JOHN WOOLER
Joined Virgin Records in 1984 as an A+R director. Worked with Virgin records for 19 years, ending up as SNR VP of Virgin Records America.
He worked with many artists including Mike Oldfield, XTC, Johnny Hates Jazz, Tony Banks of Genesis, Gary Moore, Julian Lennon.
Virgin gave him his own Blues/R’N’B imprint called Pointblank, and the label went on to release albums by John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison, Pops Staples, John Hammond.
During that label period, Won five grammy awards, and had 26 nominations.
He has also produced several International artists, including Robben Ford, Wanda Jackson, Raul Malo, Pop Staples.
In addition to his duties in A+R, he help build the Commercial Marketing dept for Virgin, and went on to launch the mutli million selling NOW series, and also the Pure Moods albums.
John currently is a part time Music Professor, teaching Music Business and artist representation. He has held that position for six years.
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ANTHONY CARDENAS
Anthony Cardenas has a combined 30 years of experience in the music industries.
As a Grammy nominated musician, he has been awarded multiple RIAA Gold and Platinum sales awards for his work with Capitol/EMI.
His work has been placed in movies, commercials, and television, and his live performance experience spans the globe in small and large venues. His music and visage can still be heard and seen on a daily basis through radio and video music channels throughout the world.
His passion for high-tech lead him to explore all aspects of the computer and Internet industries and to work with Microsoft, Nordstrom, Lincoln-Mercury, Department of Defense, Guitar Center , and GE throughout his high-tech career.
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CHOPMASTER J
Original member of Digital Underground.
Shock-G (born Gregory E. Jacobs, August 25, 1963) spent most of his childhood moving around the East Coast with his family, eventually settling in the Bay Area of California. He dropped out of high school in the late '70s and spent several years pursuing a life of crime before eventually finishing his degree and going to college to study music.
Along with Chopmaster J, Shock-G formed Digital Underground in 1987, and the duo released a single, "Underwater Rimes," that year, which went to number one in the Netherlands. In 1989, the group signed with Tommy Boy, and that summer "Doowutchyalike" became an underground hit. By that time, Digital Underground had expanded significantly, featuring DJ Fuze, Money-B (born Ron Brooks), and Schmoovy-Schmoov (born Earl Cook). Sex Packets, the group's debut album, was released in the spring of 1990, and "The Humpty Dance," which was rapped by Shock-G's alter ego Humpty Hump, climbed all the way to number 11 on the pop charts, peaking at number seven on the R&B charts.
With its P-Funk samples, jazzy interludes, and innovative amalgam of samples and live instrumentation, Sex Packets received positive reviews and went platinum by the end of the year.
Digital Underground followed Sex Packets in early 1991 with This Is an EP Release, their first recording to feature rapper Tupac Shakur. The EP went gold and set the stage for their second album, Sons of the P, which was released that fall. On the strength of the gold single "Kiss You Back," Sons of the P also went gold, but it received criticism for its similarity to Sex Packets.
By the time Digital Underground delivered their third album, The Body-Hat Syndrome in late 1993, hip-hop had become dominated by gangsta rap, particularly the drawling G-funk of Dr. Dre, which ironically was heavily indebted to Clinton. Consequently, their fan base diminished significantly, and The Body-Hat Syndrome disappeared shortly after its release. Nearly three years later, Digital Underground returned with Future Rhythm, which spent a mere three weeks on the charts. Who Got the Gravy? followed in 1998.
Chopmaster J has gone on to work with George Clinton, 2pac, Dave Hollister, force one network and his own band, Big Brutha Soul.
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