
About Born in Illinois and raised in Georgia, Keith "KB" Brown has found a way to combine his love of music and film. He graduated Upon graduation, he promptly moved to Los Angeles taking a position in music video production for Universal/Motown Records working with artists such as Nelly, Lindsay Lohan, Brian McKnight, Akon, 3 Doors Down, Lil’ Wayne, India.Arie, Cash Money and a host of others. Quickly climbing the ranks, he gained two years of experience in music video production and marketing on the record label side which segued him to The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. There he worked on soundtrack marketing and music videos to promote films, television shows and DVD releases with an emphasis on urban-oriented material. He worked alongside artists such as Alicia Keys, Missy Elliot, Ciara, Rascal Flatts, Chris Brown, Sean Paul and the Cheetah Girls to achieve record- breaking opening weekends of major films including "Step Up," "Glory Road," "Cars," "Stick It," "Chicken Little" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded," along with their accompanying soundtracks. In 2005, Keith partnered with acclaimed Hip Hop artist and actor Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones (multi-platinum rap group Onyx, "Blade: The Series," "Next Friday," "Flight Of The Phoenix," "Clockers," "Dead Presidents") as General Manager of Sticky’s production company, Major Independents. This multi-faceted company produces films, music, clothing, television shows, documentaries and packages Onyx tours both domestically and internationally. Major Independents came out of the box hard with its first innovative project, "A Day In The Life," which is a musical feature film set entirely to rap music as the dialogue. Sticky Fingaz wrote, directed and stars. Lionsgate Films will be releasing the project on July 7, 2009. The film includes heavy hitters such as Mekhi Phifer, Omar Epps, Michael Rapaport, Drena De Niro, Clarence Williams III, Fredro Starr, Bokeem Woodbine, Ray J and Malinda Williams. In 2007, Major Independents wrapped its second Hip Hop musical, "Caught On Tape," which is presently in post production. Stars of this feature film include Vivica A. Fox, Cedric the Entertainer, Kel Mitchell, Keith Robinson, Angie Stone, J. McCoy and Malik Yoba. KB produced both films and couldn’t be more thrilled with the results as they combine his two loves, Hip Hop and Film. Keep an eye out for these two groundbreaking movies and their accompanying soundtracks, as well as a third solo album from Sticky Fingaz and a rock-flavored reunion album from Onyx, who will be touring Russia, Europe, South America and the U.S. in 2009. Keith serves as Executive Producer on a new DVD entitled "Onyx: 15 Years of Videos, History and Violence" which was released June 10, 2008 as well as a forthcoming documentary called "How To Make A Major Independent Movie" and the digital concert film "Onyx Live Overseas". 2007 marked the birth of KBiz Entertainment, a full service management firm housing diverse clients such as Streamline/Interscope Hip Hop artist and "Caught On Tape" star J. McCoy, rap newcomer and New Jersey Nets theme song artist M Bars, "Step Up 2 The Streets" star Black Thomas, "Hell Date" and "Stomp The Yard" actor/producer Sean Riggs, singer/songwriter/actress Heidi Marie, Hip Hop icon/Onyx frontman/ actor Fredro Starr, "Noah’s Arc" star Jason Steed, legendary Hip Hop group Onyx, Chicago rapper and Cash Money Records affiliate Gotti, actress Lindsay Seim and Infamous/G-Unit Hip Hop recording artist 40 Glocc. Keith and KBiz Entertainment are producing a film adaptation of the best-selling novel "B-Boy Blues," a dance instructional DVD called "Hollywood Hip Hop" with Black Thomas, the television version of Maurice Jamal’s hit movie "The Ski Trip," a Sticky Fingaz reality show entitled "Sticky Situations," a viral television series called "The Real McCoy Of Beverly Hills" starring J. McCoy and a reality series entitled "The Biz". Keith also serves as Head Of Production for Cash Money Records producing music videos for their roster of artists including Lil Wayne, Birdman, Kevin Rudolf, Glasses Malone, 2 Pistols and Jay Sean.
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from the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia in 2002, earning a bachelors in Media Management combined with a Film Studies minor.
During his stay at UGA, he not only headed the campus film committee and was a radio programmer for the campus’ radio station, but he gained on the job experience by participating in internships at Universal Records, Walt Disney World, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and So So Def Recordings.