Ron
Carter is President of he Carter Agency (TCA), a Media Relations
and Advertising consulting firm. TCA’s clients have included sports
icon Evel Knievel; actress Gwen McGee; jazz pianist/singer Jo Thompson;
Grammy nominated producer/guitarist Doc Powell; shirt maker & custom
tailor Sharon Williams-Tobin; author/columnist Anthony Samad; television
production company Inklein; pop rock group Starless; non-profit center
Western States Black Research Education Center; West Angeles Performing
Arts Theater; independent record company TNO Entertainment among others.
He recently served as Senior Director of Media Relations for Quincy Jones’
Qwest Records where he managed the company’s communications strategies.
While at Qwest Records, he was the press agent for Quincy Jones, Ray Charles,
Tevin Campbell, Andrae Crouch, Tamia,Hiroshima, Keith Washington, Safir,
Sonny Simmons and the Clayton Brothers to name a few.
Prior to joining
Qwest Records, Carter was Manager of Publicity for Warner Bros Records.
His public relations responsibility for the label included guiding the
media career of artists such as Chaka Khan, George Benson, Isley Bros,
Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Wallace Roney, Me’Shell NdegeOcello,
Ice-T, Jungle Brothers, Al B Sure, Earth, Wind & Fire, Da Bush Babees
among others.
He began his
entertainment industry career in 1985 at Gene Shelton & Associates.
His music industry
career began at Motown Records in 1985 where he worked as Assistant to
the Executive Director of Press & Publicity for two years. He subsequently
moved to Michael Jackson’s MJJ Productions where he served as Executive
Assistant to the Vice President of Communications and Media Relations
until 1989. He was then named Publicist for Polygram Records and thereafter
Director of Publicity for Mercury Records, a Polygram Holding Company
subsidiary.
While working
for Polygram and Mercury Records, he was the publicist for Tony, Toni,Tone,
Angela Winbush, Oleta Adams, Third World, Black Sheep and Cameo among
others. In 1992 he joined Warner Bros Records and finished his tenure
there as Artist Development Manager.
Prior to his
career in the recording industry, Carter was a Trust Administrator for
Bank of America in Los Angeles. He also served as an Internal Auditor
for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. He graduated from California State
University at Fullerton with Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communications,
emphasis Public Relations.
He is a member
of the Entertainment Publicist Professional Society; The Recording Academy;
Altadena Town Council; Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and West Angeles Church
of God In Christ. He is also the co-founder of B-Rainmaker.org, a networking
consortium.
He was recently
elected as the President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Life Members
Club and has held the following positions in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
Inc.: immediate past National Director of Bigger & Better Business;
National Publicity Director; Western Regional Director and President of
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter.
He has gained
several awards for his tireless work as a community activist, professional
public relations executive and a Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. member.
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