Capabilities Statement

1 Life 1 Family Ent. is a New Orleans–based creative production company founded by Byron L. Jupiter Jr. ("Byron Jupiter"). For four decades we have produced, mixed, and engineered records spanning jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music, with collaborations across the architects of Southern rap and the Crescent City's deepest jazz lineage.

Core competencies

• Music production, composition, and audio post-production
• Studio engineering, mixing, and mastering (The Box Studios)
• Editorial and brand publishing (JUPE Magazine)
• Artist development and catalog licensing
• Live event production and content capture
• Cultural programming rooted in New Orleans music heritage

Differentiators

• Multi-decade catalog rooted in New Orleans hip-hop and independent jazz lineage
• Vertically integrated: studio + label + magazine + distribution-ready masters
• Deep New Orleans creative orbit drawing on the city's hip-hop and jazz traditions (Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, B.G., Nicholas Payton, George Porter Jr., Alvin Batiste as influences and reference points)
• Minority-owned creative enterprise rooted in the cultural economy of Louisiana

NAICS codes

• 512240 — Sound Recording Studios
• 512250 — Record Production and Distribution
• 711130 — Musical Groups and Artists
• 711510 — Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
• 519130 — Internet Publishing & Web Search Portals
• 541810 — Advertising Agencies

Past performance (selected)

• "Heart Don't Lie" — produced for J-Dawg, Big Boy Records (1997)
• "Our 5th" — 17-track instrumental fusion LP with C. Darensbourg
• "Back When I Started" — 12-track trip-hop / instrumental hip-hop LP
• "Breathe 444" — feat. The Becoming & Aaniyah Anderson, sponsored by JUPEMAGAZINE (2026)

Business information

• Legal name: 1 Life 1 Family Ent.
• DBA: Byron Jupiter · JUPE Magazine · The Box Studios
• Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Point of contact: Byron L. Jupiter Jr., Editor-in-Chief / Principal
• Email: sales@leasethebox.com
• UEI / SAM.gov: registration in progress

A printable PDF version is available on request — email sales@leasethebox.com with "Capabilities Statement PDF."