1st Round Enterprises

1st Round Enterprises
Industry Entertainment
Founded 2009
Founder Teague Egan, Zack Johnson, Sterling Brewster and Riley Egan
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA
Key people
 Teague Egan (Founder and CEO)
Zack Johnson (President of 1st Round Records)
Streling Brewster (President of 1st Round Athletics)
Website www.1stround.com

1st Round Enterprises is an entertainment media firm that has divisions in the areas of music, sports and film industries.[1][2][3] 1st Round has represented entertainment figures such as musician Sammy Adams, and Olympic gold medalist Shawn Crawford.[2][3] The company was founded by Teague Egan, Zack Johnson, Sterling Brewster and Riley Egan in 2009, and based in Marina del Rey, California.[1]

History

The California-based company formed while most of the founders' were students at the University of Southern California.[4] The company first hosted events and parties in Los Angeles.[2] 1st Round created its music label, 1st Round Records, with the signing of freestyle rapper Sammy Adams.[2] In 2010, Adams reached number 1 on the iTunes Hip Hop chart. Founder Teague Egan, then a certified NFL player agent, gave a student-athlete a ride on a 1st Round-branded golf cart, which resulted in the athlete's one-game suspension after the NCAA ruled that the ride was an impermissible benefit.[2][3]

In addition to its music and sports branches, the company has created an investment vehicle 1st Round Capital and a film sector 1st Round Pictures.[2]

1st Round Records

1st Round Records is the music division of 1st Round Enterprises. The company debuted by releasing Sammy Adam's first album Boston's Boy, which reach number 1 on the iTunes hip-hop charts.[5] The label has gone on to sign acts such as Bridge, Forever Kid, Yonas, and Robert Lawrence across different genres including hip hop, pop, R&B, and electronic music.[6]

1st Round Athletics

1st Round Athletics is the sports division of 1st Round Enterprises. 1st Round Athletics launched with a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo in February 2014. The same month, 1st Round Athletics released a sportswear line featuring men’s and women’s athletic apparel made from a mineral-embedded fiber textile.[7]

Later that year the company signed Olympic sprinter Shawn Crawford and football player Jordan Campbell.[8]

1st Round Athletics became the official apparel supplier of the FIA Formula E Championship in October 2014.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abigail Tracy (2012). "One iTunes Sensation and Growing: 1st Round". Inc Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Adam Fusfeld (March 4, 2011). "How A 5-Minute Golf Cart Ride Paved One USC Student's Path To Building The Next Nike". Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 T.J. Simers (November 29, 2011). "Teague Egan, the student agent with the golf cart, could be taking USC on a dangerous ride". LA Times. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Darren Heitner (November 22, 2010). "Is Southern California Going To Receive A 1st Round Knockout?". Sports Agent Blog. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ Mariel Concepcion (March 19, 2010). "Rapper Sam Adams Brews Fame On iTunes, Billboard Charts". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "1st Round Records". Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ Alison A. Neider (October 30, 2014). "1st Round: Boosting Athletic Performance With Textile Technology". Apparel News. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ Oliver Millerchip (March 25, 2014). "1st Round Athletics signs Olympic gold medallist". Sports Pro. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ "1st Round Athletics becomes Official Apparel Supplier to Formula E". FIA Formula E. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

External links

Official site