Takeover Entertainment
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Private ownership, Private limited company | |
| Industry | Music industry & Fashion |
| Genre | Hip hop, alternative hip hop, alternative rock, R&B, soul, neo soul, electronic, post-dubstep, dubstep, grime |
| Founded | 9 February 2006 |
| Founder | Archie Lamb & Jack Foster |
| Headquarters |
64 New Cavendish Street London United Kingdom W1G 8TB |
Area served |
Asia United Kingdom European Union United States |
Key people |
Kwasi Danquah III (Chairman and A&R executive) Archie Lamb (President and CEO) Jack Foster (Vice President, COO and CFO) |
| Products | Entertainment |
| Total assets |
 £45.7 million (FY 2010) €50.8 million (FY 2010) US$73.8 million (FY 2010) |
| Owner | Takeover Group |
Number of employees | 16 |
| Divisions | Star in the Hood |
| Subsidiaries |
Takeover/Cloud 9 Takeover Roc Nation |
Takeover Entertainment is a British entertainment company. The organization operates an independent record label, talent agency, a music production company, as well as its own music publishing house.[1] The company was founded in 2006 and is run by Kwasi Danquah III (known by his pseudonym Tinchy Stryder), Archie Lamb and Jack Foster.[2][3] It specializes in producing R&B, hip hop and electronic music.
The first person to be signed to Takeover Entertainment was English rapper and entrepreneur Tinchy Stryder. Success followed by Stryder becoming the biggest selling UK male artist of 2009 with his second studio album, Catch 22, which spawned hits, including "Take Me Back", and #1's "Never Leave You", and the N-Dubz collaboration "Number 1".[4]
History
2006-2008: Formation
The company was formed on Thursday 9 February 2006 by Archie Lamb and Jack Foster.[4] Then part-time promoters, the duo put on nightclubs in the United Kingdom that featured artists including Roll Deep and Lethal Bizzle.[4] Upon meeting Danquah in 2006 they branched out into management, and signed him to a record deal. The Star in the Hood clothing company was founded in the same year.[4]
2008-2010: Takeover/Cloud 9
In 2008 Takeover Entertainment, signed a joint venture with EMI Music Publishing to create the global music publishing company Takeover/Cloud 9, and enabled Takeover Entertainment to sign artists and songwriters and develop the signed artists and songwriters in partnership with EMI.[4]
2010 – present: Takeover Roc Nation
In 2010 Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Roc Nation signed a joint venture deal with Takeover Entertainment to create a European record label and entertainment company.[1] The new company was named Takeover Roc Nation.[1] Takeover Roc Nation is currently based in the United Kingdom, and distributes its record releases through Sony Music and partners with Live Nation for all other aspects of the business.[1]
Takeover Roster
Signed artists
| Act | Year signed | Takeover Albums | Takeover Roc Nation Albums | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dappy | 2011-2012 | 1 | — | [5] |
| Jodie Connor | 2010 | 1 | — | [6] |
| Ria Ritchie | 2011 | — | — | [7] |
| Ruff Sqwad | 2011 | 1 | — | [8] |
Songwriters
| Act | Year signed | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Agent X | 2012 | [10] |
| Ayak Thiik | 2010 | [11] |
| David Dawood | 2010 | [12] |
| Jodie Connor | 2010 | [6] |
| Nathan Retro | 2010 | [13] |
Producers
| Act | Year signed | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Agent X | 2012 | [10] |
| David Dawood | 2010 | [12] |
| Dirty Danger | 2011 | [8] |
| Nathan Retro | 2010 | [13] |
| Prince Rapid | 2011 | [8] |
DJ/Computer DJs
| Act | Year signed | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Agent X | 2012 | [10] |
| David Dawood | 2010 | [12] |
| DJ Sir Spyro | 2011 | [14] |
| Nathan Retro | 2010 | [13] |
Mixing/Mastering engineers
| Act | Year signed | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Agent X | 2012 | [10] |
| Nathan Retro | 2010 | [13] |
| Prince Rapid | 2011 | [8] |
Takeover Concerts and Tours
- Rollercoaster Tour, November 2011 (United Kingdom)
- The Rockstar Tour, December 2011 (United Kingdom)
- Bad Intentions Tour, 2012
Discography
2011 Studio album single(s)
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2012 Studio album single(s)
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Upcoming studio album(s)
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "Jay-Z and Tinchy Stryder team up on Takeover Roc Nation". BBC News. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "How I went from MP to king of grime (thanks to my dropout son and a £10,000 debt)". Daily Mail. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "The star in the well-pressed hood". BBC News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Tinchy team signs EMI joint venture deal". Music Week. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "N-Dubz part ways with Def Jam Recordings: "we were never going to co-operate with them"". soulculture.co.uk. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Jodie Connor (No 925)". The Guardian. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ Little, Sophie (26 August 2010). "Plan B and Jay-Z label backing for Ria Ritchie". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dirty Danger & Rapid - Collaborations-Streetwear". Boxfresh. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Introducing Dot Rotten". IhouseU.com. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Agent X - Biography". Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Future 50 Company-Jack foster". EDP24. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "NiceTalent-DJ-Roster-Dawood". NiceTalent.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nike Air Max Lunar Zero Gravity with Mario Balotelli Background Music Lunar Riddim by MNEK and Nathan Retro". Zimbio.
- ↑ "Sir Spyro - July 2011 Mix". pitchcontrollers.blogspot.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "Dappy wants Rihanna, Adele for next single 'Dare To Dream'". DigitalSpy.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
External links
- Contact page — Takeover Entertainment Limited — Contact page
- Tinchy Stryder: Rapping with the Lib Dems collected news and commentary at The Guardian