“Draft:Terrance "TR" Ross”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Terry “TR” Ross, born and raised in Washington D.C., was destined to be an entrepreneur. In the late ’90s, Terry joined forces with childhood friends, Chris Hicks, Ryan Glover, and Henry “Noonie” Lee forming a dynamic collaboration and creation of Noontime Music. Noontime was the hub for signing the hottest up-and-coming producers, songwriters and musical artists. Noontime’s roster of talent was unparalleled and included some of the most prominent musical forces today including Jeffrey “J-Dubb” Walker, Anthony Dent (Dent), Jazze Pha, Brian Michael Cox, Polow Tha Don, Donnie Scantz, Teddy Bishop, Ciara, Dave Young, and many more. ^[1]

Technology Startup: The.Land

He is also a strategic partner in “The Land,” a new digital tech company that will be rolling out soon. THE LAND is a place where YOU (the brand/influencer) truly own your identity and content through digital real estate. When someone visits your LAND, the entire experience is tailored only to what you want to show them. ^[2]If you ever want to promote content owned by another brand or influencer, we offer simple social monetization tools that allow you to tag and monetize directly alongside them in a place where your audience can purchase directly from YOU without even leaving your LAND.[https://the.land/press/team]

Early Career

In just six years, Ross along with childhood friends Henry “Noonie” Lee, Chris Hicks and Ryan Glover, created a production company titled "Noontime" that’s responsible for negotiating deals for an exclusive roster of producers, which includes Jazze Pha (Ludacris, Tupac), Brian-Michael Cox (Mariah Carey, Bow Wow), and Teddy Bishop (Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton). The self-described “talent brokers” secure publishing and copyrights on behalf of their talent as well as provide a recording studio. Garnering $25,000 to $50,000 per song, the five-employee company pushed revenues beyond $3 million in 2002 and projects $5 million in business for 2003.[https://www.blackenterprise.com/four-friends-on-the-fast-track/]

In 1992, Glover and Hicks left their Richmond, California, hometown to pursue degrees in public relations and accounting, respectively. Lee, their childhood friend, trekked to Atlanta, where he planted the seed for the future enterprise by partnering with an acquaintance and opening a small recording studio. After graduation, Glover and Hicks, who became party promoters during college, joined Lee and Ross, who had since relocated to Georgia. Combining funds accumulated from their promotions venture with the profits Lee acquired from his fledgling studio, along with Ross’ personal savings, the foursome invested $250,000 in a recording facility that would house their team of producers. “We didn’t make a whole lot of money our first year,” admits Lee. “This was definitely a hard field to break into.”

Things turned around for the quartet in 1998 when Hicks’ and Ross’ college classmate Sean “P. Diddy” Combs put the company on the fast track to success by agreeing to manage their first producer, Jeffery “J-Dubb” Walker. “We gained a lot of credibility in the music industry from that arrangement,” says Glover. “That [deal] put Noontime on the map.”

Fashioning themselves to become the powerhouse that LaFace Records was in its heyday, the young executives, each of whom are in their early 30s, see a limitless future for their company. They have already begun the groundwork for a record label, Noontime Recordings, by signing teen Lil’ Corey and boy band A-T-L to their label. “We are certainly doing our homework,” says Hicks, of the recent expansion. “I think we are just a record sale away from becoming the next LaFace.”^[3]

References

1. ^Signed under the Noontime Moniker.
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3. ^In just six years, Ross along with childhood friends Henry “Noonie” Lee, Chris Hicks and Ryan Glover, created a production company that’s responsible for negotiating deals for an exclusive roster of producers, which includes Jazze Pha (Ludacris, Tupac), Brian-Michael Cox (Mariah Carey, Bow Wow), and Teddy Bishop (Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton). The self-described “talent brokers” secure publishing and copyrights on behalf of their talent as well as provide a recording studio. Garnering $25,000 to $50,000 per song, the five-employee company pushed revenues beyond $3 million in 2002 and projects $5 million in business for 2003.In 1992, Glover and Hicks left their Richmond, California, hometown to pursue degrees in public relations and accounting, respectively. Lee, their childhood friend, trekked to Atlanta, where he planted the seed for the future enterprise by partnering with an acquaintance and opening a small recording studio. After graduation, Glover and Hicks, who became party promoters during college, joined Lee and Ross, who had since relocated to Georgia. Combining funds accumulated from their promotions venture with the profits Lee acquired from his fledgling studio, along with Ross’ personal savings, the foursome invested $250,000 in a recording facility that would house their team of producers. “We didn’t make a whole lot of money our first year,” admits Lee. “This was definitely a hard field to break into.”Things turned around for the quartet in 1998 when Hicks’ and Ross’ college classmate Sean “P. Diddy” Combs put the company on the fast track to success by agreeing to manage their first producer, Jeffery “J-Dubb” Walker. “We gained a lot of credibility in the music industry from that arrangement,” says Glover. “That [deal] put Noontime on the map.”Fashioning themselves to become the powerhouse that LaFace Records was in its heyday, the young executives, each of whom are in their early 30s, see a limitless future for their company. They have already begun the groundwork for a record label, Noontime Recordings, by signing teen Lil’ Corey and boy band A-T-L to their label. “We are certainly doing our homework,” says Hicks, of the recent expansion. “I think we are just a record sale away from becoming the next LaFace.”