Head of Promotions
Chris Roker is music industry veteran. Over the years he has held various executive level positions at major and independent record labels. This includes West Coast VP of Promotions for Russell Simmons Music Group (Los Angeles), Head of Promotions for Avatar Records (EMI Distribution) and National Director of Urban and NAC for Sin-Drome Music Force. He is also the co-founder of Spin Doctors Promo Group, a independent promotions and management company who client list includes Rawkus Records, VP Records, Universal Records, Def Jam and Virgin Records to name a few. Mr. Roker, while at Sin -Drome Music Force, created a cross between Rap and R&B Smooth Jazz. He was responsible for Bobby Caldwell being sampled over 100 times by artists such as Notorious B.I.G. 2Pac, Master P. and Common just to name a few.
Marketing and Promotions
Rankin Ruff was one of the key contacts for managers, producers and record labels in the 1990’s for live performances at high capacity Southern California nightclubs. Ruff promoted nightclubs and worked with new artists and groups to get them featured in front of industry executives and potential fans. As an artist/songwriter, Ruff writes uplifting songs that promote peace and unity. He recently managed the design of The School Tour Web site and will be guiding the team in the all areas of marketing and promotions.
Business Development
Since first becoming involved in the music industry at the age of 15, Dwayne Cornelius has played drums for Natalie Cole, Womack & Womack and became a part of the Parliament-Funkadelic universe. DCat has also worked with members of Earth, Wind & Fire, The Jacksons, Snoop Dogg, Howard Hewitt, Billy Preston, Mary Wells and Bobby Womack. DCat still works with directly with George Clinton on both the creative and business side, along with numerous rappers and producers, including Snoop Dogg, DJ Battlecat, Andrew Lane and Meech Wells, An appearance in the film Shout with John Travolta and running his own production company/talent pool, the DCAT Music Network, round out his musical resumé.
Business Development
“HEN GEE’ Garcia, a consistent, driving force in the Hip Hop Movement for more than two decades continues to lead Hip Hop into 2011 and beyond. Hen Gee on The School Tour assists in branding the younger generation by showing them the right way to do things.
Hen Gee’s path to Hollywood began with his brother DJ Evil E. in Brooklyn New York’s Weeksville Gardens Projects, where they grew up with their Honduran parents. From a young age the brothers realized that their driving passion was Hip Hop. Hen Gee and his brother were innovators in the early Hip Hop annuls where they formed a brand-new cultural movement alongside ICE T.
In collaboration with Tony G. Gonzales & Greg Mack, Program Director for L.A.’s #1 Hip-Hop radio station K-Day, HEN GEE as a K-Day Mixmaster introduced East Coast Hip Hop to the West Coast. This newly emerging West Coast presence is what put HEN GEE on the national map.
After joining forces with renegade rapper / actor ICE-T, HEN GEE and Evil E became a visual force at the forefront of the West Coast Movement. Including early depictions of Hip-Hop culture in Break-dance movies of the early 80’s as well as seminal club Radio, which is considered the birthplace of West Coast Hip-Hop. |
The School Tour is a promotional tour in based in Los Angeles that takes independent and new artists to high schools, middle schools, county fairs, parades, convention centers, nightclubs and other special events to perform in front of large audiences. The tour has welcomed Pop, Rock, R&B, Rap artists and groups. Dancers and dance crews are also featured on the tour on a regular basis. 
