September 29, 2025 • 19 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi everybody. I'm Lisa asking the Adventures.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm the CEO and founder of Inventing a di Z
and here I am on my.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Podcast, The Inventress Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
You know, every week I have amazing, amazing guests.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
But this week I have to say I.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Have a phenomenal, outstanding, outstanding guest. He is CEO and
founder of Celebrity Talent Agency. He has produced, helped, marketed, uplifted,
mentored so many celebrities. You know, let me just name
a couple, just a couple, because we don't have that
much time on the podcast. Prince Phillis Hyman, Pebob Bryson, Usher, Tina,
(00:39):
Marie Drew Hill, Grandmaster Flash, and the list goes on.
And guess what today He's even an author author owned
books about time.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Good afternoon, Mark, How are you?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Good afternoon, Lisa, Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
I'm so happy to have you here today. I cannot
even hell yo.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
And wonderful speaking with you earlier today, with such a
pleasure to hear about you.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I read, but I like to talk also. I like
to hear it.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Read my stuff, but I also want to hear it
directly from the person's mouth.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
And you are a trailblazer.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
You are a mentor, a positive person, which I absolutely
I love. I love who you are, I love what
you've done for people, and certainly your beginning.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
So Mark, let's start by intro.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
Let's you introduce you, tell us how you like to
be seen and heard, because this is a conversation, as
I said earlier.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
So let's sure. Sure. I guess you know.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
My name is Mark Glene, as you know, and I
am an entertainer executive and I focus on being an
agent for the most part.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
And I also run a performing arts theater and I.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Love that part.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
And let's talk about how you started your career as
a DJ in nineteen seventy seven.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Okay, let's we're going way back.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Okay, nineteen seventy seven, because that's I mean, you cannot
be where you are unless you started right from where
you start. I mean, want to talk about your book
The show must go on, and know why the show
must go on? So let's talk about nineteen seventy seven
a little bit.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Let's let's do tidbits and what I want to talk
about mostly, I'm want to talk about a lot of things.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Mostly it's from nineteen seventy seven to I guess it
was late late maybe early eighties, when I read something
where Melbourne Moore said, here.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Take my phone number.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yes, because I want to lift you up.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
But let's start. Let's start in nineteen seventy seven.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Okay, so right prior to nineteen seventy seven, I was
in a band called Black Pearl, and during that era
was the disco era. So then all of the bands
had disbanded and the DJs and the disco era was
coming up. I started DJing around nineteen seventy seven and
I was approached by a promoter from The Bronx and
asked me to be in the battle the DJs in
(03:04):
the Bronx.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
That year. I went to the Bronx.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
I was the first person up to go, and by
the time we got to the second and third person,
they were doing something on the mic, and I was like,
what is going on over there? So I picked up
my stuff and ran over there. Next thing I knew
that was the first time I discovered rapping.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
I was so amazed.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
I went home that night and wrote my first rap,
and that weekend I became ghetto famous in the neighborhood.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yes, it was.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
During that time too, when I was approached by a
high school friend of mine.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
By the name of Guy O'Brien. And Guy and I
were a fresh he was a freshman.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
I was a senior junior and he was and he
was just inquiring, but what is that you're doing?
Speaker 3 (03:44):
What is that you're doing on the mic? And lo
and behold.
Speaker 4 (03:47):
By the time I went to college, he called me
to say I'm making a record and the group was called, uh,
the sugar Hill Gang, and he went under my tier
name of Master G.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
You ah know it. That's incredible, it really is. Yes,
so you came full circle.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
You met him in high school and then you're back
to see each other again. You know, there's a lot
to be said about a person when you keep those
connections from back in the day, right, Yes, somebody and
you you impress upon or instill upon that person. Something
something made this impression upon Guy. And so I think
(04:27):
Guy even says something about you in his book.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Yes, let's talk about that.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Yes, he wants to peck it money. That's right, hear me,
I can hear you? Okay?
Speaker 4 (04:43):
Yes, So, yes, Guy talked about me in his book
and he actually did the four for my book and
he said to He said that I was the person
who influenced him and and if it wasn't for me,
he had never had heard rap and he would be
who he was today.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
And I appreciate that.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
It's really something when somebody recognizing recognizes something great that.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
You've done for them, You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It's really because that doesn't always happen, giving the credit
and people don't realize how important that is to another
could be important to another person's success or feelings.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Right in your case, was it was heart at that time?
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Right, because I've got You've gone on to do so
many other things with so many people. But it's so
nice to hear that that you've done something that influenced
that that other person.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Absolutely, and so I want to.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Go back to I mean, the names here, the list
of names are so impressive, and I mean, let let's
start with Melbourne Moore. When you talked about you were
doing something, you said, Melbourne Moore said, here take my number. Yes,
I mean, that's insane, right.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Oh my goodness. You know.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Melbourne was she was the hottest artist back in the eighties.
She had already performed in Richmond, which I was in college,
and she had performed a couple of times, so I
got a chance to meet her. And the last time
I talked to her, I was telling her, you know,
about my desires to be in this business, and she
saw my passion and she said, listen here to take
(06:22):
my number.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
When you graduate, make sure you call me.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
So that was it, and you know, looking back, it
was such a blessing that she was, you know, just
able to just look at me and realize that this
is what I wanted to do.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
You know, it's really something you obviously you had. You
wore that passion on your sleep because oh yes.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
You know somebody like Melbourne Moore is not just going
to say here, take my number, and you wore it
on your on your sleep, Yes, and in your heart.
You just you just do what I want to ask
you about that too. So when you went to this
battle of the bands and you realize that this is
what you want to do.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
But did you know earlier, you know, much earlier.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
That you wanted to be in the music industry or
you loved music and this was the direction you wanted
to go as a child.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
Yeah, LISSI, you know the crazy thing is somehow somewhere
in my mind. Around eighth grade, I had decided, you know,
I wanted to get in this business. I went to library,
I got a book, and I wanted to see all
the jobs in the industry. And I saw every job
I saw I wanted to learn how to do. And
it was during that time when I met another elementary
(07:31):
school friend of mine and he was playing guitar and
I was playing drums. We talked about forming a band,
and I went to his house and I looked on
his walls and I saw all these golden plantum. I
was like, what is this and I saw it was
the Jackson five ABC I want you back, Stopping Love Saved.
And then I saw his uncle's name on there, Freddie Perrin.
Freddy Parrien was like the biggest producer of that time.
(07:54):
He wrote I Will Survived by Gloria denn and saw
hard to say Goodbye, on.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
And on and on, and he was like the rally
of our times.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
No, wait a second, and there's some advice that he
gave you right.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Oh, yes, you know I was.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
I was like, yes, what, but I let you say it, you.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Say yes, you know.
Speaker 4 (08:16):
I was so excited about that, just to be able
to talk to him again. He was the biggest producer
of his time, and we would call him, and you know,
I finally got a chance to meet him when he
came to Jersey and I by then I had decided
I was going to be this famous DJ. And I'm
talking to him and I'm telling him or how I'm
going to DJ, and I'm doing my little rap. And
(08:39):
he said, no, Mark, he said, he says, listen, you
don't want to play the music. You want to make
the music. He said, go to college, study music, get
your degree, and you come out and you make the hits.
And I lived and loved everywhere.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
He said, and you did it.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
You did it, yes, and so much more.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
I mean, your you market, You've worked for ABC, you
worked for all of.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
These different record producers, no record yes, so and it's
just mind boggling. So I want to talk about Tina Marie,
all right, because about your Tina Marie. Come on, Tina Marie.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
You know it's crazy because Tina was one of my
favorite artists when I was growing up in and I
had an opportunity a friend of mine, Stuart Gray, we
were working together. He was working with Tina and Rick James,
and he was telling me how Tina wanted to get
a deal, and I had recently got a deal, a
label deal with Warner Brothers, like your Warner Brothers, and
(09:44):
Tina was my first artist. And I tell you, I
was so excited. You know, I won't take what happened
because you got to read the book. The show must
go on. But yes, absolutely, that's crazy.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
It really is, like how did that feel? How did
that feel?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
I mean, to be able if you could recapture that
that feeling of I mean, the first time with all
of these amazing people, but Tina Marie, I mean, Melbourne
Wore is a whole nother ballgame.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
I got that experience too.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I couldn't even believe it when it happened for me
with melbur But I'm going to stick with you right now.
So having that interaction with Tina, what was that all about?
And for her to say yes, or collectively you said yes, together,
let's do this.
Speaker 4 (10:30):
I mean for me, I mean, just being able to
have one of my favorite artists know my name was
just exciting. I mean, I am living my dream when
I tell you, I've worked with so many artists, but
Tina was one of my favorite not only did we
do business, but we formed the friendship, you know, a
real friendship, and we talked about everything. We would talk
(10:53):
all the time, I mean anything from Rick James to
love to religion. And and it hurt me so much
when she passed away, but you know, the memories last
forever with me and her.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
Yeah, that was very, very sad.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
And what an opportunity, what a feeling to be able
to meet some of these artists and not only meet them,
but work with them, mentor them, walk them.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
Through their careers is just boggling.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
And so and that was the next question I was
going to ask you, was who was the most human
of all of the people? You know?
Speaker 1 (11:28):
And you know what I mean by that, because.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
With big celebrities, when they've gotten to be big celebrities,
who was the most human?
Speaker 3 (11:38):
Oh my goodness, it was.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
There are so many I can't even name on all
of them. I mean, I've also worked with a lot
of actresses as well, and one of my favorites, Pam Greer,
which we see so down earth. We have so much
fun together. But I mean it's not just one. There
was several of them. I would hate to start naming
because somebody out.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
But exactly don't do it.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
I talk about it in my book.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
No, that's wonderful.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
And you know, I think that the music I listened
to still is from the early seventies and eighties and
nights seventies and eighties, and I think the most amazing
people too. I think there's a lot to be said
about the time that they grew up, those parties grew up,
and the appreciation for music right and love of people.
(12:27):
And it was such an esoteric group because you know everybody.
Each of you all know each other.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
Yeah, you all know each other.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
And I mean, I'm not in the music industry, but
I have to say that the people I have had
the opportunity to meet and even half here on my
podcast and know some of them for many years, such
as Dean Warwick, I mean, just a magnificent person who
has been a mentor to me for many, many years.
And Angelo Ellerby, who has been just amazing, amazing and
(12:57):
a person like yourself, just wanting to help and elevate
other people. And I see that with you in what
you do in your business, in your book and all
what I've read had the opportunity to read about you,
and it's just a phenomenal It's phenomenal for me to
have you on my show.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
Oh, thank you.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
It really is. What an experience, What an experience.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
And so let's talk about let's talk about Uh, let's
do Usher.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Yes, let's talk about Usher. So what was your experience
in working Oh?
Speaker 3 (13:28):
My goodness, I'm sure you know. The crazy thing was,
I think I.
Speaker 4 (13:31):
Was the second road manager when he first came out,
and he was young, he was a young kid then,
and he was very inquisitive about, you know, being a star.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
And I had really enjoyed working with him.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
And it wasn't until probably maybe three or four years later,
I think it was nineteen ninety six he had called
me yet to come back to be his road manager again.
By then, he had already decided who he was going
to be, how he's going to be it. I used
to watch this guy work out, do sit up, push
up in the mirror, dancing, practice it on and on
and on, and I could tell, I said, this guy
(14:05):
is going to be a star because he knew it,
he felt it, you know. He reminded me of Cisco,
who had just finished working with Cisco, and they both
had the same workout, the same train and the same
design to make it. And you know, I tell my
story about us in the book. There's some funny things
that happen, and I mean it was just a joy
to be able to work with him.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
You know. But you are that too, Mark, I mean,
you're you're that guy. So you are You're that.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Guy who walks around with this beautiful aura of just
I think, helping to level people up. You know, when
I read passion and perseverance and strength and stick to itiveness,
I see that and I heard that in your voice immediately.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Yes, I really did. So what is.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
The best thing about what you do in your life today?
Let's talk about today.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Well, you know, I really enjoy what I do as
an agent.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
As working as a concert executive manager for performing arts theater.
There's so many things. I just have passion for this business.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
You know.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
When I first started, as I mentioned, I said, I
wanted to learn how to do everything.
Speaker 3 (15:19):
And that's what I did. I practiced on trying to
learn everything about this business so that I was able
to reinvent myself. Every time one door closed, I was
able to open it up with another door because I
had learned that trade. And I always tell everybody. Just
don't be a jack of all trade, be a master
of all trades. Know your thing, know your thing. Yes.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
And I think also what you've done also is built
relationships and kept those beautiful relationships going, and that has
a lot that says a lot about your yes. Yes, Okay,
So now, so what was the day you decided to
sit down and write this book?
Speaker 3 (16:00):
Oh my goodness. You know.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
The crazy thing is, Lisa, I had posting a lot
of photos of everything I do, and I started doing
that because I look back at the beginning of my
career some of the legends. I had a chance to
work with cal Basie, Lionel Hampton and all these legendary artists,
(16:22):
and I was like, man, I worked with that person,
but I had nothing to show, nothing to tell. So
I made it my point to start, you know, taking
these photos, and eventually I say, you know, I really
want to let people know, you know about my career
and what I did, because you know, a lot of
times people don't know what you do. My parents for
a long time and you asked him what I did,
(16:42):
They just he's in the music, but they couldn't tell
you what I did. So I wanted to create this
book not only as a manual, but more of an
outline of things that you need to know, things you
need to do you want to stay in this business.
And then I just kind of put it out there
and hoping that you know, people will get a chance
to read it, will be influenced by it.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Yeah, and I think you've certainly done that.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
I mean I read some excerpts from the book and
just reading you know, the little that I did have
the opportunity to read, you you really inspired me.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
And I can't wait to share this.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
With everyone, and everyone really everybody out there must go
to Amazon. They both through your website, right, Yes, let's
say the name of your website because I love the website.
Speaker 4 (17:30):
Yeah, Mark Mooneygreen dot com. Can't forget it.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
I hope that's trademarked. I'm gonna help you with you
so by the book.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
Okay, the name of the book again is the Show
Must Go On?
Speaker 3 (17:45):
Yes, right, that's stayed Stories of a Hip Hop Agent.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
I love that you have extra I love that you
have the extra added there.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
Yes, it's important, and so many young people out there
want to get into the music industry. And as I
said before, it's changed the music industry has changed.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
Right, Yes, absolutely, people.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Have changed, the level of gratitude and connectiveness has changed.
And so I love that you're sharing this information again,
your website, your book.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Are you on social media?
Speaker 4 (18:17):
Yes, I'm on Facebook Celebrity Talent Agency and also on
Instagram Celebrity Talent Agency, Inc.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
I n C.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
Now, is there anything you want to share with everybody
out there before we wrap this incredible conversation.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
Well, you know, for me, one of the things I've
always done.
Speaker 4 (18:37):
For the last fifteen years is I made it a
point to learn something new, to learn, whether I get
a certificate, whether I learn a trade, And I just
want to encourage everybody just don't stop learning, you know,
do whatever you can. Focus on your craft. Do learn
everything you can about that craft. Go to extra miles,
(18:59):
the extra step, and you definitely will benefited from the
long run.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
I so appreciate you, so appreciate having you and listen.
You're going to be at our conference in May.
Speaker 1 (19:10):
You want to.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Padel at our conference, So that's Saturday, May third, AOI
you women inventors and entrepreneurs, you'll get to meet Mark.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
He'll be doing book signings the whole nine. You'll get
to see this beautiful man in person.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Uh so, Mark again, such a pleasure having you on
my show and will you please come back again?
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Will you?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Absolutely, You've been a fabulous.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
Thank you so much. A pleasure having you Mark,
Hi everybody. I'm Lisa asking the Adventures.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm the CEO and founder of Inventing a di Z
and here I am on my.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Podcast, The Inventress Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
You know, every week I have amazing, amazing guests.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
But this week I have to say I.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Have a phenomenal, outstanding, outstanding guest. He is CEO and
founder of Celebrity Talent Agency. He has produced, helped, marketed, uplifted,
mentored so many celebrities. You know, let me just name
a couple, just a couple, because we don't have that
much time on the podcast. Prince Phillis Hyman, Pebob Bryson, Usher, Tina,
(00:39):
Marie Drew Hill, Grandmaster Flash, and the list goes on.
And guess what today He's even an author author owned
books about time.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Good afternoon, Mark, How are you?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Good afternoon, Lisa, Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
I'm so happy to have you here today. I cannot
even hell yo.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
And wonderful speaking with you earlier today, with such a
pleasure to hear about you.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I read, but I like to talk also. I like
to hear it.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Read my stuff, but I also want to hear it
directly from the person's mouth.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
And you are a trailblazer.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
You are a mentor, a positive person, which I absolutely
I love. I love who you are, I love what
you've done for people, and certainly your beginning.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
So Mark, let's start by intro.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
Let's you introduce you, tell us how you like to
be seen and heard, because this is a conversation, as
I said earlier.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
So let's sure. Sure. I guess you know.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
My name is Mark Glene, as you know, and I
am an entertainer executive and I focus on being an
agent for the most part.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
And I also run a performing arts theater and I.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Love that part.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
And let's talk about how you started your career as
a DJ in nineteen seventy seven.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Okay, let's we're going way back.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Okay, nineteen seventy seven, because that's I mean, you cannot
be where you are unless you started right from where
you start. I mean, want to talk about your book
The show must go on, and know why the show
must go on? So let's talk about nineteen seventy seven
a little bit.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Let's let's do tidbits and what I want to talk
about mostly, I'm want to talk about a lot of things.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Mostly it's from nineteen seventy seven to I guess it
was late late maybe early eighties, when I read something
where Melbourne Moore said, here.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Take my phone number.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yes, because I want to lift you up.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
But let's start. Let's start in nineteen seventy seven.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Okay, so right prior to nineteen seventy seven, I was
in a band called Black Pearl, and during that era
was the disco era. So then all of the bands
had disbanded and the DJs and the disco era was
coming up. I started DJing around nineteen seventy seven and
I was approached by a promoter from The Bronx and
asked me to be in the battle the DJs in
(03:04):
the Bronx.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
That year. I went to the Bronx.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
I was the first person up to go, and by
the time we got to the second and third person,
they were doing something on the mic, and I was like,
what is going on over there? So I picked up
my stuff and ran over there. Next thing I knew
that was the first time I discovered rapping.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
I was so amazed.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
I went home that night and wrote my first rap,
and that weekend I became ghetto famous in the neighborhood.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yes, it was.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
During that time too, when I was approached by a
high school friend of mine.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
By the name of Guy O'Brien. And Guy and I
were a fresh he was a freshman.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
I was a senior junior and he was and he
was just inquiring, but what is that you're doing?
Speaker 3 (03:44):
What is that you're doing on the mic? And lo
and behold.
Speaker 4 (03:47):
By the time I went to college, he called me
to say I'm making a record and the group was called, uh,
the sugar Hill Gang, and he went under my tier
name of Master G.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
You ah know it. That's incredible, it really is. Yes,
so you came full circle.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
You met him in high school and then you're back
to see each other again. You know, there's a lot
to be said about a person when you keep those
connections from back in the day, right, Yes, somebody and
you you impress upon or instill upon that person. Something
something made this impression upon Guy. And so I think
(04:27):
Guy even says something about you in his book.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Yes, let's talk about that.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Yes, he wants to peck it money. That's right, hear me,
I can hear you? Okay?
Speaker 4 (04:43):
Yes, So, yes, Guy talked about me in his book
and he actually did the four for my book and
he said to He said that I was the person
who influenced him and and if it wasn't for me,
he had never had heard rap and he would be
who he was today.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
And I appreciate that.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
It's really something when somebody recognizing recognizes something great that.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
You've done for them, You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It's really because that doesn't always happen, giving the credit
and people don't realize how important that is to another
could be important to another person's success or feelings.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Right in your case, was it was heart at that time?
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Right, because I've got You've gone on to do so
many other things with so many people. But it's so
nice to hear that that you've done something that influenced
that that other person.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Absolutely, and so I want to.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Go back to I mean, the names here, the list
of names are so impressive, and I mean, let let's
start with Melbourne Moore. When you talked about you were
doing something, you said, Melbourne Moore said, here take my number. Yes,
I mean, that's insane, right.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Oh my goodness. You know.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Melbourne was she was the hottest artist back in the eighties.
She had already performed in Richmond, which I was in college,
and she had performed a couple of times, so I
got a chance to meet her. And the last time
I talked to her, I was telling her, you know,
about my desires to be in this business, and she
saw my passion and she said, listen here to take
(06:22):
my number.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
When you graduate, make sure you call me.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
So that was it, and you know, looking back, it
was such a blessing that she was, you know, just
able to just look at me and realize that this
is what I wanted to do.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
You know, it's really something you obviously you had. You
wore that passion on your sleep because oh yes.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
You know somebody like Melbourne Moore is not just going
to say here, take my number, and you wore it
on your on your sleep, Yes, and in your heart.
You just you just do what I want to ask
you about that too. So when you went to this
battle of the bands and you realize that this is
what you want to do.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
But did you know earlier, you know, much earlier.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
That you wanted to be in the music industry or
you loved music and this was the direction you wanted
to go as a child.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
Yeah, LISSI, you know the crazy thing is somehow somewhere
in my mind. Around eighth grade, I had decided, you know,
I wanted to get in this business. I went to library,
I got a book, and I wanted to see all
the jobs in the industry. And I saw every job
I saw I wanted to learn how to do. And
it was during that time when I met another elementary
(07:31):
school friend of mine and he was playing guitar and
I was playing drums. We talked about forming a band,
and I went to his house and I looked on
his walls and I saw all these golden plantum. I
was like, what is this and I saw it was
the Jackson five ABC I want you back, Stopping Love Saved.
And then I saw his uncle's name on there, Freddie Perrin.
Freddy Parrien was like the biggest producer of that time.
(07:54):
He wrote I Will Survived by Gloria denn and saw
hard to say Goodbye, on.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
And on and on, and he was like the rally
of our times.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
No, wait a second, and there's some advice that he
gave you right.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Oh, yes, you know I was.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
I was like, yes, what, but I let you say it, you.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Say yes, you know.
Speaker 4 (08:16):
I was so excited about that, just to be able
to talk to him again. He was the biggest producer
of his time, and we would call him, and you know,
I finally got a chance to meet him when he
came to Jersey and I by then I had decided
I was going to be this famous DJ. And I'm
talking to him and I'm telling him or how I'm
going to DJ, and I'm doing my little rap. And
(08:39):
he said, no, Mark, he said, he says, listen, you
don't want to play the music. You want to make
the music. He said, go to college, study music, get
your degree, and you come out and you make the hits.
And I lived and loved everywhere.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
He said, and you did it.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
You did it, yes, and so much more.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
I mean, your you market, You've worked for ABC, you
worked for all of.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
These different record producers, no record yes, so and it's
just mind boggling. So I want to talk about Tina Marie,
all right, because about your Tina Marie. Come on, Tina Marie.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
You know it's crazy because Tina was one of my
favorite artists when I was growing up in and I
had an opportunity a friend of mine, Stuart Gray, we
were working together. He was working with Tina and Rick James,
and he was telling me how Tina wanted to get
a deal, and I had recently got a deal, a
label deal with Warner Brothers, like your Warner Brothers, and
(09:44):
Tina was my first artist. And I tell you, I
was so excited. You know, I won't take what happened
because you got to read the book. The show must
go on. But yes, absolutely, that's crazy.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
It really is, like how did that feel? How did
that feel?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
I mean, to be able if you could recapture that
that feeling of I mean, the first time with all
of these amazing people, but Tina Marie, I mean, Melbourne
Wore is a whole nother ballgame.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
I got that experience too.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I couldn't even believe it when it happened for me
with melbur But I'm going to stick with you right now.
So having that interaction with Tina, what was that all about?
And for her to say yes, or collectively you said yes, together,
let's do this.
Speaker 4 (10:30):
I mean for me, I mean, just being able to
have one of my favorite artists know my name was
just exciting. I mean, I am living my dream when
I tell you, I've worked with so many artists, but
Tina was one of my favorite not only did we
do business, but we formed the friendship, you know, a
real friendship, and we talked about everything. We would talk
(10:53):
all the time, I mean anything from Rick James to
love to religion. And and it hurt me so much
when she passed away, but you know, the memories last
forever with me and her.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
Yeah, that was very, very sad.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
And what an opportunity, what a feeling to be able
to meet some of these artists and not only meet them,
but work with them, mentor them, walk them.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
Through their careers is just boggling.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
And so and that was the next question I was
going to ask you, was who was the most human
of all of the people? You know?
Speaker 1 (11:28):
And you know what I mean by that, because.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
With big celebrities, when they've gotten to be big celebrities,
who was the most human?
Speaker 3 (11:38):
Oh my goodness, it was.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
There are so many I can't even name on all
of them. I mean, I've also worked with a lot
of actresses as well, and one of my favorites, Pam Greer,
which we see so down earth. We have so much
fun together. But I mean it's not just one. There
was several of them. I would hate to start naming
because somebody out.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
But exactly don't do it.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
I talk about it in my book.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
No, that's wonderful.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
And you know, I think that the music I listened
to still is from the early seventies and eighties and
nights seventies and eighties, and I think the most amazing
people too. I think there's a lot to be said
about the time that they grew up, those parties grew up,
and the appreciation for music right and love of people.
(12:27):
And it was such an esoteric group because you know everybody.
Each of you all know each other.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
Yeah, you all know each other.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
And I mean, I'm not in the music industry, but
I have to say that the people I have had
the opportunity to meet and even half here on my
podcast and know some of them for many years, such
as Dean Warwick, I mean, just a magnificent person who
has been a mentor to me for many, many years.
And Angelo Ellerby, who has been just amazing, amazing and
(12:57):
a person like yourself, just wanting to help and elevate
other people. And I see that with you in what
you do in your business, in your book and all
what I've read had the opportunity to read about you,
and it's just a phenomenal It's phenomenal for me to
have you on my show.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
Oh, thank you.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
It really is. What an experience, What an experience.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
And so let's talk about let's talk about Uh, let's
do Usher.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Yes, let's talk about Usher. So what was your experience
in working Oh?
Speaker 3 (13:28):
My goodness, I'm sure you know. The crazy thing was,
I think I.
Speaker 4 (13:31):
Was the second road manager when he first came out,
and he was young, he was a young kid then,
and he was very inquisitive about, you know, being a star.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
And I had really enjoyed working with him.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
And it wasn't until probably maybe three or four years later,
I think it was nineteen ninety six he had called
me yet to come back to be his road manager again.
By then, he had already decided who he was going
to be, how he's going to be it. I used
to watch this guy work out, do sit up, push
up in the mirror, dancing, practice it on and on
and on, and I could tell, I said, this guy
(14:05):
is going to be a star because he knew it,
he felt it, you know. He reminded me of Cisco,
who had just finished working with Cisco, and they both
had the same workout, the same train and the same
design to make it. And you know, I tell my
story about us in the book. There's some funny things
that happen, and I mean it was just a joy
to be able to work with him.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
You know. But you are that too, Mark, I mean,
you're you're that guy. So you are You're that.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Guy who walks around with this beautiful aura of just
I think, helping to level people up. You know, when
I read passion and perseverance and strength and stick to itiveness,
I see that and I heard that in your voice immediately.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Yes, I really did. So what is.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
The best thing about what you do in your life today?
Let's talk about today.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Well, you know, I really enjoy what I do as
an agent.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
As working as a concert executive manager for performing arts theater.
There's so many things. I just have passion for this business.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
You know.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
When I first started, as I mentioned, I said, I
wanted to learn how to do everything.
Speaker 3 (15:19):
And that's what I did. I practiced on trying to
learn everything about this business so that I was able
to reinvent myself. Every time one door closed, I was
able to open it up with another door because I
had learned that trade. And I always tell everybody. Just
don't be a jack of all trade, be a master
of all trades. Know your thing, know your thing. Yes.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
And I think also what you've done also is built
relationships and kept those beautiful relationships going, and that has
a lot that says a lot about your yes. Yes, Okay,
So now, so what was the day you decided to
sit down and write this book?
Speaker 3 (16:00):
Oh my goodness. You know.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
The crazy thing is, Lisa, I had posting a lot
of photos of everything I do, and I started doing
that because I look back at the beginning of my
career some of the legends. I had a chance to
work with cal Basie, Lionel Hampton and all these legendary artists,
(16:22):
and I was like, man, I worked with that person,
but I had nothing to show, nothing to tell. So
I made it my point to start, you know, taking
these photos, and eventually I say, you know, I really
want to let people know, you know about my career
and what I did, because you know, a lot of
times people don't know what you do. My parents for
a long time and you asked him what I did,
(16:42):
They just he's in the music, but they couldn't tell
you what I did. So I wanted to create this
book not only as a manual, but more of an
outline of things that you need to know, things you
need to do you want to stay in this business.
And then I just kind of put it out there
and hoping that you know, people will get a chance
to read it, will be influenced by it.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Yeah, and I think you've certainly done that.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
I mean I read some excerpts from the book and
just reading you know, the little that I did have
the opportunity to read, you you really inspired me.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
And I can't wait to share this.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
With everyone, and everyone really everybody out there must go
to Amazon. They both through your website, right, Yes, let's
say the name of your website because I love the website.
Speaker 4 (17:30):
Yeah, Mark Mooneygreen dot com. Can't forget it.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
I hope that's trademarked. I'm gonna help you with you
so by the book.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
Okay, the name of the book again is the Show
Must Go On?
Speaker 3 (17:45):
Yes, right, that's stayed Stories of a Hip Hop Agent.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
I love that you have extra I love that you
have the extra added there.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
Yes, it's important, and so many young people out there
want to get into the music industry. And as I
said before, it's changed the music industry has changed.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
Right, Yes, absolutely, people.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Have changed, the level of gratitude and connectiveness has changed.
And so I love that you're sharing this information again,
your website, your book.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Are you on social media?
Speaker 4 (18:17):
Yes, I'm on Facebook Celebrity Talent Agency and also on
Instagram Celebrity Talent Agency, Inc.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
I n C.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
Now, is there anything you want to share with everybody
out there before we wrap this incredible conversation.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
Well, you know, for me, one of the things I've
always done.
Speaker 4 (18:37):
For the last fifteen years is I made it a
point to learn something new, to learn, whether I get
a certificate, whether I learn a trade, And I just
want to encourage everybody just don't stop learning, you know,
do whatever you can. Focus on your craft. Do learn
everything you can about that craft. Go to extra miles,
(18:59):
the extra step, and you definitely will benefited from the
long run.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
I so appreciate you, so appreciate having you and listen.
You're going to be at our conference in May.
Speaker 1 (19:10):
You want to.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Padel at our conference, So that's Saturday, May third, AOI
you women inventors and entrepreneurs, you'll get to meet Mark.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
He'll be doing book signings the whole nine. You'll get
to see this beautiful man in person.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Uh so, Mark again, such a pleasure having you on
my show and will you please come back again?
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Will you?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Absolutely, You've been a fabulous.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
Thank you so much. A pleasure having you Mark,
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