Phonogenic Records is a record label currently under the RCA Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The label was originally conceived under BMG UK & Ireland. Acts currently signed to the label include: Natasha Bedingfield, Ross Copperman and The Script. Josh Krajcik, who came in second place on "The X Factor" U.S. in 2011, also signed a deal with Phonogenic Records.
History
editPhonogenic was set up in 2003 by Paul Lisberg, who worked in the A&R department of EMI Music Publishing, Tops Henderson, with a background in management; and two songwriters, Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner.[1][2] For their first artist, they signed the then-21 year old Natasha Bedingfield.[3] In 2005, The Script signed on to the label.[4] Ross Copperman also joined the label during the early 2000s.[5]
In 2011, they entered into a five-year joint venture agreement with Sony Music Entertainment. As part of the deal the Phonogenic management team assumed responsibility for Sony Music UK's Epic label.[1] Josh Krajcik, who came in second place on "The X Factor" U.S. in 2011, also signed a deal with Phonogenic Records, as they gave him creative freedom.[6] In 2017, Bedingfield left the label to join Linda Perry and Kerry Brown's We Are Hear label.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Phonogenic Management Team To Run Epic in the UK". recordoftheday.com. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Interview with PAUL LISBERG, A&R; at Phonogenic for Natasha Bedingfield (UK No.1) – Sep 20, 2004". hitquarters.com. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Ahlgrim, Callie (11 June 2021). "Natasha Bedingfield tells the real rainy story behind that iconic 'Unwritten' line". Business Insider Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Bilyak, Nicole (21 April 2023). "In memoriam: The Script's Mark Sheehan". In memoriam: The Script’s Mark Sheehan – The Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Crone, Madeline (14 April 2021). "After Writing 30 No.1 Hits for Others, Ross Copperman Rediscovers His Own Voice with New Solo EP 'Somewhere There's a Light On'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Joy, Kevin (8 June 2012). "'X Factor' runner-up keeps his identity". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Rowley, Glenn (3 September 2019). "Natasha Bedingfield is Not Here to 'Just Be Pretty and Sing' on First New Album in Nine Years". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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