Hidden Beach Recordings

American R&B and Soul independent record label

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Record label

Hidden Beach Recordings

Founded| 1998
Founder| Steven McKeever
Status| Active
Distributor(s)| Epic Records (2000–06)
Universal Music Distribution (2007— )
Genre| Soul, R&B
Country of origin| United States
Location| Beverly Hills, California
Official website| hiddenbeach.com

Hidden Beach is an American independent record label known for R&B, soul, inspirational, and contemporary jazz genres. Hidden Beach was formed in 1998 by Steve McKeever[1] and has a distribution deal with Universal Music Group.

## History

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Steven McKeever, a former lawyer and producer, founded Hidden Beach Recordings (HBR) in 1998.[2]

On September 18, 2008 Hidden Beach released the compilation "Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement", with proceeds benefitting the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign. The compilation included Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, and Sheryl Crow.[3]

## Compilations

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* Cornel West & BMWMB
* Hidden Hits
* Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement (for the 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign)
* Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise (for the 2012 President Obama campaign)

### Unwrapped music series

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An ongoing series of albums, Unwrapped, has at least eight volumes.[citation needed] The series features instrumental versions of rap/hip-hop hits by contemporary jazz artists.

* Unwrapped, Vol. 1
* Unwrapped, Vol. 2
* Unwrapped, Vol. 3; features 50 Cent's "In Da Club" and Eminem's "Lose Yourself" as interpreted by keyboardists Jeff Lorber and former Earth, Wind & Fire member Larry Dunn, Hidden Beach saxophonist Mike Phillips and others. It debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart and No. 4 on the jazz chart.
* Unwrapped: Vol 4 (released June 24, 2006) peaked at number 3 on the Top Contemporary Jazz charts
* Unwrapped Vol. 5: the Collipark Cafe Sessions (released June 24, 2008); includes Southern hip-hop hits[4][5]

Box sets of volumes 1 through 4 and volumes 5 through 7 have been produced.

## List of artists

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listed alphabetically

* Bent Fabric (licensed only)
* John Densmore \- Tribaljazz
* Kindred the Family Soul
* Ramsey Lewis (licensed only)
* Lina
* Onitsha
* Darius Rucker
* Brenda Russell
* Jill Scott
* Al B. Sure!
* The Tony Rich Project
* Dr. Cornel West & BMWMB
* BeBe Winans
* Gene Noble

## References

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1. ^ "My name is bond, Candace Bond". Trinidad Express. Retrieved 2023-01-12. "My amazing husband of 27 years, Steve McKeever, is a highly accomplished music executive, entertainment attorney and founder of Hidden Beach Recordings."
2. ^ "Steve McKeever". thehistorymakers.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.
3. ^ "NME News Barack Obama releases album with Kanye West". nme.com. NME. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
4. ^ Mitchell, Gail (October 2, 2004). "Rap, Jazz Mingling More Than Ever." Billboard.com
5. ^ "Hidden Beach, Collipark Package New 'Unwrapped'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.

## External links

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* Hidden Beach official website

Authority control databases

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* VIAF

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* MusicBrainz label