Oneya
Oneya | |
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 Oneya in Hit Factory music studios Miami 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vanja Ulepić |
| Also known as | Oneya |
| Born | August 17, 1979 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | Hip-hop, Pop, Dancehall, Reggaeton |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Bassivity, The Ulepics, Bassivity Music, Bassivity Digital |
Oneya (born August 17, 1979 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian-born American music producer[1] and cinematographer, the founder of the Bassivity label.
Biography
Born Vanja Ulepić (Serbian: Вања Улепић), he grew up in Belgrade, and later lived in several European countries. He graduated from High School of Design in 1993, and later Fine Art Academy in 1999. He also graduated from SAE Institute in NYC in 2006 and got an Audio Technology Program (ATP) diploma.
In 2000, Oneya founded Bassivity, the hip hop music label, which grew into a full-size record company Bassivity Music in 2002. This has been the first and, to date, only hip hop music record company in Serbia.
Bassivity Music operated from 2000 to 2005 and produced and published the biggest regional hip hop artists of the time.
Among many awards, Oneya won Porin Award for Best Club Album in 2005 for his work on Edo Maajka.
In 2005, Oneya moved to New York City and is running NY-based Bassivity LLC production.
Oneya is part of the music producing duo The Ulepics with his wife Janet Sewell-Ulepic, who wrote and co-produced Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ multiple Grammy award-winning single - Empire State Of Mind.
Current American credits include Jim Jones' mixtape Harlem's American Gangster, ByrdGang's debut album M.O.B.: The Album, and Rick Ross Hood Billionaire, as well as production credits on French Montana, Lil Durk and Fetty Wap.
Co-founded "Balkaton" label in 2015 with over 350 million views so far on its YouTube channel. Produced all songs and directed all videos for the album "Indigo" by Rasta, and also directed, produced, or co-produced every song by Rasta.
Joined a production team for Tidal/Lionsgate "Money & Violence" season 2 in 2016 in an extended role of editor, colorist, and sound engineer with a 5-day average turnaround per 45-minute episode.
Discography and videography
Producer
- Tilt "Volume 1"
- VIP "Ekipa Stigla", "Ziva istina" (album)
- Oneya "Prvi put" (album)[1]
- Shorty "Umotvorine"(album)
- Marchelo "Defakto"(album), "Puzzle Shock"
- Struka "Ipak se Obrce"(album), "Muzika iz Podruma", "Noci bugija"
- Ulice Mixtape "Volume 1"(album), "Volume 2"
- Ajzak Nigrutin "Nigrutinski receno"
- Juice "Hiphopium", "Brate Minli"
- Edo Maajka "No Sikiriki", "Stigo Cumur"
- Lud "U ime igre"
- THC "Thcelafamilija"
- Grupna Terapija "Ko te salje"
- Suid "Drama koja se sunja sama"
- U gostima Mixtape
- Jim Jones "Harlem Gangster"
- Mob "The Album"
- Rasta -"Superstar"
- One Shot Mixtape
- McN "Celija 44 "
- Sivilo "Tamna strana srece"
- Uncle Murda "First 48"
- Maino "K.O.B"
- Rick Ross "Hood Billionaire"
- Rasta "Euforija"
- Rasta "Indigo part 1" (album)
- Rasta "Indigo part 2" (album)
Music videos
- Rasta "Kavali", "Balkan", "Mala", "Habibi", "Euforija", "Hotel", "Moja stvar", "Indigo", "Sreca", "Vedro nebo", "Slucajnost", "Kilo kilo", "Tako dobro" (Director/DP/Editor/Colorist)
- Shane Golden - Your Body (Director/DP/Editor/Colorist)
- Cary Nokey - American Dream (Director/DP/Editor/Colorist)
Commercials
- PNBA - DP
- Hampton's Sun
Films
- Tapestry, with Stephen Baldwin, feature film, director of photography
- Saw34, short film, director of photography and editor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williamson, Nigel (June 28, 2003). "Global Pulse: Serbia's Best Seller". Billboard. p. 63. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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