Musician, producer, judge on The X Factor, Cincinnati native, and now, author – he’s LA Reid and he was recently in town promoting his memoir, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next.
He talks with contributor Brian Powers about growing up in Mt. Auburn, performing with The Deele, then meeting Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and starting a successful producing career and some of the artists he’s worked with and mentored.