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Warner partners with Steve Carless on new label
By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 14 August 2023
Warner Records in the US has announced the launch of a new joint venture label with its own President Of A&R, Steve ‘Steve-O’ Carless.
Called Defiant Records, the new label will – says Carless – “be filled with individuals who are always challenging the status quo [and are] always going to be in an innovation phase of their career”.
Prior to joining Warner Records in 2021, Carless had senior roles at various Universal labels as well as Warner’s Atlantic Records. He also co-founded The Marathon Agency with Nipsey Hussle and continues to play a role in safeguarding the late rapper’s legacy and estate.
The first release via the new label is called ‘Defiant Presents: Jiggy In Jersey’, and sees producer/artist MCVERTT collaborate with rappers Bandmanrill and Sha EK on a record that is described as being at the “cutting edge of Jersey club music, New York drill and hip-hop dance”.
