Jeff Gitty Gitelman & Playground Media Sign Publishing Deal With BMG
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum-selling music creator Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman has inked a fresh publishing deal with BMG, further solidifying his dynamic relationship with the company. In addition to expanding his collaboration with BMG, Gitty will actively seek and nurture new talents under this new partnership.
Making waves across genres throughout 2023, Gitty achieved a milestone by becoming the first and only producer to simultaneously grace the Billboard Top 10 Producers chart, the Hot 100 Producers chart, the R&B Hip-Hop Producers chart, the R&B Producers chart, and the Country Producers charts in a single week.
Notably, his recent collaboration with Victoria Monet on the track “On My Mama” earned Gitty Grammy nominations in both the Record of the Year and Best R&B Song categories. Currently, he’s riding high on successes with artists like Jessie Murph, Jelly Roll, Mary J Blige, and Hozier. He is the co-executive producer for Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming album This Is Me…Now, tied to the documentary of the same title set to release this February.
Gitty’s initial signing to Playground Media introduces multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Kevin Theodore, recognized for his work on Mac Miller’s Grammy-nominated album Swimming. Gitty’s collaborative ventures extend to artists like Teddy Swims, Allen Stone, Muni Long, and more.
Joshua Edmond, BMG’s Vice President of A&R, added, “Gitty is a musical hitmaking force with an exceptional ear for new and developing songwriters. We are proud to expand our partnership with him and his next-generation talent.”
Expressing his excitement, Gitty stated, “I am excited to extend my partnership with BMG and to be able to sign and develop talent together. Joshua has been a champion, supportive, and empowering these past two years, and it will be great to work alongside him and the team with this new partnership.”
Known for his versatility, Gitty has garnered acclaim for his work on tracks such as “Back of My Mind” and “Damage” by H.E.R., which landed Gitty two Grammy nods, his second in the Album of the Year category – following his first in 2020 for his contribution to H.E.R.’s “I Used To Know Her.”
Gitty co-produced and wrote “All These Years” by Camila Cabello, Mac Miller’s “Come Back To Earth,” “She Lovin’ It” by Trey Songz, “Tints” by Anderson Paak featuring Kendrick Lamar, Amber Mark’s “What If,” “I Think Of You,” by Jeremih featuring Chris Brown and Big Sean, A$AP Ferg’s “Psycho: and “Ex” by Ty$ featuring YG. “Bussdown” by Jorja Smith, “Come Back” by Ben Platt, “New Truck” by Florida Georgia Line, “Somebody that You Don’t Know” by Ty Dolla $ign featuring dvsn, and “Love Someone” by Tone Stith featuring H.E.R. He also collaborated with Lisa Joy Nolan to compose the original theme song for Reminiscence, the Warner Bros feature film starring Hugh Jackman. Gitty finished the year strong with the releases of “You Don’t Know Me” by Summer Walker and “Winter Wonderland” by Bryson Tiller featuring Halo.
In 2022 he co-wrote/co-produced “A Tale by Quincy” (The Weeknd), “Private Island” (Gunna), “911” and “Two Moods” (Teddy Swims) that were followed by releases with YK Osiris., four releases on Tank and The Bangas Grammy-nominated album Red Balloon, Kaytranada and Anderson Paak’s “Twin Flame” and “Jane” by Skip Marley with Ayra Starr.
In addition to time in the studio, Gitty continues to be involved with The Recording Academy, serving as the advisor to the Los Angeles Chapter Board as well as participating in the Advocacy, Professional Development, and P&E committees.
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