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Morris Media Studios Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Podcast Dreams Come True
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Morris Media Studios Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Podcast Dreams Come True

October 2, 2024

Good vibes, good music and amazing food and drinks flowed as former 92.3 The Beat DJ Felicia “The Poetess” Morris and friends celebrated the 10th anniversary of Morris Media Studios in Leimert Park on Sept. 28. Located along Crenshaw Boulevard, the studio has hosted some of the most famous names in entertainment such as Tiffany Haddish, Tommy Davidson, and others. The studio developed after Ms. Morris, along with her father, the late radio DJ and noted broadcast engineer Johnny Morris, initially created a studio. “Prior to owning this studio, I built another Internet radio studio with my dad for Herb

Darin Jones Shares Some Entertainment Business Management Advice
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Darin Jones Shares Some Entertainment Business Management Advice

Keith L. Underwood, Contributing WriterSeptember 18, 2024

Darin Jones is a Century City based senior business manager with Gelfand Rennert and Feldman, LLC. Jones has 17 years of experience in accounting, and he specializes in entertainment business management. With an extensive background in city government, banking, and real estate, Jones was driven to entertainment business management out of concern for how Black entertainers incorrectly manage their wealth. “I saw how celebrities mismanaged their funds – particularly minority entertainers,” said Jones. “I wanted get out there and help them manage their finances, their investments, managing their books – managing their lifestyles.” Jones likened what he does to being