Takeover Entertainment
British entertainment company
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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.[1] The company was founded in 2006 and was run by Kwasi Danquah III (known by his pseudonym Tinchy Stryder), Archie Lamb and Jack Foster.[2] It specialized in producing R&B, hip hop and electronic music. It was dissolved in October 2013[3]
Private limited company
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| Company type | Private ownership, Private limited company |
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| 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 |
| Defunct | 22 October 2013  |
| Fate | Dissolved 2013 |
| Headquarters | 64 New Cavendish Street London United Kingdom W1G 8TB |
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) |
| Products | Entertainment |
| Divisions | Star in the Hood |
| Subsidiaries | Takeover/Cloud 9 Takeover Roc Nation |
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
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]
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]
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]
People
| Act | Year signed | Role | Reference |
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| Agent X | 2012 | Audio engineer, DJ, mixing or mastering engineer, producer, songwriter | [5] |
| Ayak Thiik | 2010 | Songwriter | [6] |
| Dappy | 2011-2012 | Signed artist | [7] |
| David Dawood | 2010 | Audio engineer, DJ, producer, songwriter | [8] |
| Dot Rotten | 2011 | Managed artist | [9] |
| Dirty Danger | 2011 | Audio engineer, producer | [10] |
| Jodie Connor | 2010 | Signed artist, songwriter | [11] |
| Giggs | 2010 | Managed artist | [11] |
| Nathan Retro | 2010 | DJ, mixing or mastering engineer, producer, songwriter | [12] |
| Ria Ritchie | 2011 | Signed artist | [13] |
| Ruff Sqwad | 2011 | Signed artist | [10] |
| DJ Sir Spyro | 2011 | DJ | [14] |
| Prince Rapid | 2011 | Mixing or mastering engineer, producer | [10] |
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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Studio album(s)
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