Record label under Warner Brothers Records. Artists signed to Beluga Heights include Sean Kingston, Jason Derulo, IYAZ, Mann, Auburn, Livvi Franc.
In looking at J.R. Rotem’s accomplishments as a music producer, song writer and record label president, one can’t believe just how much this super music man has achieved in the past four years.
In 2005, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Game, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna and most of the other top names in the music industry found a new collaborator in producer songwriter J.R. Rotem.
By 2006, the list grew to include Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Mario, Lil Scrappy, Jojo, Mobb Deep, JLo and Natasha Bedingfield, just to name a few. By the end of the year, J.R. Rotem was named by MTV, along with Timbaland and Swizz Beats, as “Super Producer” of the year. From producing Rihanna’s worldwide #1 single “S.O.S.” to securing a joint venture label deal with Epic/Sony, J.R. had become an unstoppable producer.
J.R. Rotem continued his ascent to the top of music world in 2007 with the debut of music sensation Sean Kingston, Rotem’s first artist on Beluga Heights and joint venture with Epic Records. With the help of his brother Tommy, Rotem discovered the 17 year old phenomenon on Myspace and produced Sean Kingston’s entire album including the four Billboard chart-topping singles (#1 smash single “Beautiful Girls”, “Take Your There”, “There’s Nothing” and “Me Love”).
Aside from his work with Sean Kingston, Rotem spent much of 2007 and the first part of 2008 producing smash singles for artists like, Plies who’s Rotem produced single “Bust It Baby Part II” featuring Neyo scored Rotem another Billboard top 10 and a #1 album debut for Plies. Rotem also produced Rick Ross’ “The Boss” featuring T-Pain that also helped Ross’ album debut at #1. In 2008 Rotem delivered one of the biggest songs of the year, “Better In Time”, for the multi-platinum super-star Leona Lewis. Rotem ended 2008 on a stellar note, being named BMI’s Producer of the Year , a title he shared with T-Pain and Kanye West.
With more than 300 placements in four short years, J.R.’s ability to work simultaneously with an A list group of hip hop, pop and r&b artists as well as successfully discover and develop new talent is a testament to the fresh and innovative perspective J.R. brings to the music game.