Tennman Records
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Tennman Records is an American
United States
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 record label
Record label
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 created as a joint venture between Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

 and Interscope Records
Interscope Records
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.

History

The label was announced in a press release dated May 28, 2007.

"We are all excited about the talent we have to offer already on our roster and I cannot wait to introduce the world to my new discoveries," Timberlake said in a statement.


Six-time Grammy Award winner Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

 serves as the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
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. Justin sets the company's creative direction and is actively involved in all phases of the label's operations.

Andre Person serves as the company's President. Navin Watumull serves as the company's VP of A&R.

Dutch YouTube
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 celebrity Esmée Denters
Esmée Denters
Esmée Denters is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She was a regular cover-artist on video-sharing website YouTube on which she covered songs by contemporary musicians like Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield....

 was the first artist to be signed to the new label. On June 6, 2007, the company announced she would be opening for Justin Timberlake at six venues during his 2007 European tour.

Roster

  • Matt Morris
    Matt Morris (musician)
    Matthew Burton Morris is an American pop artist and songwriter. He is the son of country music star Gary Morris. He achieved early fame when he appeared on the Disney Channel television series The Mickey Mouse Club in the early 1990s, where he was a cast member from 1991-1995...

  • FreeSol
  • Brenda Radney
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