Beluga Heights Records | |
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Parent company | Cinq Music Group |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | J. R. Rotem, President Zach Katz, CEO |
Distributor(s) | Cinq Music Group |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | US |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Official website | www |
Beluga Heights Records is an American record label established by record producer J. R. Rotem. The label is known for discovering and developing Sean Kingston, Iyaz, Mann, and Jason Derulo.
In September 2020, Beluga Heights was acquired by Cinq Music Group. [1]
The Beluga Heights label was founded in November 2006 as an equal three-way partnership between Rotem, his manager Zach Katz and his brother Tommy Rotem with Epic Records to help develop new artists signed to the label. [2] [3] In August 2008, Beluga Heights moved to a new joint venture with Warner Bros. Records, where Jason Derulo, Auburn, and Iyaz were signed to the record label. The "Beluga Heights" phrase is commonly found at the start of songs produced by the record label. Beluga Heights is also housed in the Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
Year | Artist | Album |
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2007 | Sean Kingston | Sean Kingston |
2009 | Tomorrow | |
2010 | The Ready Set | I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming |
Jason Derulo | Jason Derulo | |
Iyaz | Replay | |
2011 | Mann | Mann's World |
Jason Derulo | Future History | |
2013 | Sean Kingston | Back 2 Life |
Jason Derulo | Tattoos | |
2014 | Jason Derulo | Talk Dirty |
2015 | Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 |
2020 | Jason Derulo | 2Sides |
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