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Bratman, an American music executive, was born on
June 4, 1977. He landed his first gig in the
music industry at the early age of sixteen. He soon
went on to intern at several recording studios in
New York City, his hometown. After graduating from
the elite New York prep school the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in 1995, Bratman pursued his
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management at Tulane
University's A.B. Freeman School in Louisiana. While
a student there, Jordan began seeking out and
recording many emerging local artists at The
American Sector Recording Studio in New Orleans,
Louisiana. Bratman's ear for talent attracted the
attention of Grammy Award Winning Producer Dallas
Austin, who in 1999, appointed Jordan as the head of
A&R for Atlanta-based DARP Music, Inc. DARP quickly
emerged as one of the most successful music
production companies worldwide and in two short
years Jordan went on to serve as Austin's manager,
overseeing the development and production of a wide
array of certified hits for music heavyweights
including Madonna, Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men,
TLC, and Pink. After forming his own independent
management shingle, Jordan relocated to Los Angeles,
where he was handpicked by UMG Soundtracks to act as
a consultant to Universal Pictures, collaborating on
profitable soundtracks for films including Bad Boys
II and Honey. Most recently, Bratman has teamed up
with Azoffmusic Management, working hand in hand in
providing the music community with a roster of high
profile recording artists and producers. |
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ENGAGEMENT
Showing her 5-carat diamond engagement ring.
Christina Aguilera was completely surprised when her
boyfriend, Jordan Bratman, proposed to her, she told
People magazine. They recreated a romantic dinner
they had while touring India in autumn 2004. Her
beau of two years had filled their hotel room with
rose petals, red and pink balloons, and gift boxes,
each filled with a present and a poem. The last box
held a 5-carat diamond-and-platinum ring designed by
jeweler Stephen Webster, who also made wedding bands
for Madonna and Guy Richie. "It's classic, but it
has a rock and roll feeling," she told the magazine.
"He got down on one knee and said, 'Will you do the
honor of being my wife?' I've been floating ever
since." |
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WEDDING
Aguilera, 24, and Bratman, 28,
exchanged vows in a Saturday evening ceremony,
which, according to the Us Weekly web site, took
place in front of 130 friends and family at the Staglin Family Vineyard in Napa Valley and featured
a gospel choir.
The magazine reported that former Mouseketeer
Aguilera's hair was decorated with jewels and pulled
back in a bun that was topped with white flowers,
that she wore a dress designed by Christian Lacroix
and that she later said the ceremony was "amazing".
Among the guests who watched the
pair exchange vows shortly after 6 p.m. PST were
actress Sharon Stone, Aguilera's longtime manager
Irving Azoff (who introduced the couple in 2002 when Bratman worked for his agency) and her
dancers. It is the first marriage for both, who got
engaged in February 2005 after dating for two years.
The couple, who had a bachelor/bachelorette
party in Las Vegas over Halloween, began their
wedding weekend on Wednesday, according to Us
Weekly, when they arrived at the Napa Airport on a
private jet and had a candlelit dinner at the
upscale French Laundry restaurant, which stayed open
to accommodate their late arrival. They then checked
into a private $3,500-a-night cottage at the Auberge
du Soleil Inn, where their room boasted a fireplace,
steam shower and outdoor sunken hot tub.
When guests began arriving Thursday, they were
driven from the airport in Aguilera's Rolls Royce
Phantom, which was shipped up from Los Angeles on a
flatbed truck. Friday night's elaborate rehearsal
dinner was Japanese themed, according to the
magazine, with lanterns, pink roses and fresh bamboo
stems in wooden planters with pink cherry blossoms
in the center. The dinner was catered by L.A.'s
Hamasaku restaurant and featured a "Christina
Aguilera Roll", a cut roll wrapped in soy paper with
spicy tuna, rice, avocado and topped with sweet eel
sauce.
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