HALLOWEEN: THE FREAKS COME OUT @ 595 NORTH AVE!

I created my layout at KillerKiwi.netCarlton "Big C.A.C." Green, Taiye "Tai-Boogie" Samuel, Keinon "Sleep" Johnson and Jermaine "Damani" Archer have come a long way from hosting college parties in 1997. The co-owners of The F.C.C. (Four Corner Circle) transformed their party throwing crew into a successful marketing and promotions company with past & present clients that include powerhouse corportations Nike, Reebok, Arista, Interscope, Universal, & Def Jam to name a very small few. And the journey is not over for these moguls in the making...it's only just the beginning.Green, Samuel, Johnson and Archer formed The F.C.C. while attending Clark Atlanta University (CAU stand up!!!) in Atlanta, GA. The classmates started out promoting college parties. Their parties had such an alarming success rate, that word spread and the team earned a reputation for being the kings of the campus! The F.C.C.'s notoriety led them to promote special events at local Atlanta nightclubs & restaurants.In 1998, a year after graduating from C.A.U., the budding execs decided to take the Four Corner Circle to another level. The F.C.C. went from homies throwing parties to a full-fledged marketing and promotions company. Currently the company's services include radio promotions, product placement & event planning. Given the strong marketing and promotion backgrounds, the transition was extremely smooth and succesful.Harlem Bred F.C.C. co-owner Keinon "Sleep" Johnson landed a postion with Priority Records as Southeast Regional Promotions Manger up graduation in 1997. During his four-year stint at Priority, he was largely responsible for the success radio success in the Southeast region for artist such as Master P, Snoop, Ice Cube and Mack 10. Johnson is currently Southeast Regional Promotions Manager for Interscope Records, where continues his radio duties for the likes of 50 Cent & the entire G-Unit roster, Eminem, Busta, Pharrell, & Mary J. Blige.Washington, DC native partner Carlton "Big C.A.C." Green also brought promotions experience to The F.C.C. Green worked as a Promotions Assistant for LaFace for artist Usher "No Way Out" tour. He later held the postions of Southeast Region Promotions Manager for Dreamworks. Presently, Green is the General Manager for W.U. Music, the largest urban independent music promotions companies in the country.As National Director of Promotion for LaFace Records, Brooklyn born partner Taiye "Tai-Boogie" Samuel had a strong background in marketing and promotions. While attending college, he worked in promotions for various companies, including Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Columbia Records, Virgin Records and Dreamworks. Samuel interned with LaFace for two years as a student and was employed with the company for close to 4 years.The partners of The F.C.C. are expanding their company's services to include artist development and management. Plans are also in motion for a record label promotion and distribution deal. "Tai-Boogie", "Sleep", & "Big C.A.C." all agree that they've come a long way since their humble beginnings at Clark Atlanta University...But the journey to the top has just begun!