Wes Jackson

Photo/Credit: Robert Adam Mayer

President/Brooklyn Bodega and Executive Director/BHF 

Wes has over 15 years experience as an entrepreneur and innovator in the music business. His career began producing concerts for Nas, The Roots, The Dave Matthews Band and De La Soul. He then went on to start his own promotions company, Seven Heads Entertainment. Seven Heads was instrumental in launching the careers of Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rawkus Records and others.

Under Wes’ leadership Seven Heads then expanded into a record label and management company. The promotions company was then spun into The Room Service Group (RSG), one of the leaders in digital marketing. RSG worked with Def Jam, Capitol, Warner Bros., Interscope, Vivendi, Converse and more.

A true entrepreneur, Wes would continue on to establish Brooklyn Bodega and The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF); the Bodega Agency, a boutique marketing and branding operation; Brooklyn Beats, a pop-up store at Dekalb Markets run in collaboration with Fat Beats; and Hip-Hop content platforms BrooklynBodega.com, Brooklyn Bodega Radio and Bodega TV.

In addition to his successful business ventures, Wes has also served as a lecturer at the City University of New York (CUNY) and has consulted for Jazz At Lincoln Center and VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. In 2011, he began a speaking engagement tour with GTHQ, LLC where he visits American educational institutions and teaches students “Hip-Hop 101″ with his first-hand music industry and entrepreneurial experiences.

Email agency@brooklynbodega.com for booking and speaking engagement inquiries.

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