Debra Hughes

CRYSTAL BALL ENTERTAINMENT's Interests
General Billboard Presents: R&B Hip Hop Conference and Awards
September 6 - 8, 2006
Crytsal Ball is proud to be a Corporate Sponsor of this years Billboard Awards and Conference. Crystal Ball is the proud sponsor of the Indie Label Showcase and Luncheon, Friday September 8, 2006. Make sure you stop by and say hello! Congrats to the performers listed below.
Music R&B ----- Hip/Hop ------- Jazz --------- Gospel and Latin Rhythm Sounds. ASCAP BET Weekend Our Producer "Balis Beats"


CRYSTAL BALL ENTERTAINMENT's Companies
rystal Ball Entertainment
Los Angeles - Headquarters, California US


COMPANY BACKGROUND
Crystal Ball Entertainment is a full service entertainment company specializing in Artist Management, Development, Tour Coordination, Product Placement, Corporate Sponsorship and Promoter Representation: Owned and Operated by Debra Hughes, President and CEO.


Prior to CB Entertainment, Debra was the founder and owner of Genaia Entertainment Group located in Los Angeles, CA from 1988 - 2000. In 2000, Debra took a full-time job at Twentieth Century Fox for a long term contract and could not fulfill the daily duties of running a company and holding a full-time job with so much responsibility attached. Debra sacraficed her love for an Indie owned company to be more at home and off the road. A stable job with a comparable salary pulled her into the film industry. She jumped in with both feet. By the end of 2000, Trimark Pictures was vying for her attention as they were going through a merger with the now Oscar winning company Lions Gate Films. Debra was offered a long term contract to validate the entire library of Trimark Pictures for the impending merger with Lions Gate Films, (LGF). Upon completion of the validation mid-summer of 2000, Debra was offered the option a super bonus of a great position with a company that had great promise. Who would know better than the woman who had validated their library. With stock options in hand and a great salary, Debra took over the entire library of Lions Gate Films inclusive of the Trimark library she validated.

Personal Notes from the President Included Below: From her mouth! How I remember it!

On the heels of the merger came the Oscar nomination for "Shadow of the Vampire," distributed by Lions Gate Films, (see I told you I saw a winner in this company!). They didn't win that year in 2000, but to be nominated was a great honor. They had won an Oscar for "Gods and Monsters" the previous year. But in 2001, my gamble paid off; Monster Ball was produced and released. Then came the Oscars and the Best Actress going to Halle Berry. Man I had never been so proud. By being a department head, I went to all the film premiers and met all the major players and actors. I had the honor of spending time with Halle at a private premier which she and her aunts attended for Lions Gate's Music Department. In 2003, while LGF was amassing a larger library, I longed for Independence. I found myself where everyone does after the excitement wears off, "Oh God get me out of here." Don't get me wrong, I love LGF and they love me! My mentor and boss, the Chief General Council and Executive V.P., helped me see that I was better off doing what I love, consulting others. I had done what I came to do and the big excitement was gone! I was offered the opportunity to consult with Ruff Ryders and leaped at the chance. Thanks to my BROTHER (real) Cookie, representing RR for the West Coast.

Clients & Associates (Current and **Past)

Able Ten Central, Inc. / Lil Flip Inc.
BBM Booking and Management
Dessert Storm Productions
Isis Public Relations
**South Paw Productions
**No Limit Records
** Priority Records
Interscope Records
Motown Records
** Uptown Records
** Death Row Records
**Elektra Records
** NFL Player, Patrick Bates
UGK
Warner Chapel Recordings
Warner Bros. Records