As Executive Vice President of Urban Music, he has helped expand and/or launch the careers of such top-charting artists as T.I., Missy Elliott, Estelle, Sean Paul, Flo Rida, Trey Songz, B.o.B, Jaheim, Musiq Soulchild, and Janelle Monae.
Kyser joined his IDJ colleague Julie Greenwald in making the move to WMG's Atlantic Records division. In 2000, he was named Vice President of Def Jam, working with Roc-A-Fella Records and Murder Inc., while developing the Def Jam South and Def Soul brands and making such artists as Ludacris, Ja Rule, Ashanti, and Kanye West household names. Kyser was instrumental in staging the historic, record-breaking "Hard Knock Life" stadium tour with Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, and Redman. In the early years of his career, Kyser worked and toured with such artists as Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Method Man, Redman, Foxy Brown, Warren G, and Montell Jordan. Rising through the ranks, he began to oversee Def Jam's national promotion and street team departments, while also expanding into long-term artist development and building touring foundations. Kyser began his music industry career in 1992 at Def Jam Recordings, joining the company as a national radio and DJ promotion representative. Michael Kyser serves as President of Black Music at Atlantic Recording Corporation.
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