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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.[1] It specialized in producing R&B, hip hop and electronic music. It was dissolved in October 2013[2] 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".

History

The company was formed on Thursday 9 February 2006 by Archie Lamb and Jack Foster.[3] Then part-time promoters, the duo put on nightclubs in the United Kingdom that featured artists including Roll Deep and Lethal Bizzle.[3] 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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[4]

People

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)

2012 Studio album single(s)

Studio album(s)

External links

References

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  2. TAKEOVER ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House) retrieved 2018-07-21^
  3. Tinchy team signs EMI joint venture deal Music Week, 27 April 2009, retrieved 24 July 2011^
  4. Jay-Z and Tinchy Stryder team up on Takeover Roc Nation BBC News, 9 June 2010, retrieved 24 July 2011^
  5. Agent X - Biography retrieved 14 March 2012^
  6. Future 50 Company-Jack foster EDP24, retrieved 29 August 2011^
  7. 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^
  8. NiceTalent-DJ-Roster-Dawood NiceTalent.co.uk, retrieved 29 August 2011^
  9. Introducing Dot Rotten IhouseU.com, 14 April 2011, retrieved 29 August 2011^
  10. Dirty Danger & Rapid - Collaborations-Streetwear Boxfresh, retrieved 29 August 2011^
  11. Jodie Connor (No 925) The Guardian, 7 December 2010, retrieved 24 July 2011^
  12. Nike Air Max Lunar Zero Gravity with Mario Balotelli Background Music Lunar Riddim by MNEK and Nathan Retro Zimbio, retrieved 29 August 2011^
  13. Sophie Little. Plan B and Jay-Z label backing for Ria Ritchie BBC News, 26 August 2010, retrieved 29 August 2011^
  14. Sir Spyro - July 2011 Mix pitchcontrollers.blogspot.com, 7 July 2011, retrieved 12 October 2011^
  15. Dappy wants Rihanna, Adele for next single 'Dare To Dream' DigitalSpy.co.uk, 29 February 2012, retrieved 2012-02-29^