Robert "Robby" James

RJ East Management LLC

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

New York, New York, United States

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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