785 Records
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785 Records is a record label
located in New York, United States, founded in 2005 by songwriter Denise Rich
. The label's first release was the charity single Come Together Now
, written by Rich, Sharon Stone
, Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe from which the proceeds went to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina
.
Marc Eichner, a senior executive at RCA/BMG, joined the label as president in August 2006. The label built a $1 million recording studio in Rich's Fifth Avenue penthouse in Manhattan
overlooking Central Park
in 2007.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
located in New York, United States, founded in 2005 by songwriter Denise Rich
Denise Eisenberg Rich
Denise Rich, née Eisenberg is an American songwriter, socialite, philanthropist, and political fundraiser.-Music:In 1984, Rich penned the lyrics to "Frankie", a hit in 1986 for the R&B group Sister Sledge...
. The label's first release was the charity single Come Together Now
Come Together Now
"Come Together Now" is a charity single made to benefit the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The song was written by Sharon Stone, Damon Sharpe, Mark Feist, and Denise Rich and released on November 21, 2005....
, written by Rich, Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
, Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe from which the proceeds went to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
.
Marc Eichner, a senior executive at RCA/BMG, joined the label as president in August 2006. The label built a $1 million recording studio in Rich's Fifth Avenue penthouse in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
overlooking Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
in 2007.