Seventy Entertainment - An Independent Company Specialising In Urban Music

Ethos

Urban music although one of the most established and biggest selling genres in the world, is still not invested and marketed correctly in the UK when it comes to home-grown acts. There seems to be neither the will or the know how to maintain an act once it has broken through. However urban music imported from the US is readily digested, even though many of the UK artists are highly regarded by their US counterparts. In the UK the urban artists have to be “UK’s answer to” an already established US artist rather than being themselves. This is a sad state of affairs, but the reason why Seventy Entertainment has stepped into this space to galvanise the UK urban scene by producing great music and uber-cool fashions to be exported around the world. There is insufficient artist development, marketing strategy and collaboration in the UK urban scene. In the US, even acts on different labels work together. They have realised the pie is big enough for everyone to get a slice. In UK there is more of a “me, myself and I” mentality. In addition to this, once an act has success with their raw underground sound, another label steps in then “waters” down the music taking an artist away from their fan base and this new sound is also not palatable for the mainstream where they are trying to achieve major sales. Consequently the artist does not reach his/her potential for sales and is set up to fail and then dropped. This is not necessarily intentional, but most AR departments no longer know how to develop an artist for true long-term growth that translates into continued sales and a profitable back catalogue. Seventy Entertainment has been set up to reverse this trend - with the quality of the acts signed and the way in which we market and deliver them.

About Us

Seventy Entertainment Limited is based in Central London and encompasses a Record Label, Music Publishing, Artist Management, Music Production, Recording Studio and a Fashion Label. The company was founded by John Turner. Further investment was sought to accelerate business growth and development and through a mutual respect and long-standing business relationship between John and Peter Prince, Peter and his son James came on board as investors. Peter also introduced Eric Nicoli to Seventy Entertainment. John, James, Peter and Eric are all directors of the company and form the executive management team and board.

Executive Management Team

Chief Executive Officer - John Turner

John has a unique combination of musical creativity and business acumen. He is a true lover of music, a gifted musician/producer, accountant and business technology expert. He is equally at home in the boardroom and the recording studio and has ample business and music savvy to lead Seventy through the windy roads of the entertainment industry. John has managed and implemented financial systems in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Australasia. This experience was gained whilst working in the city of London for over 10 years in the financial services sector. John has run a music production label and studio for over 15 years.

Chief Operating Officer - James Prince

James has a real passion and interest in urban music and fashion. He is a graduate in Business Management & Law from Stetson University, Florida, USA. He has gained valuable experience from travelling and living throughout the world and brings a lot of these musical and business experiences to the company. James also heads up the Artist Management division in the company and reports to John Turner.

Executive Board

Chairman – Peter Prince

Peter brings a wealth of senior management experience to the company. Peter has held senior positions in various Private and Public companies both in Europe, Australasia the USA and has served as a director/officer in many of his previous companies. Having gained experience in the development of companies throughout the world, Peter is passionate about the development of Seventy Entertainment and the people associated with it.

Non Executive Director - Eric Nicoli

Eric is an advisor to the board and management. From 1999 to 2007, he was Executive Chairman of EMI Group plc, the world's largest music publisher and third largest record music company, having served as a non-executive board director for 6 years before that. He is enthusiastic in bringing his industry experience and passion for music to bear on the development of Seventy Entertainment. His business experience spans 37 years and over the past 10 years, he has also been Chairman of a number of privately owned companies in the retail and leisure sectors. He is currently Chairman of Vue Entertainment Ltd, one of the UK's leading cinema operators and chairman of R&R Music Ltd, a recently established entertainment group. Eric is a physics graduate and has a deep understanding of the power of technology in shaping the music businesses of the future. info@seventyentertainment.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 749 4773 ]]> Seventy Recordings

‘Nod your head…move your soul’

Seventy Recordings is a truly independent record label and a home for gifted artists, musicians and producers. The mission is simple – create music that is timeless, evoke emotion, stir the soul. Seventy Recordings’ way of making music draws influence from the 1970’s, taking the essence of musicianship, instrumentation, capturing the groove and bringing it into the present and moulding it for the future. We are not attempting to be a 70’s throw back, but simply loving the way music was recorded during that era. info@seventyrecordings.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 749 4773 ]]>

Patchface productions are a collective of talents specialising in the production of urban music. Our objective is simple – create music that will make you nod your head and move your soul…Using our network of contacts we are able to source artists, musicians, writers, sound engineers and producers to compose and record multiple styles within the genre including funk, hip-hop, R&B, grime, funky house and neo-soul. Cemist

Patchface Productions is a home to talented producers, writers and musicians available for production, composition and remixes.

Executive Producer – “The Cemist”

He is the musician/producer/song writer who created and defined the Patchface sound by blending distinctive vocal arrangements with infectious bass lines, caustic beats, melodic Fender Rhodes, guitars and searing synth leads. A real juxtaposition of funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, rock and gospel. His musical education started in the church as a child protégé bass player, the writing and production came later.

In–House Producer-“KrissKutt”

Krisskutt grew up listening to a broad variety of music including reggae/dub, hip-hop/rap, folk, 80s soul, house and rock. This has had an impact on his current style of music to date. Krisskutt started playing the trumpet at the age of seven achieving a range of classical qualifications up to the age of fifteen. KrissKutt decided to broaden his horizons and experiment with different instruments and styles of music and has also played in bands. Krisskutt has experience of DJing and has played in many different clubs and venues in major cities in the UK. He has played alongside some of the top known DJs such as EZ, Heartless Crew, Daddy Ernie and the Dream Team to name a few. To date Krisskutt plays a weekly selection of funky house and other genres of music on a radio station that helps to keep him up to date with different genres of music. Krisskutt has spent the best part of 10 years writing/producing tracks for various artists. His style of music is influenced by his cultural background, which contributes to the distinct flavour of his music. KrissKutt is a professional producer for Seventy Recordings. In this role, KrissKutt writes/produces and manages the studio.

Music Director–Allan Simpson

Hailing from Hitchin born in the 70’s era, Allan has had an infatuation with musical instruments from a young age. Over the course of his academic life he was fortunate enough to meet and collaborate with a number of likeminded musicians, fuelling his passion and helping him develop his craft. Allan is an accomplished musician having achieved joint first, along with his band ‘Nobody’s Quartet’ in a Daily Telegraph competition at a young age. This helped spark Allan’s music career and he has gone from strength to strength working with artists such as Rod Stewart, Omar, Lemar, Joey Negro, Mark Morrison, Beverley Knight, Natasha Bedingfield, James Morrison, Jamelia, Zero 7, Terri Walker, Tim Arnold, Deni Hines among others. Allan has also worked on musicals and films with We Will Rock You, Dirty Dancing, Billy Elliot, Chasing Liberty & Bunch of Amateurs being some more notable achievements. info@patchface.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 490 1975 ]]> Seventy Studios Studio

Seventy Studios is a premium facility fitted with a combination of professional analogue and digital recording equipment readily available for producers, artists and musicians to get to work. Primarily it is a private facility for artists signed to Seventy Recordings and the producers and musicians of Patchface Productions. Seventy Studios can also be hired on a daily rate basis. Please contact the studio for booking details. info@seventystudios.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 490 1975 ]]> Seventy Music Publishing

‘Words, words, words’

Primarily the publishing house for Seventy Recordings and Patchface Productions, Seventy Music Publishing also seeks to expand their catalogue with established, as well as up and coming writers and producers. Seventy Music Publishing ensures that all of their writers’ works are administrated, managed, marketed, promoted and licensed appropriately to the most efficient degree. We seek to license musical compositions, lyrics and recorded music to a variety of companies and media formats including record companies, television, films, advert synchronization and video games. info@seventymusicpublishing.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 749 4773 ]]> Seventy Management

‘Taking care of business’

Seventy Entertainment’s already established infrastructure allows its management team to immediately access and utilise the organisations resources, providing strong business acumen to drive artists careers using its high profile network of contacts in all areas of the music business. As well as developing its own artists, Seventy Management also helps further other “up and coming” artists’ careers, helping them make important business decisions as well as nurturing them creatively, enabling them to perform to their highest potential. info@seventymanagement.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 749 4773 ]]> Map

Contact Us

32 Charlotte Road London EC2A 3PB Tel: +44 20 7749 4773 info@seventyentertainment.com info@seventyrecordings.com info@patchface.com info@seventystudios.com info@seventymusicpublishing.com info@seventymanagement.com info@uberurban.com ]]> Our Artists

Please see below a list of our latest artists.

Jamie Leo - Myspace Page Scrabull - Myspace Page Kosha - Myspace Page

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