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Heard Well
Heard Well is an American music label founded in 2015 by Connor Franta, Andrew Graham and Jeremy Wineberg. The label focuses exclusively on producing compilation albums featuring undiscovered artists as curated by digital influencers and celebrities. Overview Heard Well works with social influencers and celebrities to curate compilation albums of their favorite music. After licensing the music, the label, in tandem with the influencer, bring it to market both digital and physical form. The label is the first music company powered by social tastemakers and their communities. History In November 2014 YouTube personality Connor Franta created and released a compilation album titled ''Crown'', which went on to become one of the top 20 best-selling pop albums of 2014 on iTunes. Subsequently, Franta released a second compilation album several months later. By July 2015 Franta formalized the project by founding Heard Well as a music label with Jeremy Wineberg, owner of the music distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor Franta
Connor Joel Franta (born September 12, 1992) is an American YouTuber, author, artist, and businessman. , his eponymous main channel on YouTube has over 4.91 million subscribers. Franta was formerly a member of YouTube group ''Our Second Life'' (stylized ''Our2ndLife'' and ''O2L'') under the Fullscreen Network, but is now an independent member of the Big Frame network, managed by Andrew Graham. Franta has recently become involved in various entrepreneurial enterprises, including a clothing line, music curation, as well as a coffee and lifestyle brand named Common Culture. His debut book, a memoir titled '' A Work in Progress'', was released on April 21, 2015. In July 2015, details of Heard Well, a record label Franta co-founded, were announced. Early life and education Connor Joel Franta was born in Wisconsin, the third of four children born to Peter and Cheryl Franta, a physician and homemaker, respectively. He was raised in La Crescent, Minnesota, in a Roman Catholic upbringi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabby Douglas
Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, dubbed the "Fierce Five" and the Final Five (gymnastics), "Final Five" by the media, respectively. She was also a member of the gold-winning American teams at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2011 and the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2015 World Championships. Douglas is the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion, and the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She was also the 2016 AT&T American Cup all-around champion. As a public figure, Douglas' gymnastics succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Independent Record Labels
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Record Labels
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Kostek
Camille Veronica Kostek (born February 19, 1992) is an American model, television host, and actress. She gained recognition for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, and achieved further prominence after landing a cover of the magazine's 2019 edition. Since 2021, Kostek is the Correspondent, on-field host of the game show Wipeout (2021 game show), ''Wipeout'' on TBS (American TV channel), TBS, and since 2022 hosts NBC’s ''Dancing with Myself (TV series), Dancing With Myself''. She has also appeared in the film ''Free Guy'' (2021). Early life and education Kostek was born in Killingworth, Connecticut, Killingworth, Connecticut on February 19, 1992, to Alan Kostek, a general contractor, and Christina (née Decosta), a gym manager. She is the eldest of four siblings, and is of Polish Americans, Polish, Irish Americans, Irish and Jamaican Americans, Jamaican descent. She started taking ballet lessons when she was three y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie LeBlanc (entertainer)
Julianna Grace LeBlanc (), known professionally as both Annie LeBlanc and Jules LeBlanc, is an American YouTuber, actress, singer, and former gymnast. In December 2018, ''Business Insider'' called her one of the "most famous teens in the world." She appeared on the YouTube channel Bratayley from the age of four and has since gained an extensive online following of her own. LeBlanc was on the YouTube Red series ''We Are Savvy'' before going on to work with the Brat network, starring as Rhyme McAdams in '' Chicken Girls'' and its spinoff films and the titular character of ''A Girl Named Jo''. On television, she played Lex in the Nickelodeon buddy comedy series ''Side Hustle''. Early life She has two siblings: a younger sister Hayley, and an older brother Caleb, who died in 2015 from a heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, at the age of 13. LeBlanc started taking gymnastics classes when she was two years old, and her family started posting videos of her online when sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dolan Twins
Ethan and Grayson Dolan (born December 16, 1999), collectively known as the Dolan Twins, are an American comedy duo who rose to prominence in May 2013 on the video sharing application Vine. Early life and career The twins are from the Long Valley region of Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey. Since their beginnings, the duo has accumulated over 6.4 million followers on Vine and 11 million subscribers on YouTube, and embarked on a world tour titled the "4OU" Tour in 2016. The duo was also involved in a Twitter ad campaign for the social network's new stickers feature. At the 2016 Teen Choice Awards, the duo won the awards for Choice Web Star: Male and Choice YouTuber. On March 27, 2018, the two announced a hiatus from YouTube through a video on their channel entitled ''Bye For Now.'' In the video, they stated that they wanted to re-evaluate themselves creatively and focus on their lives outside of the platform. They later announced their return on May 1, 2018. In J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Russett
Andrea Rose Russett (born June 27, 1995) is an Internet personality active on Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube. In 2020 Russett released her first music, making her a published singer-songwriter. Early life Russett was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Mark (William) and Jacqui Russett, who are both graphic designers. She has one sister (Nethu), Anna, and one brother, Anthony. She attended Bishop Dwenger, a private Catholic high school, until her junior year, when she moved to California and began attending an online school. However, she left the program during her final year, saying "everybody learns differently and I don't learn by reading and writing a report. I need to be doing something to learn." Career In 2009 during her early teens, Russett began broadcasting on YouTube when she created a music video entry for a contest to meet Justin Bieber. Although her entry didn't win, it went viral and launched her career. In 2012 she started her first job, working as a nighttim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Braungardt
Tanner may refer to: * Tanner (occupation), the tanning of leather and hides People * Tanner (given name), * Tanner (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *The Tanner Sisters, also referred to as "The Harbingers of Weirdness" * Simon the Tanner (New Testament), a Jaffa resident where Saint Peter stayed, as told in the New Testament * Simon the Tanner (10th century), a Coptic Orthodox saint * Theodotus the Tanner (fl. late 2nd century), an early Christian writer from Byzantium Places Populated places ;In the United States * Tanner, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Washington, a census-designated place * Tanner, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Tanner Township, Kidder County, North Dakota, a civil township ;Elsewhere * Tanner's Settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Quintal
Anthony Michael Quintal (born May 24, 1999), better known as Lohanthony, is an American former YouTuber and social media star. He started making YouTube videos at age 10 and found success after his video "Calling All the Basic Bitches" went viral in 2012. By 2015, he reached one and a half million subscribers on YouTube, where he became popular for his sassy demeanor and for being openly queer. Outside of YouTube, he had a number of other ventures. He starred in the 2016 film ''Miss Stevens'' as Sam and hosted the MTV series ''Teen Wolf After, After Show'' (2014) and the AwesomenessTV web series ''Lohanthony & Rickeys Guide to Dating'' (2016). His compilation album on Heard Well, ''Landscapes: A Music Compilation by Lohanthony'', debuted in the top five of the '' Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart. He was nominated for two Teen Choice Awards over the course of his career. Life and career Anthony Michael Quintal was born on May 24, 1999, in Melrose, Massachusetts. Quintal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cassell
Thomas George Cassell (born 23 June 1993), known online as Syndicate, is an English YouTuber and Twitch streamer. Regarded as one of the earlier known gaming personalities, his videography consists of Let's Play videos on ''Call of Duty'' and ''Minecraft''. Born in Manchester, Cassell developed a passion for a career in the gaming industry, where he purchased gaming equipment using his money from McDonald's. On 3 September 2010, Cassell registered his gaming channel "TheSyndicateProject", where he eventually found success and a large online community. His online personality and growth in viewership was recognized by ''Call of Duty'' publisher Activision and multi-channel network (MCN) Machinima, where he signed to the network to monetize his content. Cassell's channel saw substantial growth, passing the one million subscriber milestone in June 2012, and was described by ''Eurogamer'' as "part of a phenomenon that the gaming industry has been slow to react to". Cassell reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RED Distribution
RED Music, stylized RED MUSIC, formerly RED Distribution, LLC (Relativity Entertainment Distribution) was a Sony-owned sales and marketing division that merged under The Orchard in 2017. RED previously handled releases for more than sixty independent record labels. History Founded in 1979 as mainly a hard rock music distributor called Important Record Distributors, which originally distributed Metallica's first two LPs in the US, it became RED Distribution in the 1990s. In October 1999, Sony Music Entertainment sold 80% of RED Distribution to Edel SE & Co. KGaA. In March 2016, Sony announced the acquisition of Essential Music and Marketing. As part of this deal, a new company was launched, Red Essential, which is based at the Cooking Vinyl Group’s West London offices. The company is now located in Farringdon. This division had very little correlation to RED in the United States besides its name. Acquisition On June 1, 2017, Sony Music announced that it would merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
