Bradford "Jazzy" Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jazzy started his career in business and in information technology. At an early age he's always had a passion for the entertainment industry. He zeal to help individuals be thier best is driven be his constituents in the business. Mr Smith is being mentored and coached by some of the industries most aggressive and talented industry persons. Jazzy has recently joined his experience in technology with the experience he has gained in the music, fashion, and entertainment world.

Jazzy joined and co-founded Four Real Talent in 2006. He was appointed Vice-President and Senior Talent Manager and quickly moved to Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. At present he now serves as President of Dreamer Management, a Four Real Talent company. In his new role, Jazzy is responsible for creating value for all stakeholders through the management of the company's key functions such as artist management, entertainment management, model management, events management and information technology. Bradford also serves as the Director and Spokesperson for Community Outreach Services. He is constantly involved in all aspects of the company's business. He is very hands on with the management of nearly all of the talent on the company's roster. He is actively involved in giving back to his community. Jazzy donates his time to community organizations who promote and create awareness of the Arts and Entertainment. As an advocate for the artist "Jazzy" plays an active role as an Associate Member for the The Recording Academy and Grammy 365.

Jazzy has over 12 years of business and information technology experience and 8 years working on entertainment related projects. He has also served as an independent consultant for many businesses.

Jazzy is also a licensed Real Estate Sales Agent in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Jazzy enjoys philanthropic work, music, traveling, shopping, home improvement projects, and spending time with friends and family.

Mr. Jelani Jones

Chief Talent Manager (Mid-West)

 Jelani "Jay' Jones, a Chicago, IL resident has gravitated towards musical engineering, on various levels for quite some time. Remembering back to when he was only 10 years old, Jelani is able to reminisce on a time when he was uncontrollably fixated on the television screen, watching Donnie Simpson's 'Video Soul', his earliest musical inspiration. At a young age, Jelani was so fascinated with the creative designs of musical performances, that he ambitiously pioneered his own music group, 'The Midnight Crew', at the age of 15. The group would be comprised of himself, two of his cousins, and a close friend. Jelani would assume the role of organizing and delegating the group's functions, as well as booking performances. Local daycare centers and talent shows would become their primary audience, as the group tried their hardest to reach the life of heavy exposure and fame. Though Jelani had a very strong craving for musical entertainment, he had not yet gained the mandatory managerial experience necessary to manage the group, and therefore he was impelled to suspend The Midnight Crew. Jelani, after gaining an abundance of leadership qualities from the music group, would turn his focus back to school, and place music on a back burner for the time being. 

In 2001, Jelani's musical passion would be reignited after being introduced to a young girl named Jennifer Hudson. After watching Jennifer perform in a play, Jelani was instantly captivated by the sweet sound that emitted from Jennifer's lungs. From that point on, Jelani would attend each performance that Jennifer participated in, in turn becoming a dear friend, and confidant to up and coming singer. Jelani's friendship with Jennifer traveled on a voyage all the way to the steps of Season 3 of American Idol, in 2004. Jennifer experienced an early elimination from the televised talent show, and Jelani strategically stepped in to ensure that Jennifer would be able to capitalize as much as possible from her recent exposure. Reaching back to his management days, Jelani began to pair up with local music producers and book performances for Jennifer, in order to keep her name fresh in the public eye. Jelani astounded even himself, as he noticed his strong ability to be able to adjust to the musical entertainment/management lifestyle, and vowed to make a career from it. 

In 2006, Jelani would go on to help jump start a management company based in Washington DC. Afterwards, he would set his sights on a local music group, after the group appealed to him for managerial help. The group, Royal Famlee, offered an unforeseen challenge to Jelani---Hip-Hop. With the industry being flooded with "up and coming" hip hop artists, Jelani understood that it would not be easy trying to get adequate exposure for the group. Instead of declining the group's management proposition, Jelani decided to utilize the help of someone with more in depth managerial/publicity experience, thus he reached out to Regina Daniels. Regina collaborated with Jelani, while serving as both a mentor and a friend. Knowledge of the entertainment industry began to pour in, and Jelani absorbed all that he could. Jelani, with a very small and limited budget to work with, quickly, and single handedly elevated The Royal Famlee from a music group starving for publicity, to a group that begin to generate a huge amount of buzz in the local market. The hip-hop group would be booked for shows in the Chicagoland area, as well as garner radio airplay for their single, "Build Me a Broad". Jelani's hard work, and dedication began to pay off.

Mr. Kevin Troy (SAG)

Director of Entertainment Management (Film, Television, Theatre)

Being known as the man with the “IT” factor is just the beginning of what makes Kevin Troy someone to set your sights on, for he is far from your average actor. His passionate love affair with entertainment and performance began as he came up in the small town of Moreauville, Louisiana.  Mr. Troy’s up bringing was guided by his mother who instilled in him the principals of a strong work ethic, self reliance and faith that all things were possible.  He took those same ideals with him to Grambling State University and then into the Untied States Marine Corps.

During his tour overseas defending his country and his fellow Marines, Mr. Troy was often in harm’s way and had a hunger to live and succeed.  The experiences he had and lessons that he learned gave him a strong will to survive, push to strive for excellence in all things and leadership through teamwork to be a successful and valuable member of the US Marine Corps.

While serving in the Marines Mr. Troy found himself stationed in Japan.  He had already found ease behind the microphone and on stage from his time at GSU where Mr. Troy took on speech and theatre at the Dunbar School of Theatre.  He also took instruction in modern dance, vocal training. So it was no surprise when he easily adapted to the Japanese market and began vocal performances in various venues.

Upon returning home Mr. Troy continued venturing into music but also began pursuing acting.  He vocally performed and or acted in Atlanta, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Washington DC.  He appeared in several film productions at The Art Institute of Washington, expanded on voice over work and appeared as a stunt car driver in XXX 2 State of the Union.

As it had in the past his dedication to his craft and his determination to succeed kept Mr. Troy’s desires for cinema alive.  Being the man of versatility that he is, he began thinking outside of the box and broadened his scope by penning scripts.  He realized that there was limited work for African American Male actors and decided to be a catalyst for changing the game.  With writing and visioning in similar tones to Stephen King, George Lucas, Spike Lee and Stephen Spielberg it is Mr. Troy’s goal to push African American Male actors into slightly uncharted territory by branching out into Horror and Science Fiction films.

Mr. Troy landed the principal role of Agent Kaplan in the Sci-Fi Original Signals by Roman Pictures which won Best Action Film in 2008 at the New York Independent Film Festival and was screened in L.A, New York City and also Washington, DC.

Currently he is working on a number of projects including hosting a television news program, Washington Roman Pictures News (WRPN), directed by Carlos Roman.  He feels that his crowning achievement to date is the principal role in Browncoats Redemption, by Big Damn Fan Films. In Browncoats Redemption Mr. Troy plays Lux Lucre. He can also be seen on the big screen in Transformers 2. 

Originally Mr. Troy joined Four Real Talent to work with artist Eric Arceneaux as a singer, writer, and producer. His many talents can be recognized on Eric Arceneaux's freshman project "Audio Emotion". Mr. Troy's talents did not go unrecognized. In 2007 the Executive Team of Four Real Talent invited Mr. Troy to join the company and become the Director of Entertainment Management, putting him in charge of the Entertainment Management Division. That division manages and represents talent and individuals who function and work from within the industries of Film, Television and Theatre. Mr. Troy’s arsenal of talents and persistent drive keep him acting and determined.  He currently lives in Washington D.C. but frequently travels promoting and showcasing his own talents as well.

 

 

Ms. Latasha L. Burrous

Assistant Talent Manager and Talent Scout
(East-Coast)

LaTasha L. Burrous aka “Ms. Styles” was born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Rockville, MD which is considered to be the Washington Metropolitan area. Ms. Styles which is a name that was given to her back in Jr. High school for the many styles of fashion and hair she wore everyday and eventually became the name for her music
Entertainment business for her versatility in writing and arranging lyrics was brought up and raised in church and also in a musically inclined family coming from her mother and father side. At a very early age she was singing in her church choir and doing solos. At the age of 8 she had the ability to write and arrange music and lyrics only she didn’t realize what she was doing at the time until her father who was a highly big influence of music in her life at the time told her. She always tried to hide her God given talents from her parents and family but her father knew it was there and never gave up on her showing the world what he already knew she had.

Music has always been a passion of Ms. Styles and also the business side of it. She has taken several music and business classes while in school and college and has the desire to practice Entertainment Law. Styles have been taught by one of the most talented and gifted musicians of this area and the Minister of music at her church, Professor Ricky Payton Sr. who has creditability for playing at several functions locally at the White House and nationwide across country. Ms. Styles has also sung with BET’S Urban Nation Hip-Hop Choir under the direct leadership of Ricky Payton Sr. she has also been in competitions for ACT- SO sponsored by the NAACP along with major recording artist Neo.

Recently, Ms. Styles has really been networking over the past couple of years and to date. She has met and came across some of the most influential people known nationally and locally through her investment with a major networking company RHN (Real Hip-Hop Network), her involvement with the YDA (Young Democrats of America), Vice President of SISTUH (Sisters In Spirit Truth Understanding & Helping) which is an Real Estate investment company and her own business BoStyles Entertainment LLC, which she has started along side with best friend and Business partner Bonita Walker and now being a Talent Scout for Four Real Talent LLC (An Industry Management Company). Working behind the scenes and learning the business side of the music industry has always been a major focus of hers. As a Talent Scout she now has a chance to help others reach their goals of being successful artists with the right representation and show the world not only can she sing, write, arrange and produce but she also has the ear and eye for talent as well. Ms. Styles has rendered her vocal ability by doing background vocals for local artist Eric Arceneaux, major recording artist Lil Mo, her sister and artist Cookie whom she has also written for along with other aspiring artist and rappers in the studio doing hooks, arranging, and writing lyrics. She is also an affiliated member of BMI. This woman of God continues to grow each and everyday willing to learn all she can about her craft and passion for the business of music and all genres. There’s no doubt about it; this is just the beginning for Ms. Styles! 

Ms. Stephanie A. "Sass" Swinton

Executive Manager and Talent Advisor

Stephanie “Sass” Swinton is a reflection of Attitude, Talent, Spice, Passion, Integrity, and most of all Determination. Those who know her would say “She was born as a grown-up.” She sang her first notes at the tender age of 2 years old and hasn’t stop singing since. She grew up watching her Mother National recording Starr/Writer/Composer /Actress -Teri S perform all over the Washington, D.C. area. As a child in grade school she was always apart of the school choir and always managed to grab a solo in every live production. It was during school years when she won 1st place Grand Prize in a local Talent Contest.

Most recently Sass has shared the stage with Teri S, Kenny Lattimore, Miles J and Regina Bell. As a background vocalist for Teri S,, Sass has had the opportunity to perform in legendary places such as Blues Alley and Bohemian Caverns..  She also has performed at events such as National Black Family Reunion, and even appeared on a TV Show called “It’s About Time”. She has received rave reviews as a background vocalist from such audience members as, “Former Secretary of labor Alexis Herman and Joe Herndon of the legendary group The Temptations just to name a few.

Sass still performs with Teri S regularly. In 2007 Sass had the opportunity to collaborate with Teri S and producer Glenn Ellis on Teri’s debut CD entitled, “In the Middle” as a writer, arranger and background vocalist. Sass has also been working as a consultant through her own One-Woman Company, “Sass Entertainment Consulting”, which is a consulting company that specializes in all genres of entertainment.   In addition, she works with Teri as a Personal and Executive Assistant.

This year in 2009 she has become the new “Executive Manager - Talent Advisor" in one of the East Coast hottest rising Management Companies, “Four Real Talent LLC”.  This like many of the projects Sass takes on is very near and dear to her heart as she is able to work very closely with all of the talent that we represent.  As a member of the executive team she is actively working as a team player and is very excited about the great things to come in Four Real Talent, LLC.

Sass is a diamond in the rough and through sharing her many talents she looks forward to changing the lives of many all over the world.  She’s on her way to being one of the most powerful women in the world.