Artbeatz

Artbeatz
Parent company Z Entertainment
Founded 2015
Distributor(s) RED Distribution
Genre Various
Country of origin United States
Location Los Angeles, United States
Official website http://www.zentertainmentla.com/

Artbeatz is an indie record label in Los Angeles, California, founded in a joint venture between veteran promotion manager Steve Zap's[1] Z Entertainment and songwriter, producer and artist manager Gino Barletta.[2] The label's current roster includes platinum-selling singer Daya.

History

Steve Zap and Gino Barletta met in November 2014, while working with one of Zap’s former clients. Their relationship began as manager and songwriter, with Zap shopping songs for Barletta to no large-scale success. Zap grew frustrated that Barletta "wasn't getting the opportunities that I felt he deserved, because the labels were so caught up in the "who's-who" politics of the music industry, dead set on only using A-list songwriters of the moment."

It was this lack of success that prompted Zap to offer Barletta a platform to build emerging artists alongside using his songwriting ability.[3]

Daya

In February 2015, Barletta wrote 'Hide Away' with multi-platinum songwriter Brett McLaughlin and Britten Newbill at a songwriting camp.[4] Barletta, who had been mentoring the young singer at Pittsburgh's Accelerando Music Conservatory where he regularly gave songwriting workshops,[5] had formally invited Daya to Paramount Studios in Los Angeles to work on some original material, and it was on this trip that the song was written.[6]

The following day Barletta played Zap the record, and he instantly recognised its potential, persuading Barletta not to pitch the song to a major label and instead release it as Daya's first single on an independent label.[7]

The track got its first piece of promotion from SiriusXM Hits 1's VP of music programming Kid Kelly, who played the track more than 1,200 in the first four months.[8] The song also received support online from a number of notable bloggers including Tyler Oakley[9] and Perez Hilton.[10] Daya went on to perform the song on NBC's Today,[11] The Late, Late Show with James Corden[12] and Radio Disney.[13]

"Hide Away" reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100,[14] and was certified Platinum in the United States on January 29, 2016.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Zap Launches Z-Entertainment Records". All Access. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Gino Barletta|Credits|AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. ↑ "How Daya Has Found Success With Her Debut Hit 'Hide Away'; Q&A With Artbeatz Founder Steve Zap | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  4. ↑ "How Daya Has Found Success With Her Debut Hit 'Hide Away'; Q&A With Artbeatz Founder Steve Zap | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Paradigm Talent Agency". www.paradigmagency.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Hide Away by Daya Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  7. ↑ "How Daya Has Found Success With Her Debut Hit 'Hide Away'; Q&A With Artbeatz Founder Steve Zap | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  8. ↑ "How Daya Has Found Success With Her Debut Hit 'Hide Away'; Q&A With Artbeatz Founder Steve Zap | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Oakley on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  10. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE! You Might Not Know About Daya Yet… But You're About To! Listen To Her Single Hide Away Now!". perezhilton.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  11. ↑ The Official Daya (2015-09-11), Daya Performing "Hide Away" on The Today Show, retrieved 2016-02-26
  12. ↑ The Official Daya (2015-12-15), Daya performs "Hide Away" on Late, Late Show with James Corden, retrieved 2016-02-26
  13. ↑ radiodisney (2015-09-03), Daya "Hide Away" (acoustic) | Radio Disney, retrieved 2016-02-26
  14. ↑ "Daya - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  15. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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