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Wendy Starland

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Wendy Starland
Wendy Starland 2018.jpg Wendy Starland 2018.jpg
Starland in 2018
BornNew York City, US
💼 Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • music producer
📆 Years active  2005–present

Wendy Starland is an American singer, songwriter and music producer from Los Angeles. Starland was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1][better source needed]

Starland was the talent scout who originally discovered Lady Gaga, recommending her to Rob Fusari.[2]

Career[edit]

Starland's single, "Dancing with the Sea",[1] was released on Universal alongside Norah Jones, Feist, and Edie Brickell.[3][better source needed] The song hit number eight on the music charts giving her the opportunity to tour Europe. Starland signed a major music publishing contract with BMG Rights Management.[citation needed] Starland was a featured performer at MI Fest, opening for Sheryl Crow and Jack White.[4] Starland also performed at the Cannes Film Festival at Cinemoi Network's charity event benefiting Children Uniting Nations with producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold, Ashlee Simpson, and Evan Ross.[5] Wendy Starland performed with Kii Arens and James Bourne for Linda Perry's Rock-N-Relief Concert. Both virtual and live performances took place at Dodger Stadium.[promotion?]

Starland was responsible for discovering Lady Gaga, and landed her a deal with Rob Fusari.[6]

Discography[edit]

Starland ontributed vocals on the Billy Ray Cyrus album, Thin Line and on the Moby album Last Night. Starland has opened for Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, Chris Cornell, Rachel Platten, Sean Paul, Gavin Degraw, Grandmaster Flash, Shawn Colvin, Vonda Shepard, Fishbone, The English Beat, Mike Posner, The Pointer Sisters, Karl Denson, The Romantics, Ronnie Dunn, Jonatha Brooke and Lucy Woodward.[citation needed] She also performed at the Toronto International Film Festival, at the premiere of Adrian Grenier's film Teenage Papparazzo in 2011.[7]

Starland has written and recorded songs with or for Snoop Dogg, Ben Lee, The Wu Tang Clan, Capone of Island Def Jam's Capone-N-Noreaga, and Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas, and American Idol winner, Maddie Poppe.[citation needed]

Her music has been heard in MTV's The Hills, Jersey Shore, Spiker, The Rules, Weekend Getaway, and promos for two NBC primetime series, Las Vegas and Hawaii.[8] Starland has licensed songs to several networks, including MTV, Vh1, NBC, ABC, E!, CBS, and FOX.[citation needed] Her song "Reveal The Sunshine" was the theme song for the TV ad campaign for luxury cruise line, Cunard, a division of Carnival Cruise Lines.[citation needed][promotion?]

Starland co-wrote, performed and co-produced the theme song for the film, The Original.[citation needed][promotion?] She composed the score and soundtrack to the television show, Stilettos.[citation needed][promotion?]

Starland co-wrote and produced sixteen songs for the video game Rock Band 3 as well as Ubisoft's video game Rocksmith alongside the Rolling Stones[9] Aerosmith, and Red Hot Chili Peppers on Xbox and PlayStation 3. Starland is a Featured Artist on the mobile app SongArc[10] where she exclusively pre-released her song "Raven", co-written and produced by Ivo Moring.

Starland produced and co-wrote the RapScallions hit song "Can You Feel It." The song has been licensed to the NHL and NBA on FOX Sports.[11][12][13][14]

Starland is the Founder and CEO of record label and marketing platform, Give Back Entertainment.[15][16]

Painting[edit]

Starland's oil paintings were featured at an event hosted by Forbes Magazine at blue chip gallery, Winn Slavin Fine Art, on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA.[17] Starland created a series of oil paintings on the subject matter of time that were inspired by photographs taken with Darwin World Media.[citation needed]

References[edit]

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  •  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. and GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).
  1. 1.0 1.1 "Wendy Starland – Kings of A&R". kingsofar.com.
  2. "Lady Gaga Talent Scout Feels 'Validated' After Winning $7.3 Million in Lawsuit". Billboard.
  3. "Wendy Starland 'Dancing With the Sea'". YouTube.
  4. "MI Fest concert lineup announced – Michigan International Speedway". mispeedway.com.
  5. "The Talk of Cannes: Cinémoi 'Stars United for Good' Haute Couture Gala". May 30, 2019.
  6. "Meet Wendy Starland, The Woman Who Helped Discover GRAMMY Winner Lady Gaga". February 6, 2019.
  7. "At the Screening: Teenage Paparazzo". September 9, 2011.
  8. "Married To Music: Wendy Starland". Image & Style Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2005.
  9. "Rocksmith 2014 song list". November 4, 2013.
  10. "SongArc Wendy Starland Gameplay Video – Gaming Cypher". March 16, 2015.
  11. "Success Stories: Wendy Starland, The Looking List, January 2015. Retrieved February 2015".
  12. "Carl's Jr. Music Cam: Supperclub". February 7, 2015.
  13. "Mercedes-Benz Music Minute: Rapscallions". September 16, 2014.
  14. "Alternative Nation, August 2014. Retrieved March 2015".
  15. "Pink Pump to expand with new store 'P2'".
  16. Sowder, Maggie. "Pink Pump Store Owner Opens New 'Alter Ego' Store".
  17. Kilgore News Herald, Retrieved February 2022

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