William Ashbourne
- Born in Bronx, New York
- Graduated from Howard University with a BBA in Accounting
- Graduated from Brooklyn Law School with Juris Doctorate
- Tax Counsel for City of New York
- Member of Juice Crew in New York City
- Negotiated the first use of Rappers on a video game, "Madden 01", representing Christopher (Ludacris) Bridges.
- Music Business Professor at Georgia State University from1995 - 2000. Worked in the department of Music and department of Business and taught Business Management, Copyright, Publishing, and Artist Representation, and Introduction to the Music Business. Famous students include several leading members of the Atlanta music business community such as:
- Ludacris (Christopher Bridges) Grammy Award winning artist
- Kathy Stringer, Director of the Atlantis Music Conference 2003 – 2008
- Managed the Grammy nominated group Tag Team to the largest selling Rap record to date with sales of over eight (8) million (Whoomp There It Is).
- Member of the team that negotiated contracts for the singing of Grammy award R&B artist and songwriter R. Kelly to Jive Records in 1991
- Negotiated the first use of Rap Artist on a video game "Madden 01"
- Represented the management of L.L. Kool J from 1990 through 1993
- Member of team that negotiated and placed Grammy award winning artist, Ludacris with Def Jam Records and EMI publishing
- First full-time Music Business Professor at Alabama State University (ASU), 2006
- Facilitated the visits to the ASU campus a list of nationally recognized music business professionals and entertainers to lecture to the music business students including:
- FloRida
- Gorrilla Zoe
- Shawty Lo
- Tank, Grammy Award Winner
- Trez Song, Grammy Award Winner
- Sinceria Stallings (former student, Entertainment Attorney)
- Bernice Lawrence (Entertainment Attorney)
- Day 26
- Pleasure P
- J. Toomp, Grammy Award Winning Music Producer
- Dee Dee Murray (Outkast Management)
- Capreciachio States, Director (S.E.S.A.C)
- Music Soulchild (Atlantic Records) Grammy Nominated Recording Artist
- Raheem Devaughn (Jive Records)
- Cannon Kent (former student, Director, Atlantic Records – Southeast Division)
- Yo Gotti
- Big Kuntry Kane (T.I. crew)
- Estelle (Atlantic Records), Grammy Nominated R&B Singer
- O.B Grammy Winning Rap Artist
- Janet Wade (Turner Broadcasting)
- Facilitated the visits to the ASU campus a list of nationally recognized music business professionals and entertainers to lecture to the music business students including: