<p>A Washington DC native, Kenny Burns began giving parties while attending Woodrow Wilson High School in the DC area. After graduation he went on to attend Morris Brown University, a Historically Black University in Atlanta, and founded 2620 Music—a company that amassed major success on the party circuit in the early 90’s in Atlanta with the not-to-be missed Friday night Funk Clinic which was a mecca for breaking new talent like the Notorious B.I.G. and Outkast to name a few. Kenny Burns also served as Vice President of MonarC Music which is home to Mariah Carey. Her first studio album in four years is now multi platinum. Kenny Burns was recruited by his friend Damon Dash to serve as Vice President of Roc-A-Fella Records/Roc Music Division, where he mentored Kanye West, Young Gunz and Nicole Wray.</p><p>Since his departure from Roc-A-Fella Records, Kenny Burns along with long time music industry affiliates, Derek Dudley and Ryan Glover, joined forces in launching Ryan Kenny, a fashion forward clothing line dedicated to style and detail. Kenny has been featured on MTV, BET, Fox Family Channel, Vh1, Billboard, Vibe Magazine, The Source and has been a part of stories in newspapers including The New York Post, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.</p><p>AMADI: What is the Studio43 company all about? Is it primarily a music production company? Who are your artists?</p><p>KB: Studio43 was started to give opportunities to the talented from my hometown, Washington DC. It’s a Multimedia company that has a Film/TV, Fashion and Music entities. Music: Wale Marky UCB AB the Producer Film: Fantasy Real TV: The Kenny Burns Show Fashion: Global Warming Coverage</p>
