Melvin Brown is an American record executive and talent manager. Brown, a relative of fellow music executive Johnny Wright, is credited with having discovered Senegalese-American singer Akon in 2002. The following year, Brown, Akon, and the latter's brother Bu Thaim co-founded the record label, Konvict Muzik, as an imprint of Universal Motown Records. Konvict has signed artists including T-Pain, Cyhi the Prynce, and Verse Simmonds.^[1]

Melvin Brown began his career in media after graduating from Duke University and moving to Orlando, Florida to work as an assistant to his first cousin, record executive Johnny Wright.^[2] It was there he "learned the ropes" of the industry by working on projects for international superstars like the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Boyz II Men, Britney Spears, and more. In 2002, while working for Wright, Brown discovered the then unknown recording artist Akon.

In 2003, Akon and Brown founded Konvict Muzik.^[3] Konvict Muzik has signed artists such as T-Pain, Verse Simmonds and Cyhi the Prynce.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Brown formed the Melvin Brown Media Group (MBMG), a multimedia company.

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