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DOUBLE M's BIOMarlo Martin-Jackson is one of the most well liked and respected people in the music business. A woman of many talents with over 14 years of experience and a knack for breaking records, her company Double M Entertainment is the best at creating and executing successful promotions and marketing campaigns.Hailing from Hartford, CT., Marlo got her start back in the day working as an intern for the illustrious, Bill Stepheny at Stepsun Records. The fledgling label produced Hot 97 DJ, Miss. Jones' recording debut, but soon closed its' doors. She was actually attending Columbia University and pursuing a Master's Degree in education to become a teacher when she discovered, "I enjoyed the music biz a lot, it's my calling." So Marlo switched her attentions to concentrate on a career in the world of marketing and promotions. While working at Stepsun Marlo learned to hone two of her many talents, excellent communication skills and exceptional follow through. Marlo explains, "I always try to keep in touch with everyone I've ever worked with." Through a casual conversation with a former co-worker she polyed her next gig, Assistant to the Associate Director of Rap Promotions at Mercury Records. However she quickly moved up the ranks at Mercury to become one of the first women to handle College Promotions for the label. Marlo welcomed this new challenge, "It was really personable (back then). It was fun. People were willing to take more chances with new records." Her love of the job and the music earned her another quick step promotion. Within the year her duties expanded to include National Mix Show, then National Director of Street Promotions and Marketing.That's where she earned her field stripes and found her niche. "That's when I started to travel a lot. I was able to attend all the conventions, learned how to micromanage artists and how to deal with artist management. I also really learned the road, how to do budgets and what would and wouldn't work in different regions." Some of the major records she was responsible for breaking in those early days, "Where My Homies" by Ill & Al Scratch and Missy Elliott's breakthrough record with Gina Thompson, "The Things You Do". During this time she also snagged two awards from Gavin Magazine, in 1996 Promotions Person of the Year and Rap Woman of the Year in 1999.In 1998 when Motown and Mercury merged, Marlo realized it was time to start doing her own thing. A true hustler it was her indie work for Relativity Records that landed her at that label for a short stint as Urban Promotions Manager, then on to the now defunct, Gee Street Records as National Director of Mixshow and Street Promotions. She also worked at Arista Records as East Coast Mixshow Manager, but she departed when legendary mogul Clive Davis exited and devoted herself 100% to building Double M. Like most companies that hire Double M, JCOR was so happy with the campaign they offered Marlo a position, as National Director of Radio Promotions. Working there her extensive work with EightBall & MJG allowed her to master the south and southwestern regions and to develop strong relationships with programmers and mixers in those regions.Some of Double M's satisfied clients include: DJ G-Spot, Koch Entertainment, Atlantic Records, Tommy Boy Records, Thrasher Entertainment, Leap Ov Faith Promotions, JCOR Records, Warner Brothers, Virgin Records, MCA Records, Motown Records, Universal Records, Dee Money Entertainment, J Jones Entertainment, Big Willie Promotions, Cuzzo Music, Sanctuary Records, Empire Visual Entertainment, Concord Records, Bazz Music, Burnin Hot Entertainment, GAD Entertainment, Boone Farm Promotions, Lost Land Entertainment, Hillbilly Records, Urban Law Management and Urban Box Office.Six years ago, Marlo relocated to Cleveland, Ohio. The change of scenery has allowed her to learn the Midwest market even more while maintaining solid friendships on the east coast. She's also developing another natural talent, her unique voice. (Anyone who's ever spoken to Marlo remembers her inviting pitch and unique tone.) Marlo is an on-air personality for WCCD-Cleveland (Gospel and Christian Formats). For her voice-over work, she is currently represented by the Ciao Agency and Sizzle Productions.Expect big things from this well-rounded, entrepreneur in the coming years. Some of the advantages and special skills Double M has over other promotion companies, "experience, national relationships, a hands on approach to working records, and a great rapport with Programmers and DJs." That's why clients keep coming back to Double M. If you want a company that will actually work your records, take your acts to the next level and make it all happen with integrity and a smile, Double M is the only place to go.You can contact Marlo Martin-Jackson and Double M Entertainment at
[email protected] or (917) 592-6917
