Richie Branson
Music Producer
San Antonio, TX, USA
Biography:
"Sometimes the best way to get the job done is to do it yourself. "
Those words inspired music producer Richie Branson (born Marcus Brown) to come into his own and make the decision to take his music career to the next level.
Hailing from San Antonio, Texas; the 25 year old artist & producer took his first initial step into the music industry in 2009. Branson joined forces with music producer Jeremy "J.Forbes" Brown to start the production company Red Prodigy. Within months, Red Prodigy's signature sound was co-signed by top executives in the music industry.
Def Jam's President, L.A. Reid, personally offered a record deal to one of Red Prodigy's signees, Demarcus "Bone" Hamilton.
As a jack of all trades, Richie's artistry, production, and engineering led Branson to co- produce Bone's debut single "Homegurl"; which stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 Hip-Hop/R&B charts for 19 weeks and reached a radio audience of over 9 million people. From that success, eventually Richie would go on to do production work with platinum recording artist The Dream, Bun B, Rick Ross and southern natives Chalie Boy and Slim Thug.
Richie continues to differentiate himself in his hometown, his signature blend of hip-hop and pop music would earn him recognition as one of the best producers in town. The San Antonio Express-News featured Branson as one of the hottest up and coming producers in the industry. Branson was later nominated for the "best producer" award in the 2010 San Antonio Music Awards.
Despite living in Texas, where the local music scene is known for its heavy bass and slow tempo, Richie has always had a passion for making fast upbeat crossover music that appeal to a global audience. In early 2011 Richie wrote and produced the single "Jersey Shore Fist Pump". The infectious hit landed him a worldwide distribution deal with the New York based record label TuTone Entertainment. Hoping to capitalize off his previous successes, Branson now dives into the world of Nerdcore pop music and is marching to the beat of a different drum than most artist. After releasing mixtapes like The Cold Republic (Star Wars series), Gundam, Wing.Zero, and the song "Letter To Squaresoft"; his buzz has spread within the online gaming community faster than any other artist in the Nercore genre.
Because of his ability to produce, mix, write, and perform his own music, he is completely self sufficient. He is able to adapt and create in any type of style, whether it appeals to the signature hip hop sound of his fellow Texas natives or whether it carries a more worldwide appeal. The highly animated swagger and catchy word play he delivers on every song put him at the forefront of a movement that will have people around the world moving to the beat.
Branson's current drawing board includes releasing and promoting Wing.Zero mixtape and continuing to make music that his fans can relate to. Outside of music, Branson is driven by fast cars and has aspirations of building his own race car someday. What makes Branson unusual is "I'm on some Clark Kent / Superman ish. By day I am a signed recording artist and street racer by night."
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
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2022
Cosplay Expo 2022 - December 9-11, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, USACancelled Appearance- MomoCon 2022 - May 26-29, 2022 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2016
- Anime Festival Orlando 2016 - July 29-31, 2016 in Orlando, FL, USA 2015
- San Japan 2015 - July 31 - August 2, 2015 in San Antonio, TX, USA 2014
- Mini-Mini Con 2014 - May 14, 2014 in San Antonio, TX, USA
- TexanCon 2014 - February 14-16, 2014 in Stephenville, TX, USA 2013
- Holiday Matsuri 2013 - December 13-15, 2013 in Kissimmee, FL, USA
- Ani-Jam 2013 - August 17-18, 2013 in Fresno, CA, USA
- San Japan 2013 - August 16-18, 2013 in San Antonio, TX, USA
- Omnicon 2013 - July 26-27, 2013 in McAllen, TX, USA
- Anime Days: Sabakon 2013 - April 20-21, 2013 in North Las Vegas, NV, USA
- TexanCon 2013 - March 1-3, 2013 in Stephenville, TX, USA 2012
- Holiday Matsuri 2012 - December 14-16, 2012 in Kissimmee, FL, USA
- Aki Con 2012 - October 26-28, 2012 in Bellevue, WA, USA
13 confirmed guest appearances
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