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The Casting Call w/ Lamont Pete | April 4th, 2014 | Black Hollywood Live

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Channel: Black Hollywood Live · 2014 · Entertainment

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BHL: The Casting Call -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live hosts Tony Moore and Chloe Onyx interview Lamont Pete. 

After graduating from University of Miami in 1992, where he had
majored in communications, Shorty after Pete became an intern at a local
gospel radio station. While working there he has an historical moment
where he interviewed the controversial religious leader. Yaweah Ben
Yaweah from state prison. He then moved to Atlanta, where he went back
to his roots as a musician and began working within Bobby Browns camp.
where he formed relationships with Usher, Az Yet, and the late Lisa "Left
Eye" Lopez.

In 1998, Pete left Atlanta to pursue a career in television. Within the
first year, Pete landed a job as a casting recruiter for the hit dating show
"Blind Date" after having success with that show, he waqs hired by MTV to
cast for their dating shows, like Date My Mom, Parental Control and
Taildaters. Soon after Pete when on to working on bigger shows with
other networks such as Wild' N out, The Pussycat Dolls, The Simple Life
and Sunday's Best.

In April 2004 Pete started his own consulting company LP
Communications where he began to build up his cliental with some of
the biggest names in music and television.

In June 2008 Pete has expanded his business, where he consults
with major corporations such as Walmart, The Maloof Ventures and
production giant Fremantle Media. His roster of celebrity clients range
from Snoop Dogg, Ray J, Mario Lopez and pop group Mindless Behavior
just to name a few. He still produces television and films and is currently
developing a biopic on the late Aaliyah as well as co-developing a Las
Vegas show called Hip Hop The musical with legendary Kurtis Blow.
Pete is actively involved with the Muscle Foundation where he also
DJ's for some of the 5k runs hosted every year.

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