If you don't know him already meet William Harris . This guy has been putting in work, living and showing the true meaning of getting out of the mud. Building and establishing his Company and Name.
At first Fashion, runway instruction while branching of working in music entertainment but his first big break through in his career was successfully launching Designer Nicholas Nguyen and the clothing brand Mysterious by NPN,
I asked William why is this past client and project is the most biggest turning points in his career? His answer "it;s when i truly saw my work, instinct, and successfully socially engineering, building a brand."
On top of being one of the bridges in between the growth of Texas Fashion Community Winning 2017 and 2018 Fashion PR Award
. William took Mysterious By NPN from Houston to Austin, Dallas and broke the designer in New York and Atlanta all the way to Italian vogue.
So the next thing I asked? When you parted with that brand, company what the your thought when the end came with you and Mysterious By NPN in late 2016? "I thought wow i had draw serious battle lines in the industry I was very competitive, exclusively pushing this one designer, time, contacts, really using my influence,ideas creativity with iterating with film,music strategies. So i at first thought i would be able to produce work like that again i was so wrong." Harris continues "I have worked and mentored, help build several of the local
Houston designers included Shalon B, Carlos Castello.
Kara and Matt Swinney of Fashion X (Upove)
Already established in the Fashion/ Entertainment industry community in Austin and Dallas working with from numerous Austin designers including jewlery designer Gay Isber and A-List Dallas TV Reality Personality James Doyle. Working with Fashion X when they were Fashionably Austin and with Austin Fashion Week naturally Houston became the third jewel. William now handles the expanding brand of another Nguyen. Designer Danny Nguyen with his Couture line, His exciting urban wear Famous and Love, Introduction of Jimmy Crystals Houston. Styling shows on the side and making sure to have the industry best runway personalities on the runway to normal people there models like Rasheeda Hewitt who was placed in Houstonia Magazine.
Showing why he has stated his claim as one the top fashion publicist and Consultants working in the industry and the southern markets. The next big break through in his career started with a phone call from Director, Producer David Nguyen and phone hasn't stopped ringing.
Building, working with Ox Picture Films, realizing his dream and goals in film was not only possible but happening. he explains
"When i first got the first serious call from Director David Nguyen, I say that because he would reach out to me for locations and my model, actor clients for roles."
"But he called me said he would you come assist me on set, help with models and location for Twayne's music video Kylie Jenner ft Angelo Dorsey with a few phone calls, and mansion location out in Pearland, making it happen in less than a day was the birth of William Harris as a Casting Director, Film Producer and result Film Production Manager and placed him in sets with some amazing people. William is responsible for helping produce videos like Travis Scott "Way Back "featuring NBA star James Harden, also music artist such as Just Brittnay, Nigerian #1 artist Flavour including long list of other international artist such as Shatta Wale,Olamide, Wizkid, Tamba Hali. While working with another Director/Producer by the name of David Connolly on a film called "Manny" with Reality Star, TV Personality Madison Hinton aka TS Madison. On top of that adding Mtv, NBC and William claims it's not near enough.
I asked what else drawn William to the film industry? "I have always lovd movies, Tv shows from the old golden age of Hollywood films 'Some like It Hot", Nick at night TV shows I love Lucy, Happy days. But I love female action like Buffy, Xena, Le Femme Nikita and action movies period Bloodsport, Mortal Kombat are some of favs." " I love the acting, raw form of passion and emotion, to draw me in let me live the story." He adds I love the being around the people that get it."
Working with the crew, being a producer but as a Casting Director he has a true, rare eye' ear for talent and detail to each scene it's amazing to William working on set and back stage. I have had some moments where he got to take a lead role Assist Directing, Creative Directing which as he described as "sometimes has me nervous and exciting and blood rushing fun."
And working with Actor, Model Jules Palton as his Publicist plus for the last 3 years helping and building his brand relationships and working with the actor on set. Also his career as a Entertainment Manager has been a journey. Working with recording artist Cityboistreets laying the blueprint that William Harris is the man with may have the recipe. In his sales pitch William say's he doesn't
" Jules Palton as a actor has been such a serious mission to push them forward, get your client to the fore front with these producers, directors and in the running for the latest production. Cityboistreets are the proof, blueprint I've laid for my company so proving my methods work. Breaking music artist and talents getting them to not only being up to code with industry standards.But showing them that dose not mean they have to limit them selves, telling there story and the many ways, angles."
I asked what's the most challenging thing about management? "I would have to say the tough calls."
Have you hard any run ins? "I have worked with every top name and artist or manager in Houston, Texas knows my name, have I had any run ins not nothing physical maybe some haters or just people thinking they can test me. I found myself I know my lane i stay neutral as much as again."
What about being a gay man in straight hip hop world?
"Well at first i think I had to get out of my head about things it's 2018. And i had LGBT artist tell me that promoters, straight guys in the industry don't take me serious or respect me, because of my sexuality." "But My clients are cool and according Layzie Bone I'm a real motherfucker."
William works with radio host Skyla Dawn that's them on set to the left , female Houston rap artist Queen Lady Bishop and Haitian booming artist out of Florida named Billi'on. not only music artists and radio host's but also music producers his go is Houston's Mrjayondatracc, who produced Cityboistreets latest single Hop Out featuring Cashonly. Now people don't ask William what does he do now they know.
William Harris has proven that he has a recipe and want's more not only for him but is a rare type someone who want's the best for the ones that have tasked him to do the job. Hloyal Management & PR is the truth for artist on the climb to the celebrity and established brands.
