Musician, producer, judge on The X Factor, Cincinnati native, and now, author 鈥� he鈥檚 LA Reid and he was recently in town promoting his memoir, .
He talks with contributor Brian Powers about growing up in Mt. Auburn, performing with The Deele, then meeting Kenneth 鈥淏abyface鈥� Edmonds and starting a successful producing career and some of the artists he鈥檚 worked with and mentored.