Dewry Bradford Beginning in 1999, Dewry L. Bradford set out to pursue a career in fashion. After attending the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, he officially launched his career in Menswear. Mr. Bradford enjoyed years of success as Creative Outerwear Director of Sean John, Ecko, Steve Madden and Phat Farm. In 2005, after head designing for a number of brands, Mr. Bradford launched ASQUI LLC which became the force behind many of the ready to wear collections today. Quickly making a favorable stamp in the Fashion Industry, under the ASQUI umbrella, he cultivated many brands and launched new collections annually. Past clients include Steve Madden, Timberland, Marc Ecko, UFC, Sean John, Puma, Alice + Olivia, Heatherette and Popluxe, just to name a few. With fashion under his belt, Mr. Bradford then set his sights on the Music Industry with interests of branding and cultivating new talent. He launched ASQUI Music Group in 2009 which became an incubator for new artists to create music and experience media training. After locking in a few partnership deals, he later formed ASQUI Ventures as the parent company, which houses all of his subsidiaries. In 2015, Mr. Bradford created a partnership with Cesar Ramirez and Carlos Palacios to launch the resurgence of the ASQUI Music Group brand, now with a new name and purpose! Our focus is to cultivate great talent while monetizing and sharing expressions of their brand. We present to you "ASQUI World Entertainment!" Through AWE's strategic partnerships, they will cultivate and present incredible talent to the world. Cesar Ramirez Cesar Ramirez Jr., MBA is a Bronx native of New York City and is a 3rd generation veteran who completed a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on process improvement and infrastructure development. Mr. Ramirez started early in his career as a planner with a non-profit organization in New York called Aspira of New York Inc. With Aspira, he organized fund raisers, rallies, and youth empowerment education programs where he was later given the opportunity to speak as a lobbyist to key government officials such as Governor Cuomo, Mayor Dinkins, Congressman Owens and Congressman Serrano. With talk show appearances and radio interviews Mr. Ramirez became a popular advocate for the Latino youth in the 1990's. While establishing himself as an advocate of the community Mr. Ramirez also explored his passion for music as an Latin R&B artist with a trio music group called 4U2NV as a signed by recording artist he opened for such groups as Oscar Deleon, Tito Nieves, TKA, George LaMond and many others. While his career as an artist was short lived it was due to his growing interest in the music business. Mr. Ramirez later teamed up with his mentors Kristie Velasco and Michael Alamo who were Entertainment Attorneys working for Warner Brothers Record Label Division as well as owning their own law firm where they represented many known Artist such as Tito Nieves and Marc Anthony. Although developing a solid background in the entertainment business, Mr. Ramirez desired to be the first in his family to graduate from college. It was in 1995 after receiving an Honorable Discharge after 6 years of service in the Army, he went back to school and completed his Bachelor and Master degrees. Mr. Ramirez is well versed in Business Management with 15 plus years in finance and banking as an Operations Manager with Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase. With his expertise, ASQUI World Entertainment has a solid infrastructure to launch talented Artists, DJ's and Musicians.
Carlos M. Palacios Born in Medellin, Colombia, Carlos M. Palacios is a young entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in the Entertainment Industry. Mr. Palacios has an education from The Pennsylvania State University with a background in Media Production Management and Psychology. While at Pennsylvania State University, he developed a love for the Industry. His perseverance and wit landed him an opportunity in New York City to live out his dream, where he worked countless hours developing artists, finding their sound, and creating exclusive events. For Mr. Palacios, that wasn’t enough. He positioned himself to work for a powerful Fortune 10 company; during his time in the corporate world, Mr. Palacios developed a very fascinating leadership style which resembles tenacity, honesty, authenticity, genuineness and an unmatched energy level which he spreads with every project he is involved with. Mr. Palacios has worked along with some of the greatest artist and DJ’s in the Latin Urban Industry. With his experience and current relationships and resources, he continues to pursue the ultimate goal of expanding and globalizing the ASQUI World Entertainment brand to an elite level in the Entertainment Industry. |