New Wave Productions
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Music & Entertainment |
| Genre | Various |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Walid Al Massih (Founder) Karim Noujaim (Partner) Hassan Fallouji (Partner) |
| Products | Music & Entertainment |
| Website | www.nwproductions.net |
New Wave Productions (Arabic: نيو وايف بروداكشنز) is a Lebanon-based pan-arab recorded music company, production company and artist management company formed in 2007 by Lebanese musician and producer Walid Al Massih.
History
The company, which eventually evolved into New Wave Productions, was founded in 2007 as MGN Studios by Walid Al Massih and two partners through a joint venture. At the time, the company was based in a simple home studio that catered to miniature music productions.
In 2008, one of the partners decided to leave the company, and the company was officially renamed as New Wave Productions. After many other problems with the third partner, Walid Al Massih was left to run the company alone. The company, now run wholly by Walid Al Massih, was expanded to enter the mainstream Middle Eastern market through the creation of the company's first proper hit in Ragheb Alama's hit song "Yighib". Walid Al Massih would go on to use his nightlife connections to produce music for some of the most well known artists in the region, such as Maya Nehme and Myriam Atallah from Star Academy. Now working with the number one Mastering Engineer in the region Tony Haddad, the company established itself as a competitive production house in the region.
In 2009, the company entered the English music market with projects for local Metal band Blaakyum, local Pop artist Belime, and iraqi international group UTN1. By 2010, the company had created a visible fanbase and a powerful financial backing and the company expanded into Video production.
In May 2010, two former partners rejoined the company in Mixing & Recording engineer Karim Noujaim, who's a certified sound engineer that studied in the United States, who brings the American mentality of mixing into the Middle Eastern market. The second partner is singer-songwriter/producer Hassan Fallouji from Iraqi band UTN1. New Wave Productions would then establish 3 studios in the country with plans for more.
Main divisions
The following are the main operating divisions of New Wave Productions.
- Arabic Division (Includes composers Talal Kontar, Adel Iraqi and others)
- English Division (Headed by singer-songwriter Charbel Ghanime)
- Video Division (Headed by director Jimmy Keyrouz)
Additional labels under each division are currently operational.
List of artists produced by New Wave Productions
- Ragheb Alama
- UTN1
- Rayan
- Maya Nehme
- Myriam Atallah
- BELIME
- Houmam
- Michel Abboud
- Bilal Al Rayess
- Jean Sakr
- Moudy
- Ahmad Shoq
- CJ Sary
- DJ Alan
