New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Affluent Records) - Oscar Sanchez & Affluent Records NYCNo 12 Urban
Digital Record Label are getting ready to set off at the top of 2010 BIG with the release of 4 new albums. 'The Affluent Records office in New York City are working 24/7 right now to get things ready to blast off at the top of 2010. We got 4 new BIG albums with great new artist dropping right at the 1st quarter. Its so exciting to be able to set the year off right by dropping 4 new albums and having each album filled with hits. I love it and love the music we are about to put out. We have future stars and download charts breakers here with Radio, Club, and Street HITS coming from Affluent this year, so get ready to turn your radio up in your car, blast your ipod, dance and enjoy your self cause we are about to make you feel good with music all over again, your gonna love us!' says Sanchez. Check out new albums from AFFLUENT RECORDS via IRIS coming soon on ITUNES and to hit all major retail online stores worldwide everywhere in 2010.'
January AFFLUENT AMERICA Vol1. Album
February KENNY ALI'BARBERSHOP CHRONICLES' Album
February R&B/POP Soul Singer KATLYN SWANSON 'DIZZY' Album
March JASE COOK 'Bigger Than Life' Album
A Latino born, native New Yorker, Oscar Sanchez grew up in the downtown city streets of Manhattan. A true New York story, he is an accredited and accomplished self-made urban visionary and entrepreneur. As a music industry veteran and executive through the years he has accomplished and accrued a great amount of success as a record label owner, a music producer, an A&R, private label owner, as well as an urban brand marketing & online media savant and businessman. His vast amount of experience, multi talents accomplishments and successes that have enabled him to successfully become founder and CEO of Affluent Entertainment Inc. and successfully establish opening Affluent Records is the President and CEO of Affluent Records. Affluent is a digital urban music record label indie powerhouse, created and founded in 2005 with worldwide digital distribution. Since its inception Affluent Records has been successfully grown to becoming recognized as New York City's top tier leading in! dependent brands. Affluent Records music catalog derives from a diverse array of artists nation wide including Dead Prez, Outlawz, Hood Surgeon, Lords of the Underground, Do It All, Ike Burna, Kenny Ali, Sadat X, Milano, Soda Boy, Throwback, Dirty Bakerz, The SBGz, Youn Lion, Jase Cook, J. Stylez, S-Quire, and newly signed R&B/Pop Soul singer sensation Katlyn Swanson. Look for more artists and labels that are set to be announced coming soon later this year in 2010, as Affluent creates a new vision for urban music in the digital age.
Oscar Sanchez began his incredible music industry career in 1992 working as an intern for Lyor Cohen and Russell Simmons at the legendary Def Jam Records. There his talent, dedication, passion and great ear for music quickly got him promoted by CEO Lyor Cohen to A&R Artist Manager Rep and Music Producer for the label and simultaneously also work for Chris Lighty's Violator Record Label & his management imprints to break the brand.
Over the years, Sanchez has worked with many great legendary Hip Hop icons, and helped mold and catapult their careers to new plateaus. His many credits include A Tribe Called Quest, Foxy Brown, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Dead prez, The Outlawz, Mobb Deep, Diamond D, Cormega, Sadat X, Lords of The Underground, Warren G and so many more artists throughout his career. His first A&R credit was the acclaimed Platinum-selling Def Jam 10th Anniversary Box Set - a collection that is now considered Hip Hop classic. Sanchez has also been an A&R consultant for Rawkus, where he produced and worked with artists like Pharaoh Munch, Smif n Wesson, Mos Def, Novel, and many more. He has also worked for BMG as a product manager for Gee Street Records, Artist Development & Urban Marketing Manager for V2 Records.
Savvy, drive, vision, talent and passion are amongst the attributes that keep Sanchez ahead of the game in his work, whether it is producing records, making music, fashion, working publicity & media, marketing companies, artist development, promotions or creating brands.
'My plan for Affluent Records is simple: to carve out a niche with a visionary label where I can exercise my experience. At Affluent our main focus is to produce hit records, artist develop and micro-market companies into brands. We have provided the best outlet for urban music. We have most importantly created a new home for artist & labels that they can call their own to work and can help achieve maximum potential and sales. A place that helps them create a brand for themselves to market successfully into the future of digital music.' says Sanchez.
Affluent Records is NYC's top Urban Digital Record Label is dedicated to advancing urban music formats. CEO Oscar Sanchez says, 'in today's digital market, there are great opportunities for artist to grow as businessmen and create companies and corporations. Affluent supplies an outlet for them. Affluent Records provide a safe-house where urban music can be preserved and where it will be able to flourish successfully into the digital age.' Affluent Records has world wide digital distribution.
