Damion Young, pka ﾓDamizzaﾔ, Senior Director of Programming & Artist Relations, retires from KPWR FM – Power 106 – in Los Angeles after an illustrious 18-year career. Damion Young arrived at KPWR in 1995 as an entry level board-op, quickly rising to Music Director in 1997; becoming Assistant Programming Director by 1999. Under Damionﾒs innovative leadership, the stationﾒs format switched to hip-hop music, bringing it to the mainstream audience which launched the radio station to become #1 in Los Angeles for a record-breaking 10 straight Arbitron books, while always humbly giving credit to the formats artists. As an 18-year radio professional, heﾒs been wildly successful programming a variety of formats – from rock at Y97, oldies at KIST, to hip-hop at KPWR, concurrently doing production work on albums selling in excess of 25 million copies from artists Ja-Rule, Mariah Carey, Westside Connection, Nate Dogg, The Fast & Furious Soundtrack, Dark Angel Soundtrack, The Glitter Soundtrack, & True Crimes Streetﾒs of LA. During his career at Power 106 he is best known for developing the biggest and most memorable promotions in radio history, reuniting rap icons, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg in Hawaii which led to them recording the Chronic 2001 album; showcasing Eminem at his first radio performance, which launched this international phenomenonﾒs career; and the ﾓPuffy in Paradiseﾔ promotion which brought together lifestyle celebrities such as 112, Jadakiss, Lilﾒ Kim, Mase and Shaquille OﾒNeil. Young re-launched the Westside Connection project by producing the lead single ﾓLights Outﾔ featuring Knoc-TurnﾒAl, and helped in coordinating Dr. Dreﾒs ﾓChronic 2001 Up In Smoke Tourﾔ. When asked why he is retiring at the young age of 30, Young replied ﾓDonﾒt worry Iﾒll be back before youﾒre lonely.ﾔ
Damion Young, pka Damizza, CEO of Baby Ree Entertainment has just released volume 3 of his mixtape series. The cd is hosted by platinum artists Mariah Carey, Ice Cube, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Young Buck, DJ Quik, Ashanti, Fat Joe, Nate Dogg, Mack 10, Sly Boogy & TQ. Multi-platinum producer Damizza oversaw and produced the majority of the beats on the mixtape which showcases the next wave of West Coast hip-hop talent. Coming off volume 2 which was hosted by world famous model/actress Pamela Anderson, Damizza & Baby Ree/P3 Entertainment continue to brand itself as the next generation in West Coast music.
For more information on how to obtain a free copy of Damizza Presents: The BABY REE Mixtape Vol.3, visit www.BABYREE.com
