Jonathan Shecter

Jonathan Miles Shecter (born August 4, 1968), also known as Shecky Green and J the Sultan, is an American magazine editor and music promoter. He is the co-founder of the music and culture magazine The Source, former Director of Programming for the Wynn Las Vegas,

Early life Shecter was born in Philadelphia and grew up in a Jewish family. To promote this radio show Shecter started The Source magazine as a newsletter, using an issue for his senior thesis, The Decade of Hip Hop. With high-school friend Kevin "Kevi-Kev" Krakower, he co-founded a rap group named Big Man on Campus, while Mays handled publishing duties. The magazine's officers relocated to New York City in 1990 with the intention to expand the magazine into a mainstream market publication;--> Shecter brought on additional staff. Mays secured the magazine's first newsstand distribution agreement, and publication's distribution increased. Funding was via selling ad space, including to rap performer Christopher Wallace, also known as Notorious B.I.G. and performer/producer Sean John Combs.

Shecter left The Source magazine in 1995, which by then was recognized by Audit Bureau of Circulation. .

Wynn (Las Vegas) Hotel: Entertainment director In 2003 Shecter relocated from New York City to Las Vegas. where he was recognized as a dance music promoter and DJ representative. Shecter partnered with Ultra Music to create compilation albums for the Wynn's nightclubs Surrender, Encore Beach Club, and Andrea's Restaurant. These albums were sold through retail outlets inside the Wynn Las Vegas. He was instrumental in the development of a recording studio for the nightclub's resident DJs in late 2013.

Entrepreneur

Shecter had launched a number of companies after his departure from The Source magazine in 1995. and was also involved in the promotion of rapper Marshall Bruce Mathers III, also known as Eminem, early in his career.

Personal Shecter has a sister, a half-brother, a son, and a niece and nephew.