Backstage Production (or simply Backstage) is a pan-Arab
artist management company based in the Middle East and controlled by CEO
Khodr Alama
Khodr Alama, sometimes written as Khodr Alameh or Khodr Alame (Arabic: خضر علامة; born December 3, 1963), is a Lebanese music executive and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Backstage Production. He is the brother and m ...
.
History
The company was founded in 1999 by
Khodr Alama
Khodr Alama, sometimes written as Khodr Alameh or Khodr Alame (Arabic: خضر علامة; born December 3, 1963), is a Lebanese music executive and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Backstage Production. He is the brother and m ...
with an initial objective of managing the work of his brother superstar
Ragheb Alama
Ragheb Alama ( born 7 June 1962) is a Lebanon, Lebanese music artist and television personality. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Aw ...
's musical and artistic work. The success of the company came with Alama's ability to incorporate international record labels and artists in his events, which further flourished
Ragheb's career as a performer. After the success of Ragheb Alama, the company expanded to manage artists such as
Maria Nadim, and collaborating with international artists such as
DJ Karma,
David Vendetta
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Biography
David Paparusso's career as a professional DJ only starts in 2002. At that time, he meets Antoine ...
and
Shakira
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.
In 2009, Backstage Production's
Ragheb Alama
Ragheb Alama ( born 7 June 1962) is a Lebanon, Lebanese music artist and television personality. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Aw ...
received the
Platinum Award from
Virgin Megastore
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In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenh ...
Middle East for his album ''Ba'sha'ak''.
In 2010, Backstage Production struck a deal with
Starbucks
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coffee
to sell its albums at its coffee shops.
List of backstage production artists
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Ragheb Alama
Ragheb Alama ( born 7 June 1962) is a Lebanon, Lebanese music artist and television personality. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Aw ...
[http://backstageproduction.me/2010/]
See also
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Ragheb Alama
Ragheb Alama ( born 7 June 1962) is a Lebanon, Lebanese music artist and television personality. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Aw ...
References
External links
Official site
{{Music industry
Entertainment companies of Lebanon