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Who we are
Who We Are
The Hip Hop Museum was founded by Rocky Bucano and a group of iconic entrepreneurs and artists including Kurtis Blow, Grandwizzard Theodore, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Joe Conzo Jr., and many others. They joined forces to create the world’s first Hip Hop museum in the Bronx.
MEET OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS AND BOURD OF TRUSTEES
Rocky Bucano
Business Owner and Entertainment Manager
Kurtis Blow
Recording Superstar
Shawn LG Thomas
Music Producer & Host of the Black Spin
Mickey Bentson
Manager, Ice T
Grandwizzard Theodore
Inventor of the Scratch
Joe Conzo Jr
Legendary Photographer
Grandmaster Melle Mel
Legendary MC
Rocky Bucano
Business Owner and Entertainment Manager
Nana Carmen Ashhurst
Chairwoman Emeritus
Kurtis Blow
Chairman Emeritus
Rocky Bucano
Executive Director
Adam Silverstein
Collector & Attorney
Peter Bittenbender
CEO, Mass Appeal
Bruce Jackson
Associate General Counsel, Microsoft
Ruben Diaz Jr.
The 13th Bronx Borough President
Faith Newman
EVP A&R and Catalog Development, Reservoir Media Management
Charlane Brown
Attorney
Lu-Shawn M. Thompson
Entrepreneur
Sissi Johnson
Academic and Entrepreneur
MEET OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Meet Our Staff
Rocky Bucano
President
SenYon Kelly
Director of Operations
Donna Davis
Chief Development Officer
Brett Volker
Chief Brand Officer
Renee Foster
Director of Communications
Dr. Courtney Terry
Director of Education
Denise Allen
Director of Project Management Services
Reggie Peters
Marketing Manager
Martin Caba
Manager of Membership Programs
Adam Silverstein
Director of Archives and Collections
Paradise Gray
Chief Curator
Prime Minister Pete Nice
Co-Curator
SenYon Kelly
Co-Curator
Elai Tubo
Curator of Sound
Shawn LG Thomas
Curator of Music Programming
Mark Green
Chair of Artist Relations
Vanessa Spiridellis
Archivist
Asya Blue
Art Direction and Design
Kylerr Bucano
Social Media Manager
Tramp Daly
Merchandise and Licensing
Pamela French
Documentarian and Content Producer
Kate Harvie
Contributing Writer and Outreach
Tiara Gray
Social Media Influencer
Meet Our Advisors
Edward Young
Senior Advisor
Robert Reid
Senior Advisor
Harry Allen
Journalist
Mandy Aragones
Artist Management
Dallas Austin
Musician, Songwriter, & Producer
Will Billings
Financial Executive
Martin Caba
Orrin Campbell
Artist/Crypto Advisor
Mike Carnevale
Technology Futurist at CARNEVALE
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis
President, Black Press of America
Vivian Scott Chew
Music Executive
Michael A. Dean
Martha Diaz
Hip Hop Education Center
Skip Dillard
Radio Executive
Nicole Duncan-Smith
Hip Hop Editor, Journalist/Author, & Media Maven
A. Mignon Espy
Christian Gordon
Asst. Dean of Development, UC Berkeley
Frederik “Torch” Hahn
German Hip Hop Legend
Marq Hawkins
West Coast Hip Hop Legend
Miguel Herrera
Polymath: Data Science/Talent Management
Michael Holman
Historian
James Jenkins
Music & Film Executive
Tracey J. Jordan
Music Executive & Television Producer
Neil Levine
Entertainment Executive, THHM Senior Advisor Music Label Relations
David Lipsey
Digital Asset Management
Ralph McDaniels
Video Music Box
Jennifer R. McZier
Arts Consultant
Adrian L. Miller
Managing Partner/Executive Producer, Xyion Inc.
Minister Server
Hip Hop Cultural Strategist
Thembisa Mshaka
Author & Filmmaker
Michael Münzer
Apeiron Visuals
Eric Orr
Fine Artist / Creator Of The First Hip Hop Comic Book
John Payne
Jeff Pucillo
TELL-IGNITE
Dale ‘Rage’ Resteghini
Film & Music Video Director, Writer, Producer
Richard Rubenstein
Rubenstein Public Relations
Troy Shelton
Gryscl Entertainment
Christopher Surrey
Marketing & Creative Strategy Executive
Dedra N. Tate
Entertainment Executive
Brett Volker
Rachel Weingeist
Jarrod Whitaker
Meet Our CULTURAL AMBASSADORS
Awesome Two, Teddy Ted, & Special K
Big Daddy Kane
Bevi Smith
Crash
Christopher “Play” Martin
DJ Battlecat
DJ EFN
DJ Silky D
DJ Spark
D-Nice
Doug E. Fresh
DJ Hollywood
Ebro Darden
Groovy Lew
Heather B
Ice T
Kaos
King Tee
