Paul Stewart (music producer)

[3][4] Stewart began his career in music during the late 1980s at record label Delicious Vinyl, where he was involved in the promotion and management of musical artists including House of Pain, De La Soul, and Cypress Hill.

[5] In the mid-1990s, Stewart founded street promotions company Powermove Productions (PMP), and built a roster which included both hip-hop artists and corporate music industry clients.

[7] There, Stewart pivoted PMP from street promotions into an urban music management company, and subsequently an Island/Def Jam-affiliated record label through which he signed Montell Jordan.

In 2010, Stewart formed Atom Factory Music Licensing along with Lady Gaga’s worldwide manager, Troy Carter.

[13] Stewart has music supervision credits in over fifty films, including the Academy Award-winning Hustle & Flow,[14] Four Brothers,[15] 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Poetic Justice.