MANAGEMENT Jeff Brody President Jeff Brody, President of Brody Distribution Group, has worked in the music industry for over 35 years. Mr. Brody began his career as a salesman at Malverne Distribution in New York where he worked with labels including Atlantic, Stax, Epic, Mercury and Phillips and with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rod Steward, Led Zeppelin and CSN&Y. 1972 - 1977- Account Executive for ABC/Dunhill Records and handled Sam Goody, Korvettes and other major accounts in New York. Artists I worked with include 3 Dog Night, The Mamas & The Papas, Jim Croce, Pointer Sisters and the jazz label, Impulse. 1977 - 1979 - Key account salesmen for Phonodisc in NY. Accounts included: Sam Goody and other major accounts in NY. Among some of the projects I was involved with were: Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, Grease soundtrack (both Broadway and motion picture), Bee Gees, Donna Summer, Village People, and Kiss. 1979 - Promoted to NY Sales Manager for PolyGram Records in NY. The sales staff reported to me and I was involved in all aspects of selling and budgeting. Setting and monitoring quotas and departmental budgeting were among my everyday duties. 1980 - Sales Manager position was eliminated but I was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager for Polydor Records. I worked with artists including Gloria Gaynor, Peaches & Herb, Isaac Hayes, Pat Travers, and Benny Maroons. 1980 - Regional Marketing position was eliminated but again I was promoted to NY Branch Manger and oversaw all aspects of branch operations, including the marketing, sales and finance of classical labels and promotion. Worked all labels under the Phonogram umbrella: Casablanca, Mercury, Polydor, Verve, London, DGG, Phillips, and Delite (Kool & the Gang). 1981- Promoted to VP Eastern Sales. Region included: NY, Boston, Philadelphia and DC. All Branch Managers reported to me and my responsibilities included: zero based budgeting, sales, marketing and all aspects of business in these markets. 1985 - Promoted to V.P. National Accounts because once again, the position of V.P. Eastern Region was eliminated (I am beginning to see a pattern here!) and I was promoted to V.P. National Accounts. At that time the National Accounts were: Handleman, Liberman and Musicland. I expanded the job to include Target, Record Bar, Wherehouse and Turtles. The position eventually included every major account in the country. 1990 - Promoted to Sr. V.P. of Sales for Mercury Records when PolyGram reorganized and each label separated into their own entity. 1995 - Promoted to Sr. V.P. Sales/Field Marketing. Duties expanded and I worked very closely with the marketing department implementing and executing marketing plans. 1/22/1998 - Departed Mercury Records due to PolyGram and Universal Music merger. 1/23/1998 - Formed JRB Sales & Marketing Innovations. The first label that JRB consulted for was the newly founded label Artemis started by Music Industry Luminary Danny Goldberg. Other labels to follow were Ultimatum, featuring Sugarcult, Antra featuring Khia & Kurupt, New West, OR, featuring 2xPlatinum act the Los Lonely Boys, Rendezvous Music, featuring Kirk Whalum 1/1/02 - Formed Brody Distribution Group to distribute labels thru the RED Distribution system. See Client list. In my years in the music industry, I have been involved with and played a role in the careers of The Village People, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp, Vanessa Williams, Hanson, Andrea Bocelli, 98 Degrees, Rusted Root, Joan Osborne, Brian McKnight, Tony Toni Tone, Robert Cray, Los Lonely Boys Khia, Kirk Whalum, Wayman Tisdale and many, many more.