Preston Middleton CEO at NEXT WAVE ENTERTAINMENT L.L.C./ NEXT WAVE FILMS L.L.C. Vice President Ebony Magazine Book Publishing/TV development, Podcasts and special Live Events Preston Middleton is the President and CEO of Next Wave Entertainment L.L.C. Next Wave has branch offices in Atlanta and Houston. His company specializes in the area of digital distribution of entertainment and filmed content. In addition he was instrumental in the negotiation of the Comcast / TSU TV On Demand broadband cable TV channel launch, the very first HBCU/Comcast On Demand partnership in the history of the Comcast NBC-Universal Corporation. During his career in the recording industry he has worked with, produced, written and developed some of the entertainment industry’s top recording acts including music and TV production for Oprah Winfrey, ESPN, The Travel Channel, VH1, MTV, Discovery Networks, The Geto Boys, Big Mello, Scarface, The Fifth Ward Boys, Boy George, Destiny’s Child, Tami Latrell, Beyonce, The Gap Band, Charlie Wilson, Brain Michael Cox, George Clinton, Guy, Teddy Riley, Film Producer and musician Ice Cube “Friday soundtrack, and Electronic Dance Music artist Mission 7. Mr. Middleton has also earned multiple Platinum and Gold records from the RIAA. Mr. Middleton was recently appointed Vice President of the iconic Ebony Publishing division. Over the last 10 years Mr. Middleton has impacted his community with his philanthropy and public service. Most notably playing a major role in the renaming of Dowling street to Emancipation Way, formerly named after a Confederate General this street located in a predominantly African American neighborhood was an insult to this residents of Houston’s Third Ward Community. In addition over the last two years Mr. Middleton served as nearly full time volunteer and eventually Sr. Media Advisor to United States Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. This service was during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic and the winter storm of 2020. Over that period Mr. Middleton assisted in the opening of over 72 free Coronavirus testing locations, numerous food distributions, assisted with thousands of vaccinations and raised money to save 11 families facing eviction. Mr. Middleton ’s Company Next Wave Entertainment LLC produces live entertainment properties, filmed content and develops technology solutions for premium digital content partners.