Roster includes four-time GRAMMY and
Academy Award winning mega star Will
Smith, GRAMMY winning multi-platinum producer Camper, GRAMMY
winning RIAA certified diamond producer 30Roc, Leaf,
Underachievers, Isaia Huron, and
more
NEW
YORK, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Influence
Media, a leading music rights and entertainment company is
proud to announce their independent front line label SLANG
led by celebrated industry maverick and Partner & Founding
Advisor at Influence Media Partners, Rene McLean. A culture and technology
forward music company, SLANG already boasts an impressive roster of
artists including four time GRAMMY and Academy Award winning
multi-hyphenate Will Smith,
GRAMMY winning and multi-platinum producer Camper, GRAMMY
winning and RIAA certified diamond producer 30 Roc, and
Leaf, Underachievers, Isaia Huron, and more.
"I'm proud to lead SLANG's efforts to partner with quality
artists and invest in their growth, regardless of genre or where
they are in their respective careers. In a quickly changing music
industry, SLANG artists will be surrounded by a team of like-minded
strategists who will stop at nothing to further their trajectory
and help them meet their goals. Our commitment to culture comes
first, and we consider our SLANG roster family." Rene McLean said of the new venture.
Recently McLean has led massive catalog acquisition deals for
Future, Tyler Johnson,
Tainy, and more in his role at Influence Media Partners.
Prior to joining Influence, he was instrumental in developing some
of music's most culturally revered artists including
Missy Elliot, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, and more. A
Billboard Magazine Power Player, McLean is notorious for his
impressive track record in various sectors of the music industry.
Under McLean's guidance, management clients Kelis,
LMFAO, and Cam'ron delivered the top commercially and
critically performing projects of their careers. A serial
entrepreneur, he founded RPM GRP which saw him working with
top talent, securing partnerships with Fortune 50 companies
including Pepsi, LVMH, Apple Music, among
others, and establishing the highly influential Mixshow Power
Summit conference which ran for 10 years.
Out of the gate, SLANG's exciting roster includes four time
GRAMMY and Academy Award winning mega star Will Smith, who is one of the few black
entertainers to be nominated for all four major entertainment
awards in the United States. Smith
is joined by established roster-mate and multi-platinum producer
Camper, who is known for his chart topping hits with artists
like Jay-Z, Drake, Mary J Blige, Nicki Minaj, H.E.R,
and more. SLANG also boasts GRAMMY winning producer and Variety
Magazine hitmaker 30 Roc, the mastermind behind Roddy
Rich's RIAA certified diamond hit 'The Box', four time Platinum
certified 'Rake It Up'' by Yo
Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Kanye
West, Cardi B and various other multi-platinum hits with
other rap heavyweights.
McLean's proven track record for identifying and nurturing
talent sees SLANG partnering with developing artists rapper/singer
Leaf, Flatbush rap-duo The Underachievers,
Atlanta based rapper/storyteller
Truththebull, emerging artist, songwriter, and producer
Isaia Huron, underground
Atlanta rapper RY XP, and
more.
Find more information on SLANG on Instagram, Facebook, and
Tik Tok.
About Influencer Media Partners: Influence Media is
a music and entertainment company whose mission is to transform the
music space by partnering with artists, songwriters, and creative
executives to steward legacy works and build future brand value.
Backed by BlackRock and Warner Music Group, and headquartered in
New York, Influence's latest fund
has secured over 30 investments across music rights with GRAMMY®
winning and GRAMMY® nominated artists including platinum recording
artist Future, Diamond-certified recording artist and songwriter
Enrique Iglesias, country superstar
Blake Shelton, songwriter-producer
Tyler Johnson, Puerto Rican
songwriter-producer Tainy, singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez, singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, and more. Influence aims to
disrupt the current ecosystem by creating fair, artist-first
offerings around music rights and beyond.
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