Tammy Williams is majority owner of a new television studio in Atlanta. Up until now, Tyler Perry was the only Black person to own studio space in the state, but this deal makes her the first Black woman to own a $135 million studio and post-production facility.
According to Black Enterprise, has worked on making this happen for over ten years. She says, “We’ve been patient,” she said. “This has not been an overnight thing, this vision for us.” Williams has over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry producing and directing mostly Christian based content. She has collaborated on this deal with business partner Gary Guidry who is CEO of G-Square Events founded Cinema South Studios.
They will begin to break ground in March for Cinema South Studios located north of Fayette County. With 60 acres, the studio is fully loaded with 11 sound stages, a back-lot, lighting and grip rental house,...
According to Black Enterprise, has worked on making this happen for over ten years. She says, “We’ve been patient,” she said. “This has not been an overnight thing, this vision for us.” Williams has over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry producing and directing mostly Christian based content. She has collaborated on this deal with business partner Gary Guidry who is CEO of G-Square Events founded Cinema South Studios.
They will begin to break ground in March for Cinema South Studios located north of Fayette County. With 60 acres, the studio is fully loaded with 11 sound stages, a back-lot, lighting and grip rental house,...
- 3/26/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
In response to calls to diversify the mainly white live-music industry, concert giant Live Nation launched the Black Tour Directory Tuesday, October 13th, a new online resource for tour organizers that the company hopes will create more work for black live-industry workers.
The directory lists hundreds of black-owned companies and workers in the live sector, from tour and production managers to caterers, lighting specialists, sound engineers, and travel agents.
Live Nation Urban spearheaded the new directory’s creation, and Live Nation Urban president Shawn Gee discussed the new initiative with...
The directory lists hundreds of black-owned companies and workers in the live sector, from tour and production managers to caterers, lighting specialists, sound engineers, and travel agents.
Live Nation Urban spearheaded the new directory’s creation, and Live Nation Urban president Shawn Gee discussed the new initiative with...
- 10/13/2020
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
A group of over a dozen black concert promoters in the U.S. is working to address longstanding inequality in their industry — which members say has made it a challenge for them to stay competitive in an increasingly consolidated live music marketplace.
The new organization, called The Black Promoters Collective (Bpc), took shape toward the beginning of the pandemic as most of the live music scene shut down, leaving the members with more time to discuss the racial issues they faced in the business. After the police killing of George Floyd...
The new organization, called The Black Promoters Collective (Bpc), took shape toward the beginning of the pandemic as most of the live music scene shut down, leaving the members with more time to discuss the racial issues they faced in the business. After the police killing of George Floyd...
- 9/9/2020
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
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