Wyclef Jean & Howard Misle Create In Ya Face/Refugee/ Carnival House

Howard Misle and Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean and Howard Misle have teamed up to create a joint venture, In Ya Face/Refugee/Carnival House:

Jean's Refugee/Carnival House Hip Hop duo Kontrast will merge with Misle's In Ya Face Records roster including: Pop princess Eva, R&B diva Holly Rae, R&B male star Sonny Blaq and Hip Hop acts Big Work and ProHoeZak.

In the new venture Misle and Jean will sign, develop and produce new and established acts. Jean will also become a strong creative force in the development and production of several of the artists from the In Ya Face stable. The first music project from the newly formed venture is due in the spring of 2008...

The team also has several major TV shows in development including a new reality program that will revitalize the hip hop genre. That show is set to begin filming as soon as January 2008. The duo is also expected to join forces with a major Hollywood film actor to produce several films.

The company is said to be based in Silicon Valley.  Not sure if that's just a cute way of saying they're in San Jose but there's no particular mention of a tech or web emphasis for the joint venture.

[Photo courtesy: Business Wire]

Comments

[Slav]

in reading that press release, sounds like Misle is indeed a business mogul. how much he's worth is another matter, though, but from the press release, it sounds like he's someone that Wyclef doesn't mind partnering with to the extent of publicizing it through a mid-major PR firm, which says something. I googled Misle and American Iron and Metal Inc. web site pops up where he is listed as president. There seems to be more to this, I'm stayin on top of it and will keep ya in the loop.

[Clyde Smith]

Thanks. I think it's definitely worth digging into and I'm glad you're on it.