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| Illegal Musik | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Warner Music New Zealand |
| Genre | Hip-hop,R&B |
| Location | New Zealand |
| Official website | www |
Illegal Musik is aNew Zealand Lifestyle Company with a primary focus on Music & Entertainment. Its success started via its development ofR&B singer J.Williams and has grown to include a wide range of artists from various genres. It currently has a partnership with Warner Music. Illegal Musik'srecord label headquarters and music albums are based inNew Zealand.
Illegal Musik was founded by CEO Mark Arona and business partner Eddie Bennet in 2007. Their first two signings,J.Williams andErakah, received Best Male and Best Female Artist Awards, at the 2010 Pacific Island Music Awards.[1]
The label's production house is managed byInoke Finau "N.O.X" (lead guitarist of Rock Band Junipah[2]).
Through a partnership with New Zealand company 3D Live and Director Damien Caine, Illegal Musik produced the first all LIVE 3D Music Video for artist J.Williams 'You Got Me'. They received an award for innovation in New Zealand Music in 2010. The single also received 'Best Hip-Hop Video' at theJuice TV Awards (May 2010).[3]
The label has also signed a partnership withWarner Australia and have released three singles from J.Williams 'You Got Me'[4] (2010), 'Take Me Higher (Illegal Remix)' (2011), and 'Live It Up' (2011).
Illegal Musik has signed artists from different genres.[5]
| !Year of Release | Title | Artist | Charted | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | ||||||
| 2006 | "Good Music" | Ill Semantics | —18 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Young Love" | J.Williams | 6 | Gold | ||
| Year of Release | Title | Artist | Charted | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | ||||||
| 2008 | "Blow Your Mind" | J.Williams | 13 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Set It Off" | J.Williams | 36 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Ghetto Flower" | J.Williams | 5 | Platinum | ||
| 2009 | "Infatuated" | Erakah | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Stand With You" | J.Williams(featuringLavina Williams) | 6 | Gold | ||
| 2009 | "Wonderful" | Erakah | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Your Style" | J.Williams(featuring Erakah) | 16 | — | ||
| 2010 | "My Love" | DJCXL(featuring The Gift and J.Williams) | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "You Got Me" | J.Williams(featuringScribe) | 1 | 2× Platinum | ||
| 2010 | "Say This With Me" | Vince Harder | 39 | — | ||
| 2010 | "Takes Me Higher" | J.Williams(featuringDane Rumble) | 2 | Platinum | ||
| 2010 | "Day and Night" | Erakah(featuring JR) | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Never" | K.One(featuring Junipah) | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Alone No More" | Vince Harder(featuring K.One) | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Natural" | DJCXL(featuring Erakah and K.One) | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Night of Your Life" | J.Williams(featuring K.One) | 4 | Gold | ||
| 2010 | "Walking Away" | K.One(featuringJason Kerrison) | 38 | — | ||
| 2010 | "In or Out" | Erakah(featuring K.One) | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Summer Dayz" | Vince Harder(featuringYoung Sid) | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "I Like It" | Illegal Banditz(featuring Brooke Fowler and K.One) | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "I Want This Forever" | Vince Harder | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Come On Home" | Titanium | 1 | 2× Platinum | ||
