Michael Mauldin (record executive)
Music executive, former Columbia Records president, father of Jermaine Dupri.
Michael Thomas Mauldin is an American music executive, media proprietor, and talent manager. He served as President of Columbia Records' Black Music Division and Senior Vice President of Columbia Records Group. He is the father of So So Def Recordings founder Jermaine Dupri.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 30 October 1953
- Birthplace
- Murphy, North Carolina, U.S.
- Occupation
- Music executive
- media proprietor
- talent manager
- event promoter
- entrepreneur
- Label name
- Columbia, So So Def
- Years active
- 1976–present
- Children
- 4, including Jermaine
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Career
Mauldin began his career in 1976 as a roadie for the disco, jazz, funk band Brick. He later ran a successful tour production and management business whose acts and clients included Cameo, The S.O.S. Band, Sister Sledge, The Reddings, Earth, Wind & Fire, Anita Baker, the original New York City Fresh Fest, Luther Vandross, and others. In 1993 he helped his then-20-year-old son Jermaine Dupri establish So So Def Recordings and was instrumental in achieving worldwide success for Dupri and its artists.
As President of Columbia Records he directed the early careers of Destiny's Child (adding Child to their stage name) and Alicia Keys (adding Keys to her stage name). He oversaw multi-platinum releases from Maxwell, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Nas, the Men In Black soundtrack, the Love Jones soundtrack, and more. In 2020 he served as executive producer for Amplified, a digital entertainment show addressing the state of Black American Music. He is also Managing Director for 2475 AtVille Entertainment, owner of Air Control Music publishing, and founder of Scream Nation, a concert tour launched in 2013 as a joint venture with Live Nation known for its Scream Tour.
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