Steven Ray's extensive career in the entertainment industry,
began in high school as a roadie on summer tours with the legendary, Sammy
Davis, Jr. After college, he became production assistant to
Quincy Jones, and worked on many projects, including Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the USA for Africa benefit
recording We Are The World, and Frank
Sinatra’s LA Is My Lady. He also was the consultant for all on-camera musical casting and performances for the film, The Color Purple.
As a Capitol Records A&R Executive, Steven worked with Duran Duran, the Pet Shop Boys, Bebe & Cece Winans, Freddie Jackson, and MC Hammer. At Windswept Pacific Publishing, Steven helped develop the urban/pop music department by signing writer/producers Manuel Seal (co-writer on Mariah Carey’s Always Be My Baby, We Belong Together and Usher’s You Make Me Wanna), Quincy Jones, III (co-writer/producer for TuPac, Ice Cube and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme) and the co-venture with LA Reid’s publishing company, HitCo Music (which spawned such hits as TLC’s Waterfalls, Anita Baker’s I Apologize, as well as, Destiny’s Childs’ Survivor and numerous Beyonce solo hits.
Steven was Music Supervisor to New Line Cinema’s Hangin’ With The Homeboys, which earned him a Spirit Award Nomination for best film music, and he worked with Joel Sill on Havana (Universal) and Forrest Gump (Paramount). His companies, Lovey Entertainment and Red River Pictures, creates strategic branding opportunities for multi-media and tour-sponsored campaigns for Warner Music Group and Sony/BMG, and secures financing for independent film, television, and theater production companies. He currently has 2 films in production, Little Rootie Tootie, starring Christopher Walken, and Self Storage starring Rebecca Hall.
As a Capitol Records A&R Executive, Steven worked with Duran Duran, the Pet Shop Boys, Bebe & Cece Winans, Freddie Jackson, and MC Hammer. At Windswept Pacific Publishing, Steven helped develop the urban/pop music department by signing writer/producers Manuel Seal (co-writer on Mariah Carey’s Always Be My Baby, We Belong Together and Usher’s You Make Me Wanna), Quincy Jones, III (co-writer/producer for TuPac, Ice Cube and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme) and the co-venture with LA Reid’s publishing company, HitCo Music (which spawned such hits as TLC’s Waterfalls, Anita Baker’s I Apologize, as well as, Destiny’s Childs’ Survivor and numerous Beyonce solo hits.
Steven was Music Supervisor to New Line Cinema’s Hangin’ With The Homeboys, which earned him a Spirit Award Nomination for best film music, and he worked with Joel Sill on Havana (Universal) and Forrest Gump (Paramount). His companies, Lovey Entertainment and Red River Pictures, creates strategic branding opportunities for multi-media and tour-sponsored campaigns for Warner Music Group and Sony/BMG, and secures financing for independent film, television, and theater production companies. He currently has 2 films in production, Little Rootie Tootie, starring Christopher Walken, and Self Storage starring Rebecca Hall.
