Michael Nixon distributing promotional materials during Martin Luther King Day parade

Michael Nixon is a veteran of the Black music and entertainment industry with over 40 years of experience in marketing and promotion. After working in radio, television and the record industry—including stints at WHUR-FM, WBLS, WEA Distribution, Elektra, RCA, and HBO—Nixon shifted to music industry magazines. In 1988, he was hired as advertising director for the magazine Black Radio Exclusive (BRE), while also pursuing acting roles in television. By the following year, Nixon was on the cutting edge of marketing for the emerging hip hop scene. He created the music industry's first weekly radio rap chart for the San Francisco based publication The Gavin Report, then assisted with the creation of Rap Sheet, possibly the world's first hip hop newspaper. From 1993-1994, Nixon worked as an account executive for Billboard magazine, where he had accounts with many of the major record labels and radio stations The Michael Nixon photographs date between approximately 1977 and 2006, including time spent by Nixon at Howard University through his professional career in the music industry.

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Michael Nixon distributing promotional materials during Martin Luther King Day parade Public Deposited

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Abstract

Michael Nixon walking beside the City of Compton float, passing out flyers for one of the groups he was promoting

Call Number

PA005380

Campus

IU Bloomington

City

Compton

Country

United States

Persons Pictured

Nixon, Michael

Holding Location

Bloomington - Archives of African American Music & Culture
2805 E 10th St.
Suite 180-181
Bloomington, IN 47408
Contact at aaamc@indiana.edu, 812-855-8547

Accession Number

SC 132

Physical Description

1 photograph: col , 5 x 7 in., Persons Pictured (location in picture): L to R: Unidentified man, unidentified woman, Michael Nixon, Photo Type: Candid, Print Type: Color

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