GIVE BACK ENTERTAINMENT
Give Back Entertainment is a record label and artist incubator/marketing platform with worldwide distribution through Universal/INgrooves. Give Back Entertainment has created a unique solution to the challenges of today’s music industry while fostering philanthropy. Give Back Entertainment is inspired to create a nurturing environment where artists have the ability to summon their own success when given the tools and platform of strategic partnerships to do so.
Wendy Starland was named VH1's “Best Emerging Artist.” Starland was also honored by The Songwriter's Hall Of Fame for her top 10 hit song, Dancing With The Sea. Her self-written & produced single was released in Europe alongside multi-platinum artists, Norah Jones, Feist, and Edie Brickell, to name a few. Her song landed at #8 on the charts, giving her the opportunity to tour throughout Europe to thousands of fans. She was a featured performer at MI Fest, opening for Sheryl Crow and Jack White of the White Stripes. Starland was named in the Beckham House book as one of the “Great Female Singers” alongside Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Natalie Cole, etc. She also performed at the Toronto International Film Festival, at the premiere of Entourage star, Adrian Grenier’s movie, Teenage Papparazzo. Starland was featured on the Songs Of Love For Japan album to support Tsunami Relief efforts along with Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles, Ani DiFranco, Antigone Rising, Brandi Carlisle, Toby Lightman, Lenka and others.
Wendy Starland - Founder & CEO of Give Back Entertainment
She is a lead vocalist on multi-platinum artist Moby’s Grammy nominated album, Last Night, which went to #2 on the Billboard charts. She has also sung backup for Michael Bolton on CBS's The Early Show and has opened for Sean Paul, Grandmaster Flash, Shawn Colvin, Vonda Shepard, Fishbone, The English Beat, Mike Posner, The Pointer Sisters, Karl Denson, The Romantics, Ronnie Dunn, and Universal/Verve artists Jonatha Brooke and Lucy Woodward. Light Babies produced a dance remix of her song “Queen Of Hearts” that was released on Tiesto’s label, Black Hole Recordings, last year. She has written and recorded duets with Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ben Lee, The Wu Tang Clan, Capone of Island Def Jam's Capone & Noriega, MC Fitti, and Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas.
Wendy Starland performing live at Cannes Film Festival