Eshy Gazit

Eshy Gazit is a music industry executive best known for his work as the US managing partner of K-Pop band, BTS, and the CEO of Gramophone Media. Eshy Gazit has served as the central figure in breaking BTS into the US market from 2015 to present.[1]

Career

In 2014, Gazit Founded Gramophone Media, Inc., a music company based out of NYC and Los Angeles. Currently, Gramophone Media, Inc. encompasses seven imprints: All The Best Media, Right Angle PR, EAR Music Company with Randy Jackson, The Influent, Noise Management, HyPR Media, and Effectively Immediately PR.

Prior to forming Gramophone Media, Inc., Gazit was house producer/engineer at Manhattan's KEXP Radio and The Cutting Room studios.[2] There he worked with Chrisette Michele on her album Epiphany, which went on to debut No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as peaking at No. 1 on Billboard's US Top R&B/Hip Hop albums.[3] Out of this studio, Gazit formed Modern Vintage Recordings,[4] a small label which he would later develop into Gramophone Media, Inc. In 2016, Gazit partnered with tech company WIX, music blog Pigeons and Planes, producer Steve Aioki, and entertainment executive Randy Jackson to launch the #WixMusic showcase at SXSW music festival.[5]

In 2015, Gazit discovered BTS through his company, Gramophone Media, which led the Korean band to gain significant notoriety in the Western mainstream music scene. Among other achievements, Eshy Gazit arranged for BTS to perform at the AMAs and TV talkshows with Ellen Degeneres, James Corden, and Jimmy Kimmel. This marked the first time a K-Pop band performed live at a major American music award and Late Night TV. Eshy Gazit played a central role in introducing BTS to established Western acts like Steve Aoki, who along with Desiigner, collaborated on the remix of BTS' single "Mic Drop", which appeared on the US Top 40 charts in late 2017.[6]

In May 2017, Eshy Gazit appeared on the stage along with BTS at the Billboard Music Awards to accept the BBMA Top Social Award for BTS.

References

  1. ↑ "The Year Pop Went Global: What 'Despacito' and BTS Meant In 2017". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "KEXP Radio & The Cutting Room - Eshy Gazit". The Cutting Room.
  3. ↑ Billboard. "Chrisette Michele Chart History". Billboard Chart History.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Daniel (November 29, 2011). "OFFICE TOUR: Here Is What A Recording Music Startup Looks Like". Business Insider.
  5. ↑ "EAR Music Company #WixMusic". EAR Music Company.
  6. ↑ Tamar, Herman. "BTS Joins Forces with Steve Aoki & Desiigner For Upcoming Remix of 'Mic Drop'". Billboard.
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