Background
Pitts was born in Brooklyn, New New York
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Mark Pitts
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Pitts spent 8 years of his childhood at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and later continued learning music at the High School of Music and Performing Arts where he also studied Music and Artist
Career
Pitts has either managed or produced musical tracks for a number of artists and performers including: Notorious B.I.G, Faith Evans, Miguel, J. Cole, Jawan Harris, Kardinal Offishall, Ciara, Chris Brown, Usher, TLC, Anthony Hamilton, and Cee Lo Green. Pitts has also co-produced Notorious (2009), Blue (2009) and I Got a Story to Tell: The Lyrics of Biggie Smalls. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ByStorm Entertainment and President at Radio Corporation of America Records.
Early Life & His professional music career started in the early 90"s, prior to entering Howard University when he formed a rap group that was called Three Left.
After a meeting with Combs, Pitts decided that he wanted to work behind the scenes. In 2000, Pitts was Senior Vice President of A&R for Arista Records, where he worked with Usher, TLC, Anthony Hamilton, and Cee Lo Green.
In 2004 Pitts joined Zomba Label Group as a A&R executive and rose to become a president where he signed Chris Brown and Miguel. In 2008 Pitts was diagnosed with Bell Palsy which paralyzed left side of his face.
In 2011, he became President of Urban Music under Radio Corporation of America Records.
The ByStorm Entertainment"s current roster includes Kardinal Offishall, J. Cole, Jawan Harris, and Miguel. Same year, he had also shepherded Usher’s Looking 4 Myself and Brown"s Future which topped the charts for the year.
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Membership
Pitts was a founding member of the group.
