Roc Nation
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Parent company | Live Nation |
Founded | 2008 |
Founder | Jay-Z |
Distributor(s) | Sony Music Entertainment |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York City, New York |
Official website | RocNation.com |
Roc Nation is an American management, music publishing and entertainment company founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter.
History
In April 2008, Live Nation – one of the largest producers of live concert tickets in the world, selling over 70 million tickets worldwide and expanding over 33 countries – partnered with entrepreneur Shawn “Jay Z” Carter to create Roc Nation. Roc Nation is a fully functioning entertainment company, including artist, songwriter, producer and engineer management; music publishing; touring & merchandising; film & television; new business ventures; and a music label. Artists signed to Roc Nation partake in deals, which are all encompassing and include ticket sales, record sales and all forms of endorsements. Roc Nation is also a successful creative consulting firm on several projects, which include multi-platinum artists in all genres of music. Stemming from several core elements of Live Nation’s ticketing platform, Roc Nation strives to create a new plateau for the music and entertainment industry.
Roc Nation is a fully-functioning 360° entertainment company. By incorporating all facets of the industry through vertical integration from a grassroots approach, they manage the development, production, administration, branding, marketing and distribution of their product.
Roster
- Signed artists
- Managed artists
- Managed songwriters
- Andrea Martin
- Makeba Riddick
- James Fauntleroy
- Managed Producers
- Chase & Status
- Deputy
- Lab Ox
- No I.D.
- Peter Ibsen
- The Rural
- Dave McCracken
- Noisia