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Podcast: Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley
Episode: Record Industry Executive Jacqui Thompson (Prince, Paisley Park)
Description: Jacqui Thompson has been a recording industry executive for more than two decades, working on projects with Prince, Carlos Santana, Outkast, Chaka Khan, and Larry Graham, among others.In 1996, Jacqui was hired at Paisley Park Studios to oversee all 1-800-NEW-FUNK merchandising and to help produce Mayte’s dance company, Around the World in a Day. In 1997, as head management for Paisley Park Enterprises, she acted as the conduit between Paisley Park and other labels, including Arista Records. While at Paisley, she had a hand in the creation of a stand-alone distribution channel for NPG Records and wo...