Brown was an acclaimed folk musician about whom the entertainment industry magazine Billboard once wrote : " In Brown's hands, the benjo is capable of fluid musical phrases of boundless beauty." Brown's assessment of another folk musicians artistic merit, therefore ,had tremendous value. and she liked adair Roscommon work. Brown was also a former investment banker with and MBA who clearly understood Roscommon's potential as and investment for compass. Intuitively . Brown grasped the implications of adding a risky asset , such as a new musician , to compass Records' growing portfolio