Our Team

Fifth Degrees Tours II’s management team has over 30 years combined in the music and concert promotion business. The members of the management team are: Wesley Hunter, CEO, Eric Mitchell, COO, Jinny Sample, Director Of Live Entertainment, Bryan J. Thomas, Esq., General Counsel, Melanie Eke & Jamae Fraser and Barbara Jones & Kehinde Walker, (Reservations7) Marketing Managers.

  • Wesley Hunter and Eric Mitchell have built Fifth Degree through promoting major recording artist in the United States. Mr. Hunter and Mr. Mitchell have handled several national tours.

  • Jinny Sample, Director of Live Entertainment has worked with many national and international recording Artist such as Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Beyonce and many more.

  • Bryan J.Thomas, Esq. has represented multiple Artist as well as Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Sports & Entertainment Companies. Mr. Thomas recently won a case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2nd District) for Angeles Fields Partners, LLC, opening the way for NFL football to return to the City of Los Angeles.

  • Melanie Eke & Jamae Fraser, Co-Directors of Marketing, Managing Social Media and Marketing, media placements, partnerships and community engagement.

  • Barbara Jones & Kehinde Walker, (Reservations7) Twenty plus years of experience in Branding, Marketing and Sponsorship Procurement

  • The Apregan Group Inc. (Tour Management Company) will be the Production Manager. Mr. Apregan has handled various tour management and production duties for Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton, and entertainment companies for over 25 years.

Founder and CEO

Fifth Degree Tours #2, LLC., established in 1992. He is a native of Charlotte NC and was educated at Mars Hill College, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and North Carolina Central University where he studied both Business Administration and Psychology. Academically, as well as athletically, Wesley was always chosen to serve as a leader which somehow foreshadowed his future to the ultimately head a reputable independent, minority-owned entertainment business. Collectively, Wesley is well acclimated due to his 18 years of personal experience in the music industry.

Wesley prides himself on producing a polished presentation that runs smoothly from conception to the end. His initial approach to fulfilling that concept is to thoroughly analyze the consumer market. This concept landed him the opportunity to work with international artist such as: Christian Castro, Rocio Ducal, Julia Iglesias Jr, Ricky Martin, Shakira and Son By Four. Wesley’s tireless effort to be limitless provoked him to go beyond the scope of the US territory; therefore he promoted acts such as: Aero Smith, Rod Stewart, and Paulina Rubio which were done in Mexico and other Latin American cities. His prior successes would lead to the prestigious position of co-promoting the 2002 Marco Antonio Solis Tour with Clear Channel, which is the largest entertainment company in the world. Having both domestic as well as international exposure, Wesley uses his expertise to appeal to the targeted market while promoting.

With over 25 years of experience combined, Wesley has built a team of executive professionals to help him attain some of the world’s most renowned artists such as: Patti Labelle, Mary J Blige and Mariah Carey. Wesley’s ability to be confidently persuasive delivers him enormous accomplishments when it comes to negotiating for business. Through careful consideration with each project, Wesley is committed to the strategic planning of events that will be successful, impeccable, but most of all profitable

Vice President

A Brooklyn, NY native was always interested in music. At an early age he learned how to read music and was in a special music group that eventually led him to play in a musical competition at the famed Carnagie Hall. Later moving to North Carolina he started a rap group called the K-os Crew and gained local fame among the neighboring counties. The K-os crew not only became known for their rapping skills but also for their production.

After years of trying to break into the music business the crew found out that it was hard to break into the industry from outside of New York. They later dissolved as members went their own way. Eric continued to thrive in the club scene and later went on to open up for Jay Z, Mobb Deep, The 2 Live crew and a host of others.
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After one of the shows his promoter friend shared with him the intricate details of the promotion business and the transition was made. A short time later he was introduced to Wesley Hunter of Fifth Degree Tours by a mutual friend and the two quickly knew that they wanted to do business together.
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Now a permanent fixture with Fifth Degree Tours II, Eric is the Vice President of West Coast Operations and is ready to continue to help turn Fifth Degree Tours II into the next major powerhouse in the industry following in the steps of the majors.

Jinny Sample

Jinny Sample, Director of Live Entertainment

Jinny has over 22 years experience in the Live Entertainment Industry. She has worked with many national and international recording Artist such as Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Maxwell, Mary J Blige, 50 Cent and many more.

General/ Legal Counsel

Bryan J. Thomas, Esq. has over the past 20 years provided clients in the music, motion picture, television, sports and entertainment real estate development industries with a full range of transactional business and entertainment legal services. His music industry clients have included but not limited to Sony, Universal, Virgin and multiple recording Artist, independent Record Labels and Production Companies.

He has also represented III Dimensional Films and Producer Jackie George for film credits on Batman, Richie Rich, Demolition Man, Die Hard, Cheetah Girls, etc. He also represented Visart Corp (div. of China World Best Group), one of the ten biggest corporations in China, with their United States entertainment systems distribution. Bryan J. Thomas recently argued and won the landmark case Angeles Field Partners, LLC vs. Lynwood Redevelopment Agency in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for Angeles Field Partners, LLC, in which the decision now opens the door for a NFL football team to return to the Los Angeles market. In addition, due to his investment banking background, Bryan J. Thomas has represented non-entertainment clients such as Texaco and Atlantic Richfield Company.

Sponsorship Procurement

Barbara Jones & Kehinde Walker of Reservations7 bring more than twenty years of experience in Branding, Marketing and Sponsorship Procurement.

Reservations7 specializes in creating memorable engaging experiences ranging from intimate gatherings, corporate events, Large production concerts, virtual celebrations and Marketing and sponsorship procurement.

We host affairs for national known hip-hop artists and entertainers, reality TV personalities, politicians, and other prominent figures.