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  • Robert "Robby" James

    Producer, Musician, Song Writer and Performer

    Christopher Buttner

    RJ East Management LLC

    PARTNER RJ EAST ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT/FOUNDER-DIRECTOR BUSINESS RELATIONS H2FOUNDATION

    New York, New York, United States

    LinkedIn: 2K followers 500+ connections

     

    Experience

     

    Partner

    RJ East Management LLC

    May 2013 - Present (9 years 10 months)

    Manhattan NY

     

    Artist Representation, Management

    Founder/Director of Business Relations

    H2FOUNDATION

    https://www.h2foundation.org/

    The H2Foundation.org is a nonprofit organization that raises young people’s awareness of the power of emotional intelligence through an entertaining educational platform where SONG provides an outlet for emotional expression, and a way for kids to reconnect in today’s emotionally disconnected world.

    Jan 2020 - Present (3 years 2 months)

    California, United States

     

    CEO

    RobbyJazz Music

    Feb 1995 - Present (28 years 1 month)

    Vice President/Founding Partner

    LightHouse Media Group LLC

    Jun 2016 - Present (6 years 9 months)

     

    Partner

    B&Y Productions

    Oct 2012 - Present (10 years 5 months)

    B&Y Soul Jam Concert Series

     

    Co-Owner Trade Mark/ The Dazz Band

    The Dazz Band

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2017 (4 years 1 month)

     

    CEO

    WorldWide Records

    Jan 2007 - Feb 2012 (5 years 2 months)

     

    SanFrancisco, Los Angeles

    Production, Distribution, Artist

    Robert J. Young is an American national sports therapist, trainer, facilitator, and musician based in Silicon Valley. (see Twitter, Facebook) Professionally trained in sports therapy, Young is known to introducing visualization techniques to Olympic athletes in the 1980's. In addition, he is a successful musician as The Blue Eyed Soul and is the part owner of The Dazz Band. Young is currently Vice President of The Lighthouse Media Group. (see thelighthousemg.com)

    OCCUPATION Sports Therapist, Musician

    EDUCATION Foothill College, University of California, Los Angeles, Sports Medicine Training Institute

    NICKNAME/ALIAS The Blue Eyed Soul, Robby Young

    GENDER Male

    NATIONALITY United States

    ADDRESS / LOCATION Silicon Valley

    BORN ON December 14, 1961

    PLACE OF BIRTH Burlingame, California

    HIGH SCHOOL Awalt High School

    AGE 61

     

    Early Life & Education

    On the Red Carpet for a Grammy Party, (From Left Jerry Bell (The Dazz Band), Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind, and Fire), Nicolosi (Celebrity Pop Artist), and Robby Young)

    On the Red Carpet for a Grammy Party, (From Left Jerry Bell (The Dazz Band), Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind, and Fire), Nicolosi (Celebrity Pop Artist), and Robby Young)

    Robert was born in Burlingame, California. His mother was a psychologist and his father was a government contractor. Due to his father's job, Robert would move around in his youth to New York City and Chicago before moving back to the San Francisco Bay Area. Music has been a huge part of Robert's life since he started singing when he was 3-years-old. His mother was into Jazz while his father enjoyed Opera. During his childhood, his family would host dinners with prominent government officials and figures such as Ella Fitzgerald. Young went on the graduate from Awalt High School. (see thelighthousemg.com)

    Robert attended Foothill College before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles. He graduated in 1984 with a degree in kinesiology in 1984. He received further training in sports therapy at the Sports Medicine Training Institute. (see thelighthousemg.com)

     

    Career

     

    Sports Therapy

    Although Young's formal training was in physical therapy for athletes, he picked up a lot of knowledge in psychology from his mother who wrote the thesis for healing the inner child. Thus, Young took those concepts of visualization and started implementing it to Olympic athletes in the 1984 Olympics. This lead Young to become one of the most sought out trainers in the 1980s to both athletes and celebrities. Some of the most notable people he has worked with include Bubba Smith, Tiana Alexandra, Rudolph Nureyev, Dorian Haywood, and more. (see thelighthousemg.com)

    During the 1984 Olympic Games, Young advised American athletes on how to use the visualization technique to improve their results. The next year, he was recruited to move to Canada where he served on the therapy staff for the national team during the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. In addition, Robert worked as the Senior Facilitator for The CrossRoadsYardley Corporation working with Oil Companies, individuals of the Canadian Parliament, and Canadian Indian Nations Treaty 7. In 1995, Robert moved to Silicon Valley to apply his therapy program and knowledge with small businesses and major corporations in the area. (see thelighthousemg.com)

     

    Music

    Starting in high school, Robert would sing at local nightclubs and perform as background vocals in studio sessions. Some of the notable people he worked with included Lenny Williams and Bobby McFerrin just to name a few. Robert is the Founder of The Lighthouse Media Group,* the CEO of RobbyJazz Music/Publishing, former CEO of Worldwide Records, and a Partner at B&Y Productions. He is the co-owner of the Multi Platinum-Grammy Award-Winning R&B Group The Dazz Band. Robert is also an international recording artist, songwriter, producer. In the music industry, he is known as Robby Young, "The Blue Eyed Soul."

    These days, Robert is focused on his media group, The Lighthouse Media Group, doing concerts worldwide with documentary movies and TV series addressing different issues in different countries, creating a movement of human self-awareness. Future Plans for The Lighthouse Media Group. In addition, Robert plans to tour in Latin America with the Mexican Ambassador. (see thelighthousemg.com)

    Citations

     

    * The Lighthouse Media Group team/partners: Richard Heyliger (President), Robert J. Young (Vice President), Polo Jones (Executive Music Producer), Brian Gibbs (Treasure/Chief Financial Officer), Rachel Dares (Public Relations), Nov 17, 2017 12:56 PM

     

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