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Artist Partner Group
Artist Partner Group, Inc. (APG) is an American record label and music publishing company founded by Mike Caren, who is also the CEO. The label's parent company does publishing under the name Artist Publishing Group. History Artist Partner Group was founded in 2012 by music executive Mike Caren. The group is a sister platform to ''Artist Publishing Group'' which was earlier founded in 2004. Both entities are collectively known as APG. Artist Partner Group originally began as a joint venture with Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group. Over 8 years, the label became known for signing artists such as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Charlie Puth, Kehlani, Ava Max, Kevin Gates, Jason Derulo, NLE Choppa, Don Toliver, Alec Benjamin, Bazzi, Lil Skies, Faouzia and Rico Nasty. In November of 2020, APG ended their 8 year joint venture with Atlantic Records to go fully independent. See also * Taz Taylor * Madison Love * Sam Martin * Amy Allen * Breyan Isaac * Today * soFly and Nius * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Formerly part of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery), WMG was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 2005 until 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries. It later had its second IPO on Nasdaq in 2020, once again becoming a public company. With a multibillion-dollar annual turnover, WMG employs more than 3,500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The company owns and operates some of the largest and most successful labels in the world, including Elektra Records, Reprise Records, Warner Records, Parlophone Records (formerly owned by EMI), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Benjamin
Alec Shane Benjamin (born May 28, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. His 2018 breakthrough single "Let Me Down Slowly" reached the top 40 in over 25 countries and has amassed over 1 billion streams on Spotify as of April 2022. Benjamin primarily writes and sings songs in English, but has released versions of his songs "Older", "The Way You Felt", "Water Fountain", "Devil Doesn't Bargain", and “Shadow of Mine” in Mandarin Chinese Early life Benjamin was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, but lived on Long Island, New York during kindergarten and first grade. He has a sister, for whom he wrote his song "If We Have Each Other". Career Initially, Benjamin signed to Columbia Records while still enrolled at University of Southern California. However, Columbia Records ended their partnership weeks after he submitted his album. Despite this, he went on a self-funded tour in Europe to open for Marina Kaye in France and Lea in Germany. He promoted his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Hush!
Chris Sernel, also known as Oh, Hush!, is an American recording artist and Grammy-nominated producer. Early in his career, Sernel reveled in anonymity under the Oh, Hush! alias, not performing shows or giving interviews and relying heavily on word of mouth in contrast to usual music industry norms.Frost, Kayla"Oh, Hush!"AzTeen Magazine. Dec. 2007 Shortly after the release of the debut ''The Yellow Album'', Oh, Hush! was signed by Mike Caren of Artist Publishing Group. Oh, Hush! has composed music for commercials for companies such as Dunkin Donuts, Wal-Mart, & Nutella. Discography Studio albums * ''Oh, Hush! The Yellow Album'' (LP) * ''Oh, Hush! Don’t Judge A Record By Its Covers'' (EP) * ''Oh, Hush! Criminal'' (EP) * ''Oh, Hush! The Purple'' (EP) * ''Oh, Hush! Hush! The Herald Angels Sing'' (EP) * ''Oh, Hush! The White Christmas Album'' (EP) * ''Oh, Hush! Christmas Vacation'' (EP) Cuts Film placements * ''The LEGO Ninjago Movie'' (Warner Bros) * ''The LEGO Batman Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Frank E
Justin Franks, known professionally as DJ Frank E, is an American DJ and record producer from Denver, Colorado. Frank E started working closely with Adelio Lombardi, founder of Side 3 Entertainment and owner of Side 3 Studios in Denver, while working his way up in the Denver club circuit as a DJ/remixer and as a member of the Radiobums DJ crew. He began focusing all of his free time on becoming a producer. In 2007, DJ Frank E submitted a track via PMP Worldwide, and was discovered by Mike Caren of Artist Publishing Group and Atlantic Records, who signed him in early 2008. Since 2008, Frank E has produced songs for Flo Rida, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Lecrae, Charlie Puth, The Vamps, Lil Wayne, G-Eazy, Ed Sheeran, Madonna, Kanye West, Plies, The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Travie McCoy, Sean Kingston, Toni Braxton, B.o.B, Sevyn Streeter, Three 6 Mafia, Leona Lewis, The Lonely Island, Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SoFly And Nius
SoFly and Nius (stylized as soFLY and Nius) is a French music production and songwriting duo signed to Artist Publishing Group (APG). Members SoFly and Nius is made up of: *Raphaël Judrin (artist name SoFly), born in Paris in 1985 *Pierre-Antoine Melki (artist name Nius), born in Lyon in 1988 They regularly work with producer and songwriter Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu. Career Before joining each other, Nius had produced many tracks on M. Pokora's album '' Mise à jour'', while SoFly was working on the Blue Tape projects with the rapper Vicelow. In France, they worked with a great number of artists including Rohff, AKH, Soprano, M. Pokora, Amel Bent, Shy'm and with the music collective Mafia K-1 Fry. Moving to the United States, they also produced for a number of American artists including Cory Gunz ("A Little Taste"), rapper Tony Yayo and T. Mills. Very notably, they produced Justin Bieber's "Take You" from the album ''Believe'' and five tracks in Flo Rida's album '' Wild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breyan Isaac
Breyan Isaac (born May 24, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist based in Daytona Beach, Florida. He has written, produced, and performed on songs by a number of artists including, David Guetta, Flo Rida, Pitbull, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Charlie Puth, G-Eazy, Waka Flocka Flame, Lecrae, and others. Isaac has also received five consecutive awards for songwriting from BMI between 2013 and 2017, and was ranked the 76th best songwriter and producer in the world in 2015 by SS100. In 2018, he won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for his work on Damian Marley's ''Stony Hill''. He has publishing deals with Mike Caren's Artist Publishing Group and BMG and is managed by SAL&CO. He also runs a production company with Dre Marshall. Early life Isaac was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, he relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida after his father found a better job there. In his youth, Isaac was a worship leader in church. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Allen (songwriter)
Amy Rose Allen is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. She is primarily known as a songwriter for artists such as Rosé, Harry Styles, Halsey, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, and Pink Sweat$. She was nominated for the first ever Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on releases by King Princess, Alexander 23, Lizzo, Harry Styles, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter. Early life and education Amy Allen grew up in Windham, Maine with her parents and two sisters. While in elementary school, Allen played bass in her sister's band Jerks of Grass, and as a teenager, she played folk and bluegrass music at bars and pubs. Allen attended Boston College and later graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. While at Berklee, Allen was taught by singer and producer Kara DioGuardi. Career In 2015, Allen was featured in Teen Vogue, after releasing two solo EPs. Allen began her career by working on a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Martin (singer)
Samuel Denison Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American Grammy Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His song "Want to Want Me" (released by Jason Derulo) holds the record for the most adds in the American contemporary hit radio history. Following signing to Artist Publishing Group, Martin's first song he wrote for another artist became the song "Daylight" by Maroon 5, which peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' charts. His writing on the album ''Fly Rasta'', released by Ziggy Marley, led it to becoming a number-one reggae album as well as a receiving a Grammy Award. He rose to the public eye in 2014 for not only writing but being a featured artist on David Guetta's number-one singles "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous". His work extends to projects with One Direction, Nick Jonas, Zedd, Flo Rida, Prince Royce, The Chainsmokers, Pitbull, Jon Bellion, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Julia Michaels, Armin van Buuren and G-Eazy. Sam Martin also has a side pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Love
Madison Emiko Love is an American singer and songwriter. She is signed to Artist Publishing Group. Early life Madison Emiko Love was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Roger Love, is a vocal coach. Love moved to New York and started her career writing songs while attending the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she later graduated. In 2014, Love was featured in the '' Teen Vogue'' series, Bryanboy Goes to College. Career Writing credits Love co-wrote the 2016 song " Bad Things" by Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello, while she was a student at New York University (NYU). Love also co-wrote the 2017 song "Him & I", by G-Eazy and Halsey. "Him & I" peaked at number one on the '' Billboard'' Pop Songs Airplay Chart in 2018. Love's first executive produced song was Ava Max's 2018 song " Sweet but Psycho", the latter artist coincidentally collaborated with Love during their time in college and were al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taz Taylor (record Producer)
Danny Lee Snodgrass Jr. (born October 20, 1992), professionally known as Taz Taylor, is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive, as well as the founder of the Internet Money collective and record label. He is solely signed to Warner Chappell Music, Artist Publishing Group and Atlantic Records on the publishing side, while currently signed as Internet Money Records with Ten Thousand Projects and Virgin Music on the label side. He formerly signed a record deal with Alamo Records and Interscope Records. Early life Danny Lee Snodgrass Jr. was born on October 20, 1992, in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was also raised. His father, the drummer for a local band, brought him to band practice where he began learning the drums, and guitar. Taylor lost interest in playing instruments as he grew up and dropped out of school in 7th grade. At the age of 17, his mother was diagnosed with cancer, and Taylor looked for a new way of earning income. After a brief stint as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Nasty
Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (born May 7, 1997), known professionally as Rico Nasty, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Maryland. She rose to prominence in 2018 with singles such as "Smack a Bitch" and "Poppin". While in high school, Rico Nasty began self-releasing content in 2014 and had released five solo mixtapes by late 2017. She gained a local, underground following with SoundCloud singles such as "iCarly" and "Hey Arnold". After gaining wider recognition in 2018, she signed to Atlantic Records where she released her sixth mixtape, '' Nasty'' (2018). This was followed by the collaborative mixtape ''Anger Management'' (2019) with long time associate Kenny Beats. Rico Nasty's debut studio album, '' Nightmare Vacation'', was released in December 2020. Rico's seventh mixtape, ''Las Ruinas'', was released on July 22, 2022. Early life Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly was born an only child to a Puerto Rican mother and African-American father, also a rapper, who introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
