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AWS Management & Production Erin Chapman
Manager/Producer North Hollywood, CA Tel.
310-508-0297
 Erin Chapman is currently producing the Recorded In Hollywood musical, which is about the true story about how a
brilliant black man, John Dolphin, became a successful record producer, radio show producer, and record store owner in Los
Angeles; breaking the color boundary by owning a successful integrated music store, and launching the careers of many famous
doo wop and R&B singers in the 1940s and 1950s. He did all this during the time of intense persecution of negroes
by institutionalized racism (during the days of Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Bus Boycotts), and despite oppresive
actions by the LAPD. The book is available on Amazon.com or at www.recordedinhollywood.com
Written by Matt Donnelly and Jamelle Dolphin, the book for the
musical will cover the 1940s Los Angeles music scene, where John Dolphin is larger than life, and people are attracted to
that. He is completely in love with his wife and would lay down his life for his children. His loyalty to his friends
Leon, Jesse Belvin, and Sam Cooke goes unmatched. And Jesse and Sam owe a great deal to John. John produces and
first breaks Jesse’s hits like “Dream Girl” and “Earth Angel.” John teaches Sam everything
he needs to know about the record business and promotes Sam’s records from the store, and Sam reciprocates by advancing
John boxes of all of his soon-to-be hits. Together these talented guys make a lot of money and have a great time along
the way.
 John Dolphin is a force. He opens his record store and calls it Dolphins of Hollywood, and he launches his record label
and calls it Recorded In Hollywood — even though, due to sanctions against black business owners, both businesses were
based 8 miles away from Hollywood in South Central Los Angeles. While John’s ability to finesse clients, close
deals, and pitch new ideas he was on pace to do all the things Quincy Jones would end up doing years later. In spite
of heavy persecution, death threats and store closures by the Los Angeles Police Department - who were dead set against integration
at that time (this was during the days of Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Bus Boycotts).
John Dolphin led the way for guys like Quincy Jones and Barry Gordy. In fact, Barry’s Motown Records
and  Quincy’s Mercury Records didn’t find success until much later. John boosted the careers of folks like Sam
Cooke, Jesse Belvin, Ike & Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, and Billy Holiday. Through his record store, his record
label, and a phenomenally popular radio show (broadcast right from the store window), John introduced doo-wop and rhythm and
blues – “race music” – to white America, and effectively broke the color boundary as scores of white
teenagers flocked down to South Central to the store to buy records. And John Dolphin was positioned to launch the careers
of many more of the world’s finest singers and entertainers - but he was murdered in 1957.
Before rock and roll recorded in Memphis,
Before
Motown recorded in Detroit, Rhythm and blues... recorded in
Hollywood.
“RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD”
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 Erin Chapman is Producer of the “Recorded in Hollywood” entertainment brand via stage musical, book publishing, and motion picture venues. Using adept creative development talents, she is skilled at building writing teams, developing productions, talent negotiation and packaging, branding,
promotion, PR and marketing. She is also a screenwriting consultant
for write-for-hire projects and is the owner of the LinkedIn professional
group ‘Screenwriter's Network Worldwide (1300+)’, and holds M.A. and B.A. degrees from state Universities. Legal Representation: Meyer Law Organization, Beverly Hills, CA.
 Andy Cooper - Andy Cooper is an intelligent, humorous, and soulful lyricist
and singer with Ugly Duckling, an American hip hop group that formed
around 1993 in Long Beach, California According to the book How to
Rap: the Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, they are "one of the most prominent underground hip hop groups" known for humorous and intelligent lyrics, "lampooning the excesses of modern hip hop" and modern hip hop's obsessions with sex and materialism. UD’s song "Smack" is featured on Tony Hawk's Project 8 videogame and also on skater Paul Rodriguez Jr.'s Footage soundtrack. "Get on This" is featured in the movie Boiler Room. "Turn It Up" is featured in the movie Eurotrip, and "Something's Going Down Tonight" was featured in the kayaking film Means Of Production as well as the movie Drillbit Taylor. Ugly Duckling provided the intro music for Australian radio duo Hamish and Andy. The group's music featured extensively in the BBC sitcom Ideal. http://youtu.be/RLrMGE2Mx30
 Jamelle Dolphin – Represented by AWS Management, Jamelle (grandson
of John Dolphin), authored the book “Recorded In Hollywood,”
published on Amazon in 2011. The book is based on research in historical
records, as well as, hundreds of hours of verbal interviews of family
and friends -- and records the true life story of Jamelle Dolphin’s grandfather
John Dolphin, who was owner of the world famous record store “Dolphins
of Hollywood” which began around 1948. Jamelle was inspired to
write the book, as a natural outgrowth of hearing the many colorful stories
about his grandfather. As Jamelle grew up in Los Angeles, having the
last name “Dolphin” always seem to be followed by “are you related to John Dolphin?” John Dolphin was a successful black businessman in South Central Los Angeles during the 40s and 50s, owning a record store, radio broadcast, and labels that recorded some of the finest doo-wop and early R&B on the West Coast. Many musicians recorded music on John’s record labels Cash, Money, and Recorded In Hollywood. Jesse Belvin’s hit song Dream Girl which broke on the Dolphin's of Hollywood radio show). Jamelle Dolphin holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration Marketing from Sonoma State University, and he currently runs a business/record
label: Dolphins of Hollywood Entertainment, in Los Angeles.
 Matt Donnelly – Matt is represented by AWS Management on writing
the musical book and screenplay for “Recorded In Hollywood.” An
active WGA member, Matt has written for both film and television in a variety
of genres, including comedy, drama, and thriller, and was a staff writer
for the ABC Studios television show "Brothers & Sisters" (Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Rob Lowe). Matt began covering feature screenplays at Sony Pictures in 2002 and has since worked with Warner Brothers and Disney Studios. Recently, he developed a musical dramedy TV series with RDM Productions. Matt holds an M.F.A. in film production from Loyola Marymount University.
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