Joey Harris
Music Marketing Executive
Bio
Joey Harris is an award-winning international entertainment consultant with over 25 years experience in the music and entertainment industry. He has a B.A. from the University of Virginia, Masters in Music Business from New York University, and numerous accolades from industry organizations. He proudly serves as the CEO of his own international management and consulting firm, Joey Harris Inc., a full-service company specializing in management, label services, artist development, strategic & digital marketing, brand partnerships, A&R, PR, celebrity booking, and events. Some of the top clients Joey has been blessed to work with in his career include Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Niecy Nash-Betts & Jessica Betts, Randy Jackson, The Recording Academy, The United Nations, The Arab Fashion Council, NYU, Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Records, Epic Records, Universal, Mona Scott-Young & Monami Entertainment, Michael 鈥淗arry-O鈥� Harris & Death Row Records, Dyll贸n Burnside, Hailey Kilgore, Tori Kay, Destiny鈥檚 Child, and Beyonc茅鈥檚 company, Parkwood Entertainment. In addition to his management and consulting work, Joey is a proud member and Black Music Collective Ambassador for The Recording Academy. He is also on the board of SoHo House, concentrating on member recruitment and producing events. Joey has been a consultant and lecturer at NYU鈥檚 Music Business Program 鈥淲hat Makes A Star鈥�. He鈥檚 also known for producing one of the top music industry events, 鈥淟oveJonesNYC鈥�, where he has brought together the best up and coming independent artists with appearances by some of the top industry artists like Brandy, Fantasia, India Arie, Jazmine Sullivan, Luke James, and others to celebrate love and art. Joey鈥檚 efforts have allowed him, and Joey Harris Inc., to be recognized by Essence Magazine as 鈥渢he perfect gentlemen with a purpose鈥�, Culture Weekend Honor鈥檚 International Industry Executive of the Year, a Top 5 Business Influencer of the Year by Yahoo Finance and The Chicago Journal, NY Weekly鈥檚 Top 5 Businesses of the Year and one of Stars Collective鈥檚 top 100 Influential Industry Leaders. Big on giving back, Joey is a proud St. Jude Children鈥檚 Hospital Ambassador, a Global Citizen Ambassador and leads an apprenticeship program with Apple Music鈥檚 Propel Center for HBCU鈥檚. Recently Joey has had the privilege of serving as the instructor and curator of the Recording Academy鈥檚 first ever online Music Business Specialization 鈥淏uilding Your Audience for Music Professionals鈥� course, produced by Grammy Go.
