Takeover Entertainment
Takeover Entertainment was a British entertainment company. The organization operated an independent record label, talent agency, a music production company, as well as its own music publishing house. The company was founded in 2006 and was run by Kwasi Danquah III (known by his pseudonym Tinchy Stryder), Archie Lamb and Jack Foster.
Takeover Entertainment
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- Name
- Takeover Entertainment Ltd.
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- London
- Activity
- music industry
- Products
- entertainment
- Dissolved
- 2013
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Takeover Entertainment was a British entertainment company. The organization operated an independent record label, talent agency, a music production company, as well as its own music publishing house. The company was founded in 2006 and was run by Kwasi Danquah III (known by his pseudonym Tinchy Stryder), Archie Lamb and Jack Foster.
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Overview
Overview
It specialized in producing R&B, hip hop and electronic music. It was dissolved in October 2013 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".
It is associated with United Kingdom. The record gives 2006 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 2013. Its recorded seat is London. The recorded field of activity is music industry. Recorded products are entertainment.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Takeover Entertainment Ltd. • Type — Private ownership, Private limited company • Founded — 9 February 2006 • Founder — Archie Lamb & Jack Foster • Hq Location — 64 New Cavendish Street London United Kingdom W1G 8TB • Genre — Hip hop, alternative hip hop, alternative rock, R&B, soul, neo soul, electronic, post-dubstep, dubstep, grime • Fate — Dissolved 2013 • Area Served — United Kingdom • Key People — Kwasi Danquah III (Chairman and A&R executive) Archie Lamb (President and CEO) Jack Foster (Vice President, COO and CFO) • Industry — Music industry & Fashion • Products — Entertainment • Divisions — Star in the Hood • Subsidiaries — Takeover/Cloud 9 Takeover Roc Nation
History
History
The company was formed on Thursday 9 February 2006 by Archie Lamb and Jack Foster. Then part-time promoters, the duo put on nightclubs in the United Kingdom that featured artists including Roll Deep and Lethal Bizzle. 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. 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. 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. The new company was named Takeover Roc Nation. 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.
People
People
• Act||Year signed||Role ||Reference • Agent X — 2012 — Audio engineer, DJ, mixing or mastering engineer, producer, songwriter • Ayak Thiik — 2010 — Songwriter • Dappy — 2011-2012 — Signed artist • David Dawood — 2010 — Audio engineer, DJ, producer, songwriter • Dot Rotten — 2011 — Managed artist • Dirty Danger — 2011 — Audio engineer, producer • Jodie Connor — 2010 — Signed artist, songwriter • Giggs — 2010 — Managed artist • Nathan Retro — 2010 — DJ, mixing or mastering engineer, producer, songwriter • Ria Ritchie — 2011 — Signed artist • Ruff Sqwad — 2011 — Signed artist • DJ Sir Spyro — 2011 — DJ • Prince Rapid — 2011 — Mixing or mastering engineer, producer
Concerts and tours
Concerts and tours
• Rollercoaster Tour, November 2011 (United Kingdom) • The Rockstar Tour, December 2011 (United Kingdom) • Bad Intentions Tour, 2012
2011 Studio album single(s)
2011 Studio album single(s)
• Information • Jodie Connor - "Now or Never" *Released: Thursday 13 January 2011 *Album: TBA *UK Singles Chart position: 14 • Tinchy Stryder - "Let It Rain" *Released: Thursday 27 January 2011 *Album: Third Strike *UK Singles Chart position: 14 • Jodie Connor - "Bring It" *Released: Sunday 20 February 2011 *Album: TBA *UK Singles Chart position: 37 • Tinchy Stryder - "Spaceship" *Released: Sunday 12 June 2011 *Album: Full Tank *UK Singles Chart position: 5 • Dappy - "No Regrets" *Released: Sunday 18 September 2011 *Album: Bad Intentions *UK Singles Chart position: 1 • Tinchy Stryder - "Off The Record" *Released: Sunday 6 November 2011 *Album: Full Tank *UK Singles Chart position: 24
2012 Studio album single(s)
2012 Studio album single(s)
• Information • Dappy - "Rockstar" *Released: Sunday 26 February 2012 *Album: Bad Intentions *UK Singles Chart position: 2 • Tinchy Stryder - "Bright Lights" *Released: Friday 2 March 2012 *Album: Full Tank *UK Singles Chart position: 7 • Jodie Connor - "Take You There" *Released: Sunday 29 July 2012 *Album: TBA • Dappy - "Come with Me" *Released: Sunday 12 August 2012 *Album: Bad Intentions • Dappy - "Good Intentions" *Released: Sunday 16 September 2012 – Sunday 7 October 2012 *Album: Bad Intentions *Record chart position: 12 • Tinchy Stryder - "Help Me" *Released: Sunday 30 September 2012 *Album: Full Tank *Record chart position: TBR
Studio album(s)
Studio album(s)
• Information • Dappy - "Bad Intentions" *Released: Monday 22 October 2012 *Album: Bad Intentions
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- 1.The star in the well-pressed hood. BBC News. 2 October 2009.
- 2.TAKEOVER ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House).
- 3.Music Week. Tinchy team signs EMI joint venture deal. 27 April 2009.
- 4.Jay-Z and Tinchy Stryder team up on Takeover Roc Nation. BBC News. 9 June 2010.
- 5.Agent X - Biography.
- 6.EDP24. Future 50 Company-Jack foster.
- 7.soulculture.co.uk. N-Dubz part ways with Def Jam Recordings: "we were never going to co-operate with them". 13 August 2011.
- 8.NiceTalent.co.uk. NiceTalent-DJ-Roster-Dawood.
- 9.IhouseU.com. Introducing Dot Rotten. 14 April 2011.
- 10.Boxfresh. Dirty Danger & Rapid - Collaborations-Streetwear.
- 11.Jodie Connor (No 925). The Guardian. 7 December 2010.
- 12.Zimbio. Nike Air Max Lunar Zero Gravity with Mario Balotelli Background Music Lunar Riddim by MNEK and Nathan Retro.
- 13.Little, Sophie. Plan B and Jay-Z label backing for Ria Ritchie. BBC News. 26 August 2010.
- 14.pitchcontrollers.blogspot.com. Sir Spyro - July 2011 Mix. 7 July 2011.
- 15.DigitalSpy.co.uk. Dappy wants Rihanna, Adele for next single 'Dare To Dream'. 29 February 2012.
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