re: Does anybody here work in the music industry?

I am a real ghetto lot kid. I've also really done all of the following things:

- been in private areas of Camden's parking lot
- dipped papers that were put into the hands of the Rev
- had my picture taken with the Rev
- attended a private briefing with the Lot Council
- sat in the Rev's box at the Capitol Theatre
- sat on the beer cooler of a well-known Lot Lieutenant
- rummaged through trash for food every single goddam day on Wave That Flag tour
- had soup in a public homeless shelter
- slept under a bridge in Camden with two (different) malnourished dogs, and two malnourished wookettes
- dosed drinks with the Rev in his chambers (back of his van)
- blew my eyebrows off with the deemster cannon outside of Deadheads for Obama
- represented three Members of the Lot Council in communications with the custies
- been one of four people on a crack bender with the Mayor of Toronto
- had drinks (and been at a Dead show) with Brownie
- know several chemists
- been sought out as a source for m1 by a major lot player

And all of that was over a decade ago, before I turned 14.

I book with several major hip hop acts and do some concert production and promotion mainly in the southeast region.

As far as record labels go I've talked with different people at labels like YMCMB and Atlantic about artist development and marketing approaches.

I think at least some of you are serious, lol. I am wanting to open my own record label and was wondering if there was anybody who could give me some serious advice. I am currently majoring in business and am just wondering what other steps I need to take.