Kidinakorner
| KIDinaKORNER | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Interscope-Geffen-A&M |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Alexander Grant |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) |
Interscope Geffen A&M (US) Universal Music Distribution (WW) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | KIDinaKORNER.com |
KidinaKorner (stylized as KIDinaKORNER) is an American music company founded in 2011, by British music producer and songwriter Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant. The company houses a record label, music publishing, commercial production and a marketing agency. The company is home to several prominent acts in the music industry, including Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors.
Record Label
In 2010, Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant founded Wonderland Entertainment, a publishing and production company.[1] On August 10, 2010, it was revealed he had signed American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, to a publishing deal.[2][3][4] On June 1, 2011, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, announced Grant signed a joint venture deal to launch his label imprint, KIDinaKORNER.[5][6] The announcement came after Grant produced three of 2010's biggest singles, namely "Airplanes", "Love the Way You Lie and "Coming Home", as well as 2011's "I Need a Doctor". On June 14, 2011, KIDinaKORNER released Skylar Grey's debut single, titled "Dance Without You," via digital distribution.[7] In November 2011, Grant signed American rock band Imagine Dragons and in 2012, released their debut album, Night Visions.[8][9] Night Visions, included the certified-diamond single "Radioactive", which spent a record-setting 87 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[10] In January 2013, British singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons, signed a record deal with KIDinaKORNER/Interscope.[11][12] In 2015, KIDinaKORNER released X Ambassadors debut album, VHS 2.0, which was certified-gold by the RIAA.
Marketing
After partnering with brands like Jeep, Target, and Budweiser, KIDinaKORNER entered into joint venture with WPP, one of the largest marketing and communications companies in the world, to build marketing campaigns centered around music.
Artists
| Act | Year signed |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|
| Skylar Grey | 2010 | 4 |
| Imagine Dragons | 2011 | 6 |
| Jamie N Commons | 2013 | 1 |
| X Ambassadors | 3 | |
Releases
| Artist | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | GER | IRL | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||
| Skylar Grey | The Buried Sessions of Skylar Grey
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Continued Silence
|
40 | — | — | — | 86 | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Night Visions | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Hear Me
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | The Archive EP
|
134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jamie N Commons | Rumble and Sway
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| X Ambassadors | Love Songs Drug Songs
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | iTunes Session
|
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Skylar Grey | Don't Look Down
|
8 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Skylar Grey | iTunes Session
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| X Ambassadors | The Reason
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Smoke + Mirrors
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| |
| X Ambassadors | VHS
|
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Skylar Grey | Natural Causes
|
68 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.soundonsound.com/people/alex-da-kid-football-music-recording
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956815/hitmaker-alex-da-kid-talks-eminems-lie-rihannas-new-album
- ↑ http://uk.complex.com/music/2011/02/who-is-skylar-grey-the-secret-history-of-raps-new-chorus-queen/name-change-signs-with-adk
- ↑ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec11/articles/alex-da-kid.htm
- ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hitmaking-super-producer-alex-da-kid-signs-with-interscope-records-for-launch-of-his-kidinakorner-label-122969408.html
- ↑ http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/02/Hitmaking_Super_Producer_Alex_Da_Kid_Signs_With_Interscope_R/
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dance-without-you-single/id441956441
- ↑ "Hip Hop Producer Alex Da Kid Becomes The Creative Force Guiding Rock Band, Imagine Dragons!". Cliz Beats. 21 June 2012.
- ↑ http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/10/songwriter-u-qa-alex-da-kid-discovering-imagine-dragons-crafting-tracks-rihanna-eminem-u2/
- 1 2 Trust, Gary (February 19, 2014). "Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive' Breaks Record For Longest Hot 100 Run". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ http://clizbeats.com/jamie-n-commons-signs-with-kidinakornerinterscope-records-desperation-ep-to-be-released-march-5th01301306/
- ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/news/jamie-n-commons-signs-new-deal
- ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. "Continued Silence EP – Imagine Dragons". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "The Vision – Imagine Dragons". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Bliss, Karen (January 10, 2014). "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum: Imagine Dragons". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ↑ "ARIA Albums Chart – 12/21/2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Certified Awards" (enter "Imagine Dragons" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Imagine Dragons)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Veckolista Album – Vecka 30, 24 juli 2014" (select "Föreg" to access chart issue) (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Imagine Dragons)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Canadian certifications – Imagine Dragons". Music Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 10 March 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Hear Me – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ↑ "The Archive – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rumble-and-sway-ep/id601160323
- ↑ "iTunes Session – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/smoke-mirrors-mw0002803699
- ↑ "Top 50 Albums Chart". hitsdailydouble. HITS Digital Ventures. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Nielsen Mid-Year Music Canada Report" (PDF). Nielsen. p. 2. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Alan (February 23, 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Imagine Dragon's Smoke & Mirrors LP reaches No.1 with sales of 25,675". Music Week. Retrieved February 25, 2015.