Visionary Records | |
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Founded | 2011 |
Founder | Chris Zarou |
Genre | Hip hop, pop |
Official website | teamvisionary |
Visionary Music Group (formerly known as Visionary Records) is an American independent record label and management company, founded in 2011 by Chris Zarou. [1] [2] The label is best known for having signed rapper Logic prior to his mainstream breakthrough; other notable signees include Jon Bellion, Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Jeremy Zucker, Ayokay, Tayyib Ali (their very first signee), and record producer 6ix. [3]
Contrary to popular belief, the first signee to Visionary Music Group was Tayyib Ali.
After frequent Facebook messages and visits to Logic's home in Maryland, Chris Zarou convinced the rapper to sign to Visionary Music Group. [3]
Shortly after, Zarou was contacted by singer Jon Bellion who was in need of management. At first, Zarou declined to work with Bellion due to his increasing schedule with Logic. However, Bellion was determined to have the young executive guide his career rather than the industry veterans who had been trying to recruit him. Zarou eventually agreed to take the vocalist on as a client. [3]
In 2018, Visionary Music Group partnered with management company Mutual Friends which resulted in Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Jeremy Zucker, Ayokay, and 6ix being added to its roster. [4]
Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, known professionally as Logic, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Gaithersburg, Maryland. He released his debut mixtape, Psychological: The Mixtape in December 2009 under the name Psychological, after which it was shortened to simply Logic. He gained popularity following his Young Sinatra (2011) mixtape series; its third installment, Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever (2013) received critical acclaim and led him to secure a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. Logic's first two studio albums—Under Pressure (2014) and The Incredible True Story (2015)—both peaked within the top five of the U.S. Billboard 200 and received platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Logic. It was released as a free online download by Visionary on May 7, 2013 and is the third installment in the Young Sinatra series, following Young Sinatra and Young Sinatra: Undeniable. The mixtape was downloaded over 100,000 times on DatPiff in less than a day and has garnered over 1,000,000 downloads on DatPiff since its release. This project was followed by Logic's fourth studio album YSIV , with the latter not being credited as a mixtape.
Jonathan David Bellion is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He was born and raised in Lake Grove, New York on Long Island. He is best known for his 2016 single "All Time Low," which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Under Pressure is the debut studio album by American rapper Logic. It was released on October 21, 2014, by Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. Development and composition of the album began in 2013, with recording taking place during a two-week span at the beginning of 2014. The album's production was primarily handled by No I.D., with smaller contributions from a variety of record producers, including 6ix, DJ Dahi, DJ Khalil, S1, Jake One and Dun Deal. The standard edition of the album contained no guest appearances; Big Sean and Childish Gambino were featured on the album's deluxe edition.
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Everybody is the third studio album by American rapper Logic. It was released on May 5, 2017, by Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Killer Mike, Alessia Cara, Khalid, J. Cole, No I.D., and Neil deGrasse Tyson, among others. The production on the album was handled by ten producers including 6ix and Logic.
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