Shawn Pettus Brown

Shawn R. Pettus-Brown (born September 9, 1976, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an entrepreneur, Film producer, promoter, and plays professional basketball in Japan. He is the oldest of 8 children; 4 brothers and 3 sisters. He attended Taft High School in Cincinnati then went on to attend the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio.

Basketball

Attended the University of Dayton, where he studied finance and economics and played for Coach Oliver Purnell. Pettus Brown left school early to play professional basketball for the Penrith Panthers in Australian Basketball Association, (ABA). After two seasons in Australia, in 1999, he joined the Saitama Broncos in the Japan Basketball League, (JBL). The following two seasons, Shawn would play for the Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles, also in the JBL. Pettus Brown speaks Japanese.

The Broncos would later join the new Japan pro league in 2005, nihongo|Bj league|bjリーグ|bī-jei rīgu.

Entertainment

While in college, Pettus Brown began an entertainment company promoting and producing music concerts. [http://www.pbientertainment.com PBI Entertainment] was later incorporated in 1999 and now has registered branches in Japan and Australia. This international entertainment company has toured artist such as Frankie Beverly and Maze, Outkast, the Isley Brothers, 112, Erykah Badu, Lil Jon, Naughty By Nature, Lakeside, Lost Boyz, Goodie Mob, Green Day, and more.

Pettus Brown, through PBI, has moved into producing motion pictures. The first project, " [http://www.playinformoney.com Playin For Money] ," is in pre-production as of September 2008. Lee Caplin, the Executive Producer of "Ali", starring Will Smith, will be the Executive Producer of the second feature film project, "HisStory".

Legal battle

Pettus Brown was involved in a major political court battle over a land purchase. He spent two years in jail over the matter then was later acquitted of all charges and released. Pettus Brown currently has several lawsuits against all parties involved, including a $10 million lawsuit against the federal government. One lawsuit has been settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.

Other ventures

Pettus Brown, is working on establishing an Urban cable channel with various partners.

External links

*cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/2002/jul/20/ohfests072002.html|title=Music festivals to test boycott|author=Rick Bird|first=Rick|last=Bird|work=The Cincinnati Post|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=2002-07-20|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061205051509/http://www.cincypost.com/2002/jul/20/ohfests072002.html|archivedate=2006-12-05
* [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/07/29/tem_scaled-down_soul.html Music Festival A Success]
* [http://www.irhine.com/index.jsp?page=home_empire Pettus-Brown Is Courted By Mayor for Development]
* [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070127/NEWS01/701270447/1056/COL02 His Prosecution Was Political, Racial]