Michael Nixon and Carlos Santana backstage at "We Are the Future" event

Michael Nixon is a veteran of the Black music and entertainment industry with over 40 years of experience in marketing and promotion. After working in radio, television and the record industry—including stints at WHUR-FM, WBLS, WEA Distribution, Elektra, RCA, and HBO—Nixon shifted to music industry magazines. In 1988, he was hired as advertising director for the magazine Black Radio Exclusive (BRE), while also pursuing acting roles in television. By the following year, Nixon was on the cutting edge of marketing for the emerging hip hop scene. He created the music industry's first weekly radio rap chart for the San Francisco based publication The Gavin Report, then assisted with the creation of Rap Sheet, possibly the world's first hip hop newspaper. From 1993-1994, Nixon worked as an account executive for Billboard magazine, where he had accounts with many of the major record labels and radio stations The Michael Nixon photographs date between approximately 1977 and 2006, including time spent by Nixon at Howard University through his professional career in the music industry.

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Michael Nixon and Carlos Santana backstage at "We Are the Future" event Public Deposited

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Persons Pictured

Santana, Carlos
Nixon, Michael

Abstract

Michael Nixon with Carlos Santana

Shelf Number

PA005339

City

Rome

Country

Italy

Filename

VAE0317-000028

Subject

Sound recording industry
Rock musicians
rock musicians--United States
Hispanic American musicians
Group portraits

Title

Michael Nixon and Carlos Santana backstage at "We Are the Future" event

Physical Description

1 photograph : col , 4 x 6 in., Persons Pictured (location in picture): L to R: Michael Nixon, Carlos Santana, Photo Type: Portrait, Print Type: Color

Collection ID

SC 132

Source Metadata Identifier

VAE0317-000028

Date Taken

2004

Holding Location

Bloomington - Archives of African American Music & Culture
2805 E 10th St.
Suite 180-181
Bloomington, IN 47408
Contact at aaamc@iu.edu, 812-855-8547

Campus

IU Bloomington

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAE0317/VAE0317-000028

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Michael Nixon Collection

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