Jae Brown Joins Island As VP, A&R
• Music and creative executive Jhared “Jae” Brown has been appointed Vice President of A&R at Island Records.
Brown (left) comes to Island Records after two years as VP of A&R at Rostrum Records, where he signed Rich the Kid while helping develop a roster of rising stars that included Taleban Dooda and DC the Don.
Based in New York, Brown will now report jointly to Island co-CEOs Imran Majid and Justin Eshak. Majid commented, “Jae is widely known for his ‘artist-first’ philosophy, a credo that we take very seriously at Island as we strive to build on the label’s entrepreneurial spirit and live up to our commitment to breaking new artists across every genre.” Eshak noted, “Jae brings in a unique vision as an A&R with great marketing expertise, which will be an instrumental part in defining the Island Records’ roster.”
Brown began his music career in 2015 in a dual Product Manager/A&R role at Interscope Records. In 2018, Brown moved to Capitol Records/Motown in a dual A&R/Global Marketing role. “I’m extremely excited to be joining the Island family,” said Brown. “I’ve long admired Imran and Justin’s ability to discover, develop and break young superstars. I look forward to working within their A&R and Marketing systems, and making my contribution to the future of such a legendary label.” [Photo Credit: Meredith Truax]
