ABOUT

Tay Smith | BYSB TAlent Agency

TAY SMITH is a budding young industry talent on the rise! Only 31 years old, he is one of the founding members of BYSB Talent Agency, teamed with business partner Christopher Young.  

Based in Atlanta, the number two market for film production, he and his team commandeer the southeast region of the US as a force to be reckoned with.  They are steadily rocking and rolling with new talent acquisitions and television and film bookings for their clients.  Bringing his big talent agency experience to their new boutique firm, the BYBS’ current roster includes some of the hottest cutting-edge entertainers in the business.  

Tay Smith got his start early on when he started and headed his own music production company, Yungsta Entertainment based in North Carolina. As a young teen he ran a staff of producers, artists and writers. Quickly gaining traction with lead recording artist T-LyriQ, Tay’s Yungsta Entertainment became the talk of the city, positioning him as the “P-Diddy” of his town. Upon taking a trip to uncover the booming music scene of Atlanta, Smith kept hearing about Christopher Young and his legend. Making it his goal to meet Young, he finally tracked him down and established a mentor/business advisor relationship. The business arrangement proved fruitful and lead to deeper inroads in the music world.

The two young men are fondly referenced as Smith & Young throughout the southeast and considered two of the hottest Black talent agents on the southern scene!

Brett Newton | AWARD WINNING Filmmaker | Actor

BRETT NEWTON is a professional Filmmaker & Actor who understands both sides of the camera. He is the owner of the Los Angeles based production company LA REELS and the Atlanta based company Newton Entertainment Inc. As a child, using his artistic skills he was able to work directly with the Paul Newman & The Hole In the Wall Gang Camp and help raise over $1 million. He Acted and tapped danced on stage with Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane, Julia Roberts and even gave a forgetful Paul Newman his line once.

With over 15 professional years of TV & Film experience Brett’s body of work continues to grow, from Directing The Members, his first televised multi-cam political drama, producing worldwide 3D Animated shorts, & launching the action feature film Scramble! Brett has produced & directed over 3000 original demo reel scenes and award winning shorts.

His portfolio includes producing 50+ hours of original narrative content as well as multiple VR 360 Video Series and Commercials! Because Brett is also an ACTOR he understands how an Actor’s mind works! He understands an Actor’s needs and wants, as well as getting them to empower themselves to show their true essence on screen.

Actors that have worked with Brett & LA REELS have gone on to booking shows like “The Big Bang Theory”, “Barry”, “Silicon Valley”, “Big Little Lies”, “13 Reason’s Why”, “Grimm”, and even the upcoming “Avatar 2” and many TV and Feature projects!

Some of Brett’s proudest Acting credits include: General Hospital, Netflix’s Glow, an Esurance Super Bowl Commercial, Baby-John in West Side Story, to Harpo Marx, and even pouring milk on his head in his first National NOKIA Commercial!

Brett’s Career has also included working with: Comedy Central, HBO, Netflix, ABC, FUEL TV, History, Discovery, Court TV, EA Games, MTV, Asylum, Wannadoo, Direct TV, Saatchi Saatchi, Comcast, Texas Pete Hot Sauce, Monster, PriceChopper, Toyota, Monster VR, The Magic Castle, National Jewish Health, eforb & more.