I've admired the work QC (Quality Control Music) has been doing with Quality Films since the inception. What they are doing is really genius so getting the opportunity to talk to Quality Films' Director of Development, Kandace Brown, is super exciting to me.
I have so many questions about their content and strategy and Kandace answered them.
On today's episode we discuss:
- How Kandace got started in development (shows the power of relationships)
- The mission of Quality Films
- The thought behind the pitch for "Caresha, Please"
- The mission of QC Artist, Lakeyah's, upcoming documentary series on BET+
- Why it was important to tell Lil Baby's story now
- Her thoughts on the television industry
- How she takes care of herself
- The vision for Quality Films
More information on Kandace:
Kandace Brown: Director of Development for Quality Films. Runs development for the music label Quality Control Music’s TV/Film production arm, overseeing the department’s creative development roster for all platforms and across all content genres, including scripted film, television, and documentary, reality, formats, competition, podcasts and more. Helping build and grow the department with content including “Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby” on Amazon Prime Video, the upcoming premium doc series “The Impact ATL” on BET+, and just wrapped production on the company’s first two scripted films, “Waterboyz” and a hybrid animated live-action movie “Takeover”, both starring Quavo of the hip-hop mega group the Migos.
Previously, Kandace worked in scripted and non-scripted at Michael Strahan’s SMAC Entertainment where she worked on Hip-Hop star Wiz Khalifa’s Apple Music Doc “Behind The Cam” and Football legend Deion Sander’s 30 For 30 on ESPN. Prior to SMAC, Kandace was at BET Networks working in the original programming, music programming, and talent relations departments where she worked on the network’s tentpoles including BET Awards, Black Girls Rock!, Social Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards and the Soul Train Awards. Additionally, she worked on the teams that shepherded ”The New Edition Story” and “The Bobby Brown Story” amongst others.