James "Jimmy" Sabatino
Brooklyn, New York 10/24/1976
James "Jimmy" Sabatino is the Founder of Soundstorm Entertainment. James started Soundstorm after finding great success as a teenager working in the Music Industry. As a Promoter and Artist Manager he helped launch the careers of several well known entertainers, most notably Sean "P Diddy/Puff Daddy" Combs and his Bad Boy Recording label.
By the age of 21, Jimmy was able to create an international network of Music Industry Contacts in The United States as well as South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Unfortunately, after finishing bad Boy's 1997 "No Way Out" World Tour, Jimmy was indicted by the United States Government for a very complex Racketeering & Fraud case involving many major entertainment companies. After being found guilty on several criminal counts, Jimmy was sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison. While the case/convictions are being appealed, Jimmy is set to be released in 2011.
Over the years, Jimmy has been the center of many controversial media allegations ranging from the theft of a Quarter Million Dollars worth of Super Bowl tickets to the most recent allegation by the Pulitzer Prize winning & former Reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Chuck Phillips.
Jimmy finds himself to be an easy target of the U.S. Media who seem to have no problem exploiting Jimmy's Italian-American background and Brooklyn Roots as a way to sensationalize their reports. Due to Jimmy's incarceration it has been difficult for Jimmy to defend himself against the Media's allegations.
Currently
Currently, Jimmy is serving out his time in a Federal Maximum Security Prison inside of a "Counter Terrorist Unit" (CTU) Division designed to house and control inmates that have been identified as "Terrorists". The CTU is populated by only 20 inmates, each locked away inside of a single-man cell. Jimmy must spend 23 hours out of a 24 hour day inside of his cell. Jimmy is allowed only 1 phone call per month & his incoming and outgoing mail is heavily monitored.
Jimmy passes his days away in his cell by reading and responding to the many letters sent to him by friends family & media. He holds true to his principles and will not allow his spirit to be broken. When not reading and or responding to his mail, Jimmy spends time thinking of and planning his release from Federal Prison. Jimmy maintains his innocence and believes that the truth will eventually come to surface. He welcomes questions and comments. He encourages anyone who may be interested in his story to contact him. He is open for discussing many topics...
