OVO Sound is a record label founded by rapper Drake, his longtime friend Noah "40" Shebib
and Oliver El-Khatib.
The label is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was created in 2012.
OVO Sound consists of Drake and in-house producers 40, Boi-1da, T-Minus, Mike Zombie, and Nineteen85,
along with recording artists PartyNextDoor and Majid Jordan.
The label's releases are currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records.
History Starting in 2007 Drake's early mixtapes such
as Comeback Season and So Far Gone were released under the unofficial record label, "October's
Very Own" as he was unsigned at the time.
Drake then began building up his October’s Very Own brand by shouting out to OVO on his
songs, releasing music and selling OVO merchandise on their website.
The record label was then officially founded in 2012 by Drake and Noah "40" Shebib.
According to Billboard, Drake shortly signed a partnership deal with Warner Bros. Records
for the label.
Similar to how Rick Ross is signed as a solo artist to Def Jam and his artists on his Maybach
Music Group label are signed to Atlantic Records, Drake will still be signed as a solo artist
to Republic Records through Young Money/Cash Money, but the artists he signs to OVO Sound
releases will be distributed through Warner Bros. Records.
Upon founding the label Drake and 40 signed frequent collaborators Boi-1da, T-Minus, and
later Mike Zombie to the label as in-house producers.
In late April 2013 it was reported that Drake was close to signing the label's first recording
artist, PartyNextDoor, which he ended revealing shortly thereafter.
In August 2013, Drake announced that he signed Toronto music duo Majid Jordan and producer
Nineteen85 to OVO Sound.
Roster Artists
Drake ILoveMakonnen
Majid Jordan OB O'Brien
PartyNextDoor
In-house producers Boi-1da
Mike Zombie Nineteen85
Noah "40" Shebib T-Minus
Future the Prince OVO Fest
OVO Fest is an annual concert hosted by Drake in Toronto, Canada which began on August 2,
2010.
The annual event is held on the Civic holiday long weekend, also known as Caribana weekend
in Toronto, a popular Caribbean festival in Toronto.
OVO fest is famous for the special guests Drake brings to his hometown of Toronto.
The first annual OVO Fest on August 2, 2010 included Rick Ross, Bun B, Young Jeezy, Fabolous,
Kardinal Offishall, Eminem, and Jay-Z.
The second annual OVO fest in 2011 featured guests included The Weeknd, Rick Ross, Nas,
J. Cole, Lil Wayne and Stevie Wonder.
The third annual OVO Fest was on August 5, 2012 which included 2 Chainz, The Weeknd,
ASAP Rocky, French Montana, Waka Flocka Flame, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and Nicki
Minaj.
The fourth annual OVO Fest was held at the Molson Amplitheatre in Toronto on August,
4 and 5, 2013.
The event was to be co-headlined by Frank Ocean, James Blake and Wale among the many
special guests.
Frank Ocean however had to pull out due to an injury to his vocal chords.
Additional guests at the 2013 OVO Fest included The Weeknd, Big Sean, French Montana, ASAP
Rocky, J. Cole, Ma$e, Diddy, TLC, Lil Wayne and a surprise final guest Kanye West.
Discography PartyNextDoor - PARTYNEXTDOOR
Drake - Nothing Was the Same Majid Jordan - A Place Like This
PartyNextDoor - PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO External links
Official Website OVO Sound on SoundCloud
References