Saturday 7 January 2012

Lady Gaga - Production

Who writes her song? Lady Gaga writes her own songs, she also co-rites songs with other people. Gaga also writes songs for other artists including; Britney Spears, Fergie, PCD and New Kids on the Block.

Who records and produces her music? Producer - RedOne.

Who manages her? Lady Gaga’s manager Troy Carter is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Coalition Media Group. Besides Lady Gaga, he manages other great recording artists. Carter was working for Will Smith in Philadelphia and James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment when he began his career.

On what formats is her music produced? There are many formats in which Lady Gaga music is produced such as; on a CD single, albums, downloaded, mp3, mp4, television, internet - youtube, DVD and live performances.

Her record labels:
Def Jam
Streamline records-Interscope records,
Kon Live Distribution,
Cherrytree records.

Background and content: Her birth name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was born on March 28th 1986, in New York City, US. Her genres of music are pop and dance. Her occupations are; singer-songwriter, performance artist, record producer, dancer businesswoman and activist. Her instruments used are vocals, piano and the keyboard. She was active from 2005 - present. January 2006: She meets producer/songwriter Rob Fusari. The man who wrote “Bootylicious” for BeyoncĂ©, who gives Stefani Germanotta a new name; Lady Gaga and a new sound: dance. Secondly, She takes the podium in front of a quarter-million people at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., and proclaims this the “single most important event of my career.” Next, She does a dark duet with Elton John on the Grammys, wearing a butterfly costume that’s even more over-the-top than anything in Sir Elton’s outrageous prime. Then, She debuts her video of “Telephone,” featuring BeyoncĂ©.  Also, she poses nude on the cover of Vanity Fair.

When did she start and how did she become a global superstar? When introduced to Akon: Lady Gaga originally started playing a lot of underground shows in New York around the age of 17 such as, "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich". She wrote "Just Dance", which was a hit, so then she decided to make an album. She caught the eye of Def Jam execs. Lady Gaga subsequently struck a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV. As a result, she was hired to write songs for Britney Spears and labelmates New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls. While Lady Gaga was writing at Interscope, singer-songwriter Akon recognized her vocal abilities when she sang a reference vocal for one of his tracks in studio. He then convinced Interscope-Geffen-A&M Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine to form a joint deal by having her also sign with his own label Kon Live Distribution, making her his "franchise player."

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