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LAMONT PATTERSON

Music is the driving motto for WORLD MOVEMENT RECORDS. Lamont Patterson, the CEO and founder of the label, is living this every day.

THE TALENTS

Lamont started singing in the church choir at age five and moved on to tenor saxophone as his instrument of choice. With role models such as jazz greats John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Roland Kirk, Lamont excelled as a musician. After high school, Lamont’s cousin, Bobby Sanders, manager of Little Anthony and The Imperials and The Young Hearts, included him in their rehearsals, giving him the unique opportunity to sing, dance, and practice choreography, inspiring him onward in music. Lamont sang the second tenor in college and wrote lyrics for New Birth, an R&B group. The group toured with notables such as the O’Jays, Blue Magic, The Four Tops, and other great sounds from the Motown era.

As his talents increased, Lamont became increasingly intrigued with the desire to play a more significant role in the music industry. His first group was The Elements of Peace, an R&B group produced by Aaron Neville, in which he sang lead and played tenor saxophone. Doors opened for him to work with the likes of Grammy winners Aaron Neville, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Ike Turner and Tina Turner, Bill Summers, Big Boy, and Side Effect in collaborative projects. In these collaborations, Lamont got his first taste of the production side of the business.

BEGINNING WORLD MOVEMENT RECORDS

Sensitive to how the industry required artists to change their music based on the new and upcoming sounds of the newer developing artists, Lamont started WORLD MOVEMENT RECORDS in 1990. WMR became the place where artists could be who they indeed were. Artists thrived under Lamont’s direction, leading to Platinum Records for Ghetto Hippie and Bobby Caldwell and a Gold Album for Jeffery Osborne, Prince, and Morris Day for Warner Bros. As the industry changed, so did Lamont, moving into the digital age and following technical trends. WMR began supporting artists as an entire entity, from music distribution to merchandising and publishing to TV and film roles. Pretty Tony became the first to release books into the marketplace through World Movement Publishing. Following this was a compilation of CDs for artists West Coast Bangaz Volumes 1 and 2 and Coast Ridaz.

DEVELOPING NEW TALENT

Community events like The Pop Kids Program, The Rising Stars Youth Showcase, Rock the Economy, and The Rising Stars Industry Showcase for adults brought together artists from all genres united by a cause. Two new artists, Randy Rogon, has two new releases, “Why There’s Christmas Time” and “The Credits Roll.” Drew Raber, a 15-year-old, whose single “Questions” positioned on the Billboard pop chart. Lamont believes music is a universal language but has broadened his horizons in the motion picture industry.

TELEVISION AND FILM CAREER

Mr. Patterson’s career includes an extensive range of television and film, with his most recent appearance in the television comedy-drama Rosewood, written by Todd Harthan and includes such stars as Morris Chestnut, Lorraine Toussaint, Jaina Lee Ortiz, and a host of Hollywood greats. The series aired on September 23rd on the Fox Network.

Previous ventures include Mr. Patterson’s appearance in “House of Lies” starring Don Cheadle, which is a Showtime special that aired in January 2014, “Hit The Floor” (Kimberly Elise), “Franklin & Bash,” “The New Girls,” “Benched” on ABC, “Modern Family,” “Outlaws,” “The Last Ship” on TNT, “Criminal Minds” an ABC Production, “Murder in the First,” “Agent X” Starring Sharon Stone and “Playing House” with Kenny Loggins on USA Network. He was retained as Chief Financial Officer and Soundtrack Coordinator for “Initial Shock: The Brigitte Harris Story,” a feature film that began shooting in 2015. He also appeared in “NCIS,” “Animal Kingdom” on Amazon Prime, “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me” featuring Jamie Foxx and David Allan Grier on Netflix, feature film, “King Richard” featuring Will Smith, ‘You’ on Netflix, Monster: Jeffrey Donner, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “House Party,” “Bel Air,” “Fresh,” “Creed III,” “Truth Be Told,” “Your Honor,” “Bishop’s Birthday,” “Gutter,” “The Neighborhood” featuring Cedric the Entertainer, “Snowfall,” and “Sugar” featuring Colin Farrell.

Mr. Patterson has also entered the media world and is the CEO of World Movement Media and World Movement Enterprises. The channel can be found on Firestick, Roku, and all connected TVs, Xbox, and Play Station.

Lamont is a genuine humanitarian, showing significant support by becoming a board member for TELL HFSAC (Humanitarians for Sexually Abused Children). At present, Lamont is producing a Cooking Show titled “Cooking with my Homies,” a celebrity-based cooking show that will showcase the lives of artists and their challenge to consume a home-cooked meal while leading a hectic life in the entertainment industry. It will showcase a genre of artists, including R&B, Jazz, Rock, Country, and Hip Hop.

Lamont continues to educate, develop, promote, and encourage the youth of today and those with a severe desire to display their talent through his live broadcast. Lamont can be heard bi-weekly by tuning into www.blogtalkradio.com/indyizz and calling 1(347) 308-8747. If you want to join the conversation on www.blogtalkradio.com/playa, call 1(646) 929-2870. You will be able to embrace knowledge from all areas, which include topics directed to music, film, sports, the entertainment industry, politics, and social issues.

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“Moving the World with our Music”