^ Scott Shephard on LinkedIn
- ^ Welcome to Death Row Staff
- ^ Interview With Death Row Records R&B Singer Jewell
- ^ SoundClick: IV Life Records - LA's #1 Independent Music Label.
- ^ Crooked I Launches Dynasty TV
- ^ Hip-Hop Weekly era
- ^ August 2008 Vibe Magazine Cover
- ^ Crooked I's "Hip Hop Weekly #52 (The Finale)"
- ^ Eminem Signs Slaughterhouse
- ^ MANDELA DAY CONCERT
- ^ Listen to George_Tandy,_Jr. new song
- ^ Former Interscope And Warner Bros. Executive Kevin Black Joins Global Music Group
- ^ Global Music Group Acquires Death Row Assets
- ^ NEW VIDEO: TRAE THA TRUTH…BIGGEST COLLABO EVER!
- ^ Trae Tha Truth Rallies J. Cole, Jadakiss And Kendrick Lamar For All-Star ‘I’m On 2.0’ Video
- ^ Trae Tha Truth Explains How Star-Studded “I’m On 2.0″ Came To Life
- ^ DopeRaps.com Interview With Video Director Philly Fly Boy
- ^ Breakaway Daily Interview with Music Mogul Scott Shephard