Michael Blakey (b. 1958)
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Birthplace:
London, England, UK
Born:
December 8, 1958
Michael Blakey, born in London, England, studied music in Madrid and Berlin. Coming to the United States with a vast array of musical experience as an accomplished drummer, hit making music producer and music promoter, Blakey made his life long passion for the entertainment industry his business. He became the head of Music Production at the famous Hansa Tonstudio in West Berlin and in house session drummer. Over his career, he has successfully created three record labels as well as being involved with numerous gold and platinum selling records. In 1999, Blakey co-founded 2KSounds and was one of the first to integrate the Internet into daily operations for the successful distribution of music. Soon after going public in early 2002, 2KSounds entered into a joint venture with Virgin Records and Mr. Blakey was appointed the President of the Record Division. Throughout his career Blakey produced and promoted music for many Record Labels and Motion Picture companies as well as producing songs for movies, including Disney's Cinderella II. Blakey was honored by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of production, promotion, marketing and all related areas of the entertainment industry. Now having teamed up with renowned comedian Ron White to create OMGVIP (Organica Media Group) creating VIP Fan Experiences, Blakey has already signed several artists to the company including Scott Baio, The Temptations, LeAnn Rimes, Maluma, Henry Rollins, Toad The Wet Sprocket and many others. Michael Blakey is also the head of Electra Star Management, a boutique management company based in Hollywood. Michael currently documents his life on his YouTube channel to his hundreds of thousands of subscribers.