300 Entertainment
| 300 Entertainment | |
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| Founded | 2012 |
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| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Atlantic Records |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Official website | 300ent.com |
300 Entertainment is an American independent record label[1] founded by Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold, Kevin Liles and Todd Moscowitz. The label is distributed by Atlantic Records.[2] The label currently includes Fetty Wap, Young Thug, Rich the Kid, Famous Dex, Alex Winston, Migos, Conrad Sewell, Highly Suspect, Meg Mac, Coheed and Cambria, ASTR, Tate Kobang and Mainland.[3]
Contents
Company history
Membership
Cohen resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Warner Music Group’s recorded music operation to start 300 with Todd Moscowitz, ex-Warner Bros president, and Kevin Liles, ex-EVP Warner Music.[citation needed] All three had also worked together at Def Jam, which Cohen ran in the '80s and '90s.[citation needed]
It was announced on March 26, 2014, that singer Eric Bellinger signed to 300 Entertainment.[4] In April 2014, Atlantic Records A&R DJ Drama stated that Atlanta rapper Young Thug was signed to 300 Entertainment,[5][6] In June 2014, it was revealed that Atlanta hip hop group Migos were also signed to the label.[7] In early 2014, Lyor Cohen quietly signed Conrad Sewell after he knew that Sewell was passed on by most of the major labels. The day after signing with 300, the Australian singer received offers from virtually every label that passed on him for in some cases "Well over $1 million."[8]
Partnerships
Funding
The company is getting backing from a wide range of investors; Google (which has put in around $5 million),[citation needed] investment firm Columbus Nova, Israeli-American hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman’s Toms Capital, former Warner Music digital chief Alex Zubillaga, Kemado Records' co-founder Andres Santo Domingo and several other investors.[citation needed] The investment agreements were pulled together by media investment banker Aryeh Bourkoff and Ori Winitze] of LionTree.[9]
In February 2014, 300 signed a deal to partner with Twitter that will allow 300 full access to the company’s data—including information unavailable to the public, such as tags that reveal the location from which a tweet was sent, in order to discover artists at an early stage and help develop them.[10]
Artists
| Artist | Year signed | Releases under 300 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Winston | 2014 | The Day I Died EP (2015) |
| Conrad Sewell | 2014 | All I Know (EP) (2016) |
| Panama | 2014 | Always (2014) [11] |
| Jacquie Lee[12] | 2014 | 0 |
| Raz Simone[13] | 2014 | 0 |
| Eric Bellinger | 2014 | 0 |
| ASTR[14] | 2014 | Varsity[15] |
| Young Thug | 2014 | Hy!£UN35 (2016) [16] |
| Migos | 2014 | Rich Nigga Timeline |
| Rich The Kid | 2014 | 0 |
| Fetty Wap[17] | 2014 | Fetty Wap (2015) |
| Highly Suspect | 2014 | Mister Asylum (2015) |
| Tate Kobang[18] | 2015 | 0 |
| T-Wayne | 2015 | 0 |
| Mainland[19] | 2015 | 0 |
| DP[20] | 2015 | Designer Casket |
| Coheed and Cambria | 2015 | The Color Before the Sun |
| Famous Dex |
References
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- ↑ http://300ent.com/#artists
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5944873/lyor-cohens-300-entertainment-signs-eric-bellinger-exclusive
- ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2014/04/young-thug-300-atlantic-lyor-cohen-dj-drama-breakfast-club-interview
- ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/06/young-thug-signed-lyor-cohens-300/
- ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29330/title.young-thug-migos-sign-with-lyor-cohen-kevin-liles-todd-moscowitz-s-300-label-
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- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6092248/jacquie-lee-signs-lyor-cohen-300-record-deal-voice-atlantic-records
- ↑ Raz Simone first rapper signed to 300, http://www.forbes.com
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5876777/neon-gold-signs-label-deal-with-atlantic-records-releasing
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- ↑ Leonard, Devin The Guy Who Signed Slick Rick and Jay Z Is Still Killing It Bloomberg. October 27, 2015
- ↑ http://www.thefader.com/2015/08/17/tate-kobang-bank-rolls
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6784903/mainland-outcast-ep-300-entertainment-exclusive-premiere
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