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Tyscot Records is approaching its golden anniversary with a golden signing. The label has signed a new partnership agreement with GiftBox Music Group. The company is co-owned by seasoned vocalist Tasha Page-Lockhart (the Stellar Award winning vocalist who soared to fame after winning the BET Sunday Best talent competition in 2013 and producing a string of Top Ten radio hits) and her business partner Kai “Verse” Tyler (the charismatic music executive who has worked with a who’s who in Hip-Hop and R&B music). “Tasha is an absolute powerhouse vocalist, worshipper and performer,” says Tyscot Records President, Bryant Scott. “We’re excited to partner with her production company, GiftBox Music Group. Together, we will develop cutting edge music and videos that are certain to bless listeners across genres.”
The first born of this new relationship will be Tasha Page-Lockhart’s first full-length album since 2017’s The Beautiful Project. “After navigating personal and professional challenges over the past few years, I redirected my efforts with faith and perseverance,” Page-Lockhart adds. “I’m grateful to partner with an incredible team that shares this vision, including the Tyscot family. Today, after eight years, a new project through my newly formed label Giftbox Music is on the horizon, and I’m energized to share my voice with the world. Just let me sing!”
Page-Lockhart and Tyler’s team have already produced a vault full of songs that will showcase not only her dynamic vocal range but also a full picture of who she is as a recording artist. "This is a truly full-circle moment for Tasha,” says Tyler. “We’re deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with the Tyscot team, an amazing company and a driving force in this genre. With my experience and Tasha’s magical voice, we’re excited to open Giftbox Music’s box of gifts for her fans—hence the name Giftbox Music. We can’t wait to share what’s to come."
ABOUT TASHA PAGE LOCKHART
A Detroit, MI native, Lockhart’s parents are legendary gospel singer Lisa Page Brooks, and the late producer and co-founder of the iconic gospel band Commissioned, Michael Brooks. She earned her first music credits backing up acts such as Tim Bowman Jr. and Deitrick Haddon’s Voices of Unity Choir. In 2013, Lockhart won BET’s Sunday Best music competition television series which led to a recording deal with Kirk Franklin’s Fo Yo Soul recording label. Her Top Ten debut album, Here Right Now, produced the Billboard Top Ten Gospel Airplay chart single, “Different.” The project earned three Stellar Award nominations with her winning the New Artist of the Year category. Over the years, Lockhart has followed up with other radio chart singles such as “Why Not Me” and “Over & Over.” The duet “Beautiful Savior” with Bryan Popin reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart in 2021 and she’s currently cruising through the Top Ten with the Otis Kemp collaboration, “Church Parking Lot.”
ABOUT KAI VERSE TYLER
Tyler studied music business at Long Island’s Five Towns College which boasts famous alumni such as Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and The Fugee’s Wyclef Jean. He got his start in the music business as a Motown Records intern before joining the management team for urban boyband Mindless Behavior. Later, he consulted with gaming firm Take-Two Interactive where he developed the 2K Beats division. Then, he formed The Luxury Group, a full-service entertainment marketing, management, and music publishing enterprise in 2017. Some of the company’s successes include Anuel AA’s sextuple platinum selling album Emmanuel, Lil Baby’s quadruple platinum set My Turn and Polo G’s triple platinum collection, The Goat. Tyler’s motto is, “Changing the narrative, one record, one deal at a time. Printing cultural currency daily.”
ABOUT TYSCOT RECORDS
The Indianapolis, Indiana -based label is the oldest operating African American owned, faith-based recording firm in the world. The company was founded in 1976 by dentist Dr. Leonard Scott and his organ-playing nephew, Craig Tyson. Over the years, the company discovered and developed the careers of gospel legends such as the gold-selling artists John P. Kee, VaShawn Mitchell, Anthony Brown & group therAPy and the Rance Allen Group. The company continues to break new ground in the gospel field with projects by millennial artists such as Grammy® Award winning R&B singer-producer PJ Morton, worship leader Casey J, vocal dynamo Kelontae Gavin, urban gospel star Bri Babineaux and the singing cop, Mervin Mayo.
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