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Judi

Be Blessed, but more importantly, BE A BLESSING!

About Me

I am the wife of the most brilliant man I know, Mark E. Stewart, the mother of 4 phenomenal children and a partner in RedZone Entertainment. I serve as the GM and a management partner with Mark and Tricky Stewart. I love working with my family and I love the people who have become our extended family over the years. This is my 19th year in the music industry. I started as an intern while still in high school and never looked back. My brother-in-law, veteran R&B producer, Laney Stewart gave me an opportunity to work at his jingle company back in the day and asked me to run his office when he made the switch to the record industry. I'm sure I wasn't really qualified at the time, so learning by fire became a way of life. Mark and I learned a great deal in those early days from some wonderful people that really impacted our careers. I got my legal chops from Doug Mark first, then Bonnie Berry. I don't know if they realized how much of an education they gave me. Of course I've continued to learn from the other brilliant attorneys we've worked with as well, but they laid the foundation. My wonderful friends in a&r admin departments over the years and at various labels have helped me to gain insight into the inner workings of the labels without ever having to 'go inside'. I'm eternally grateful for them. Some of my all-time favorites include Stephanie McCravey-Cooper, from MCA in the Louil Silas Jr. days, who became a life-long friend, Roy Ayers Jr. from the LaFace days, my dear friend Theresa Wilson from Arista, who we lost way too soon, Nancy Roof from Jive & Karen Kwak from her days at LaFace, then Arista, to her current post at Island Def Jam. These are the unsung heroes of the record labels. : ) I love them because they help me get my people PAID (and they're cool folks)! In the publishing world, I love our partners, Monti Olson and Kathy Spanberger. Great people that I'm proud to be associated with.

I've enjoyed the time spent working with the people that have been part of our creative & business family over the years, like Tab, Sole', Blu Cantrell, Sam Salter, Robin Thicke, Shekspere, j.Que as well as our current staff & creative roster.
One of the benefits of running a small production company is that I learned how to do every job involved, from handling the books to coordinating projects to negotiating deals. Professionalism has always been of utmost importance to me and my partners. I believe that was a trait that Laney got from his father (Phillip 'Big Papa' Stewart) and passed on to Mark, myself and Tricky. Hopefully the many people who have been a part of our organization over the years have taken that mindset with them as well. As creative as my clients are, I'm proud to say that they have also become consummate professionals.
I do wear many hats in our business, but Talent Manager is my favorite. I love taking care of my clients careers so they can feel secure and focus on being creative. I am very protective of all my people. They continually amaze me with their gifts and talents. It's great to be a fan of your own clients. We keep our roster relatively small so that we can give everyone the attention they deserve. Our management team is strong because although we all can assume each other's roles, we each have our definitive strengths that compliment each other. Business is great and expanding into new areas of Music and Film. I'm looking forward to all that 2007 will bring for my creative family.
I AM SO PLEASED TO WELCOME THE NEWEST OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF OUR CREATIVE TEAM...
JAZZE PHA
TERIUS "THE-DREAM" NASH
JB & CORRON of THE MOVEMENT
It doesn't get much better than our roster of talent. I'm surrounded by brilliance!
CURRENT ROSTER...
C. "Tricky" Stewart
(my beloved brother, business partner & Super-Producer/Songwriter/Musician)
Writer/Producer of "Umbrella" by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z & "Breakin' Dishes"
upcoming songs on Mary J. Blige, Nicole Scherzinger, The-Dream & tons more
Terius "The-Dream" Nash
(What can I say? Just listen to the words) Writer of "Umbrella" by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z + 3 more
Upcoming Debut Album of his own
Current singles on J. Holiday ("Bed") & Yung Joc ("Coffee Shop") Upcoming songs on Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Nicole Scherzinger, R. Kelly + a million more
Jazze Pha
(SUPER Personality, Talent & Wisdom - Honored to have him on our team!)
Upcoming songs on Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Teyanna + others we can't reveal yet
Kuk Harrell
(our cousin, Vocal Producer, Engineer, Songwriter)
Writer/Vocal Producer of "Umbrella" by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
upcoming songs on Mary J. Blige, Nicole Scherzinger
Vocal Production on those + upcoming Chris Brown, Cherish & many others
Vawn
(A TRUE PERFORMER! You will want to pay your money to watch his show) Check out "HollyHood" feat. Jazze Pha
Battery 5

(This group of Writers/Producers are ready to take over!)
1st single on YelaWolf + big things we can't talk about yet
The Movement
(JB & Corron Cole on the West Coast)
Upcoming 1st single on The Bratz soundtrack, past single on KeKe Palmer
Chelo
(my sister & veteran MakeUp Artist & Hair Stylist for Film, TV, Print, Video)
The Break Up, Derailed, Batman Begins, Ice Harvest, The Grudge2, Prison Break
Traci Hale
(Award winning Songwriter & background singer)
Upcoming songs on Bayje, Karina Pasian, Wynter Gordon
Dat Damn Dean
(our wonderful discovery - Songwriter )
Single on A Girl Called Jane, Upcoming songs on Bayje, Karina Pasian, Wynter Gordon
Todd Herfindal
(our West Coast Songwriter, Artist)
Member of the band, 'The Meadows', Upcoming songs on Lucy Walsh
P. Magnet
(Creative Juggernaut, Artist, Songwriter)
Writer "Me Against The Music" by Britney Spears feat. Madonna
"Blaze" Crawford
(super talented Songwriter, Producer)
Writer/Producer - B5
Laney Stewart
(My big brother, first boss & one of the best songwriters ever)
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My Interests

Knowing my Savior, Learning to be a living example of his love

I'd like to meet:

My ultimate dream is to meet my Father and hear Him say..."Well done, thou good and faithful servant".

Music:

Fav's include: many Ballads written by Tricky & Laney - Dream's songs have made it to my all time fav's, too many to name- all Latin Jazz - Smooth Jazz - Rob Thicke's new album
I like everything from Harry Connick Jr. to Tony Rich, to Celia Cruz and all kinds of things in between. I enjoy pretty much everything by the following artists: Steely Dan / Michael Franks / Chris Botti / Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole / Frank Sinatra / John Pizzarelli / Will Downing / Lalah Hathaway / Babyface / Prince / Donnie McClurken / Yolanda Adams / Take 6 / Third Day / Switchfoot / John Legend / Kanye West / John Mayer / Luther Vandross / Sade. I also have my favorite things we've been associated with...Sam Salter's first album - Blu Cantrell's first album - Eric Benet's albums - the Brittany Murphy demos we did - the song "Africa" that Laney did on Snow (yes, that Snow) - Tricky's songs on Facundo - Taio's version of "Nothing At All" (noone outside our camp will ever hear it, but it's unbelievable)

Movies:

Movies are a passion of mine. I will not watch horror films or movies that delve into the demonic. Pretty much anything else is fair game. My favorites are Gladiator, The Jungle Book and the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers as well as The Fugitive, Steel Magnolias, In the Time of Butterflies, Blood Diamond & Shawshank Redemption. I enjoyed Batman Begins and I loved Superman Returns, oh and What About Bob must be watched whenever possible.
I can't wait until my son Jackson starts directing. I look forward to supporting him through every step of his journey to his dream. Hopefully we'll be in the position to produce his first feature.

Television:

I never thought I was into Sci-Fi til 'Heroes' came along. I'm hooked. I love 'Ugly Betty' too. I'm so very proud of my latino brothers and sisters and their success with this show. I have always enjoyed America's work and I'm thrilled to see all the accolades she is receiving now.

Books:

Bible (of course) - anything Max Lucado writes - The Left Behind Series and the kid's version too - Joshua by Joseph Girzone - Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Heroes:

my Mom and my Grandparents who taught me what love truly is and my Dad/Big Papa whose lessons are still sinking in every day