Birth name Leonidas Chantzaras Role Singer Name Leonidas Chantzaras | Website dafreakchild.com Years active 1991–present Origin Offenbach, Germany | |
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Occupation(s) songwriter, producer, publisher, A&R, manager, CEO, singer Genres Pop music, Dance music, Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Hip hop music, Electropop, Dance-pop Record labels BMG Rights Management, Peermusic, Dino Entertainment Associated acts Elena Paparizou, Anna David | ||
Exclusive Interview: Leonidas Chantzaras (Imagem Music)
Leonidas Chantzaras (born on July 29), better known by his artist name Freakchild (also sometimes stylized as DaFreakchild) is a Greek-German multi-gold and platinum songwriter, producer, publisher, A&R and former singer.
Leonidas Chantzaras is the CEO of his own management company The Company MGMT, publishing company The Store! and record label 300* Records. He is currently personally in contract with BMG Rights Management as a songwriter. Template:Promotion In total, Leonidas Chantzaras is responsible for having written and/or produced 17 Platinum and more than 5 Gold records in Europe and Asia. His co-writes include people such as Steve Lee (Britney Spears), Michael Jay (Celine Dion), Rasheem "Kilo" Pugh (Lauryn Hill), Curtis Richardson (Jennifer Lopez) and Deekay (Blue).
Contents
- Exclusive Interview Leonidas Chantzaras Imagem Music
- Early career
- 2009 present
- The Company MGMT
- The Store
- 300 Records
- Black Rock Camp
- Discography and Certifications
- References
Leonidas has worked with some of today's talents such as...Elena Paparizou, Anna David.
Early career
1991 signed as artist to Dino Music released one single "Killing me softly"
1997 signed to Marlboro Music
2001 - 2008 Das Leihhaus/Peer Music
2002-2008 co Owner boomin system productions
2006 - 2008 co owner Das Leihhaus
2008 - 2014 Freakchild! Ent
2009 freelance A&R Parasongs
2009-present
2009 - 2011 Chrysalis
2011-2014 The Company MGMT
2011-2014 Bmg Rights
2013 The Store! Publ
2014 Senior A&R Imagem
Brought Darin and Alex Band to EMI.
Leonidas Chantzaras is also known for his relevant articles written in his blog Yes I Said It ! (The Realities of being a Songwriter).
The Company MGMT
The Company MGMT, was founded by Leonidas Chantzaras in 2011. After several years in the music business as a platinum writer/producer, as well as an A&R and consultant, Leonidas Chantzaras decided to form a management company that provides an unseen network and a strong promotion ability to his clients.
The Store!
The Store! publishing was founded by Leonidas Chantzaras in 2013.
Main writers signed are:
300* Records
In 2012, Leonidas Chantzaras created his own record label 300* Records in a joint venture with Feelgood Records in Greece (which acquired Sony Music Greece).
Main acts signed are:
Black Rock Camp
Leonidas Chantzaras often organizes sonwriting camps named Black Rock Camps on the Greek island of Santorini at the Black Rock Studios.
Discography and Certifications
A discography of songs written and/or produced by Leonidas "Freakchild" Chantzaras