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. 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".
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 ActYear signedRole ReferenceAgent X2012Audio engineer, DJ, mixing or mastering engineer, producer, songwriter Ayak Thiik2010Songwriter Dappy2011-2012 Signed artistDavid Dawood2010 Audio engineer, DJ, producer, songwriter Dot Rotten2011 Managed artistDirty Danger2011 Audio engineer, producer Jodie Connor2010Signed artist, songwriterGiggs2010Managed artistNathan Retro2010DJ, mixing or mastering engineer, producer, songwriter Ria Ritchie2011 Signed artistRuff Sqwad2011 Signed artistDJ Sir Spyro2011DJ Prince Rapid2011Mixing or mastering engineer, producer
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) InformationJodie Connor - "Now or Never" Released: Thursday 13 January 2011 Album: TBA UK Singles Chart position: 14Tinchy Stryder - "Let It Rain" Released: Thursday 27 January 2011 Album: Third Strike UK Singles Chart position: 14Jodie Connor - "Bring It" Released: Sunday 20 February 2011 Album: TBA UK Singles Chart position: 37Tinchy Stryder - "Spaceship" Released: Sunday 12 June 2011 Album: Full Tank UK Singles Chart position: 5Dappy - "No Regrets" Released: Sunday 18 September 2011 Album: Bad Intentions UK Singles Chart position: 1Tinchy Stryder - "Off The Record" Released: Sunday 6 November 2011 Album: Full Tank UK Singles Chart position: 24
2012 Studio album single(s) InformationDappy - "Rockstar" Released: Sunday 26 February 2012 Album: Bad Intentions UK Singles Chart position: 2Tinchy Stryder - "Bright Lights" Released: Friday 2 March 2012 Album: Full Tank UK Singles Chart position: 7Jodie Connor - "Take You There" Released: Sunday 29 July 2012 Album: TBADappy - "Come with Me" Released: Sunday 12 August 2012 Album: Bad IntentionsDappy - "Good Intentions" Released: Sunday 16 September 2012 – Sunday 7 October 2012 Album: Bad Intentions Record chart position: 12Tinchy Stryder - "Help Me" Released: Sunday 30 September 2012 Album: Full Tank Record chart position: TBR
Studio album(s) InformationDappy - "Bad Intentions" Released: Monday 22 October 2012 Album: Bad Intentions
References
External links Contact page — Takeover Entertainment Limited — Contact page Tinchy Stryder: Rapping with the Lib Dems collected news and commentary at The Guardian