Prince Rogers Nelson Alumni Association President with Jacqui Thompson
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In the late ’90s at Prince’s creative home base Paisley Park, Jacqui Thompson helped create one of the music industry’s first standalone distribution channels for an independent artist; Prince’s NPG Records, which sold 250,000 records directly to the consumer, resulting in $12.5M in revenue, while overseeing all aspects of merchandising for international sales for the global icon.
As CEO of new Sonoma, California record label, Love Conquered Records, she runs many of the day-to-day operations while also still working in both artist and brand management. She is also the founder and current President of the 501(c)3 non-profit, PRN Alumni Foundation, which seeks to continue Prince’s philanthropic legacy in tribute to her former boss who inspired her professionally and personally.
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"Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley" Podcast Bio
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince featured the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault" on his official website www.npgmusicclub.com. This is the first radio show to have ever received that honor. "Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley" has been on the radio airwaves since 1982. Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault co-host the show and are well-respected in the music business as creative air personalities and supporters of independent musicians . Our web site is located at www.musiciansreveal.com .
The show features creative music in funk, R&B, jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, latin, and gospel. In addition, Joe Kelley has interviewed renowned musicians such as Victor Wooten, Sheila E. , Foley, Robin Duhe, Jef Lee Johnson, Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir, Rhonda Smith, Bernie Worrell, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bland, Larry Graham, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Steve Smith, St. Paul Peterson, JD Blair, Tori Ruffin, Kat Dyson, Eric Person, actor Jeff Daniels, Junior Giscombe, John Scofield, EC Scott, John Blackwell, Mystic Bowie, and many others.
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