Mathew Knowles

Mathew Knowles
Born	January 9, 1951 (1951-01-09) (age 60) Gadsen, Alabama, United States
Occupations	CEO, executive-record producer
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Music World
Website	Mathew Knowles

Mathew Knowles (born January 9, 1951) is an American music executive and manager.^[1] He is the father and former manager of R&B singer Beyoncé and current manager of Solange Knowles.

Career

Manager and producer

Knowles is an alumnus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. While studying at Fisk he held membership in a number of student and social organizations, among them the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Eta Beta chapter at UT Chattanooga . After completing his B.A. in 1975,^{[citation needed]} he worked for imaging company Xerox. He left his job at Xerox to manage his eldest daughter's singing group, Girl's Tyme, the precursor to what later became Destiny's Child. Knowles has worked as either a producer or an executive producer on many of group's solo and collective projects. In addition to his work in music, Knowles is also one of the executive producers of the 2009 thriller Obsessed, which stars his eldest daughter Beyoncé.

CEO

In 2003, Knowles founded his own record label, Music World Entertainment. The label is a division of the label Columbia Records. The MWE label produced many artists such as Beyoncé Knowles, Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, Solange Knowles, From Above, Sunshine Anderson, Trin-i-tee 5:7, The Pastor Rudy Experience, and J. Xavier.

Knowles has also started or managed Music World Music, the label division of Music World Entertainment. This division consists of four imprints; Music World Kids, Compadre Records, Spirit Rising, and the digital label Hits Revealed.

Personal life

Knowles has been married to stylist and House of Dereon owner Tina Knowles since 1980. Together, they have two daughters, R&B singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles.

On November 11, 2009, Tina Knowles filed for divorce after several reports about Mathew's affair with actress Alexsandra Wright had surfaced. The reports went as far as claiming that Wright was pregnant with Knowles' child. After Wright's son Nixon was born, she requested a paternity test from Knowles, who had admitted to having an affair with her. The paternity test was positive and Knowles was ordered to pay child support to Nixon and Wright.^[2]

References

1. ^ Norment, Lynn (September 2001). "THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW Tina & Mathew Knowles Created The Destiny's Child Gold Mine - Interview". Ebony. FindArticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_11_56/ai_77556552/. Retrieved 4 March 2010. 
2. ^ Bachelor, Blane (March 25, 2010). "BUZZ: Paternity Test Confirms Beyoncé's Dad a Dad Again". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20354547,00.html. 

External links

• Music World Entertainment
• Mathew Knowles Best

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