Wendy Starland discovered & developed 16-time Grammy, Oscar, and 2-time Golden Globe winning icon Lady Gaga.
Starland developed Lady Gaga's career during the recording of Lady Gaga's album The Fame, which received Billboard's most prestigious "Album of the Decade," having logged 62 of its record-setting 108 total weeks at No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart this decade. Starland was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Grammy nominated on Moby's album Last Night, and awarded VH1's "Best Emerging Artist."
Performed and/or recorded with Lady Gaga, Moby, Snoop Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Wayne, The Black Eyed Peas, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sheryl Crow, the Foo Fighters, Jack White of The White Stripes, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, Carly Simon, Jewel, Ziggy Marley, Perry Farrell, deadmau5, Macy Gray, James Blunt, Gavin Rossdale, Juliette Lewis, Tracy Bonham, Aloe Blacc, Linda Perry, Miguel, Paul Oakenfold, Michael Bolton, Sean Paul, Grandmaster Flash, The Pointer Sisters, Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, Gary Barlow, Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross, Gavin DeGraw, Shawn Colvin, Rachel Platten, Mike Posner, Deborah Cox, Vonda Shepard, Ben Lee, James Bourne, Mark Varner of Grand Funk Railroad, Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta, Stephen Bishop, Jeff Daniels, The Romantics, The English Beat, Karl Denson, Fishbone, L7, Donita Sparks, Jonatha Brooke, Lucy Woodward, Maddie Poppe and Lisa Tucker of American Idol, Vassy, Mitchy Collins of Lovely The Band, Dawes, Capone of Capone-N-Noreaga, Killarmy, MC Fitti, Kii Arens, Jimmy Norman, Silverspun Pickups, The Racontours, Blink, Butcher, Your Smith, Frances Lion, and conductor Luisella Chiarini with the A.C.O. Val Vibrata Symphony Orchestra.
Wendy Starland has written and licensed hundreds of songs to networks including MTV, VH1, NBC, ABC, E!, CBS, and FOX. She also wrote a new theme song for supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio's ad campaign for the Carmen Steffens collection.
Starland is a lead vocalist on Moby's album Last Night, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts, and on its follow-up, Last Night Remixed. Her top 10 single "Dancing with the Sea," which earned her the Songwriters Hall of Fame honor, was released in Europe on Universal alongside Norah Jones, Feist, and Edie Brickell. The song reached No. 8 and led to a tour across Europe. She signed a major publishing deal with BMG Rights Management and was named one of the "Great Female Singers" in the Beckham House book, alongside Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Natalie Cole.
She appears on Billy Ray Cyrus's Thin Line and on Songs of Love for Japan, the Tsunami Relief benefit album with Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles, Ani DiFranco, and Brandi Carlile. Light Babies' dance remix of her song "Queen of Hearts" was released on Tiësto's Black Hole Recordings.
On stage, Starland opened for Sheryl Crow and Jack White at MI Fest. She has also opened for Chris Cornell, Sean Paul, Grandmaster Flash, The Pointer Sisters, Rachel Platten, Shawn Colvin, Gavin DeGraw, Vonda Shepard, Mike Posner, Fishbone, The English Beat, Karl Denson, The Romantics, Ronnie Dunn, Jonatha Brooke, and Lucy Woodward. Highlights include:
Starland was the only music industry judge on Les Anges, the #1 highest rated French television series, featured in its tenth season on NRJ 12, which reached an average of 700,000 viewers per episode. On the show she chose to develop French celebrity Sarah Van Elst, previously featured on Season 4 of The Voice. Starland and Van Elst appeared together on the hit TV show Extra with Mario Lopez.
Wendy Starland Presents Starland created and hosts this talk show, in which music icons share a more personal side of themselves, with their concert footage woven through the interviews. Guests include David Guetta, lovelytheband, Paul Oakenfold, and Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray.
Starland was the winner of the original music competition television series Banded, where she was responsible for creating the band's sound, songwriting, arranging, producing, image, stage performance, and overall quality while they competed before a panel of industry expert judges on stage at the 10,000-seat Musician’s Hall Of Fame in Nashville. The band named themselves Starland after her.
A one-hour special, Wendy Starland Live at the National Philharmonic, aired on network television across Europe.
CBS, BBC, and Fortune Starland was interviewed on CBS during Grammy week, which presented her as a woman who made her mark in the music industry and helped launch Lady Gaga's career. Starland was also featured in televised interviews on the BBC, and with Fortune Magazine. She sang backup for Michael Bolton on CBS's The Early Show, and her songs have been licensed to CBS.
Music in television Starland has licensed hundreds of songs to MTV, VH1, NBC, ABC, E!, CBS, and FOX. She wrote and produced the theme song for the NBC primetime series Hawaii. Her music has been heard on MTV's The Hills and Jersey Shore, Spiker, The Rules, and Weekend Getaway, and in promos for the NBC primetime series Las Vegas. She composed the score and soundtrack for the television series Stilettos, from the creators of True Detective.
Video games Starland co-wrote and produced sixteen songs for the video game Rock Band 3 and for Ubisoft’s Rocksmith, alongside the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on Xbox and PlayStation 3.
Advertising and sports Starland produced and co-wrote the RapScallions hit “Can You Feel It,” which has been licensed by the NHL and NBA on FOX Sports and by Carl’s Jr., Harley-Davidson, and Mercedes-Benz. It is also played for in-game entertainment by the LA Kings, NY Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Indiana Pacers, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Blues, NY Giants, and Denver Broncos, in arenas including Madison Square Garden and Staples Center. Her song “Reveal the Sunshine” was the theme for the television ad campaign for luxury cruise line Cunard, a division of Carnival Cruise Lines.
Starland is the Founder and CEO of Give Back Entertainment, a philanthropic record label and marketing platform with worldwide distribution through Universal/INgrooves. Through a partnership with Pink Pump and P2, GBE raised funds and awareness for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, including a runway show featuring two Make-A-Wish children.
Wendy Starland has been a featured model in Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Fortune, Marie Claire, People, Us Weekly, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Post, Daily Mail, and The Los Angeles Times. Her brand collaborations include Donna Karan, DKNY, Calvin Klein, Eres, and the Bvlgari designer's jewelry line Anna e Alex. She has appeared on magazine covers worldwide, including Eclair, Elevated Magazines, Red Magazine, Verite Luxe, Most Magazine, Voyage Immersive, Star Rivera, Life Magazine, Style Cruze, Ellements, Imirage Magazine, Esmee, Surreal, Surreal Lifestyle, Feather, Artells, Brilliant Magazine, VIBEOne, CMN, HP Magazine, Blowout Magazine, America Journals, Bella Vida, TWIF, Licence Magazine, QP Magazine, Voyce Magazine, Moveux Magazine, Egeronix Magazine, Hi Celeb, Beautica Magazine, Davos Club Magazine, Makeda Magazine, Skope Magazine, La Citta, Us Weekly, Diario Femenino (alongside Taylor Swift and Madonna), and Image & Style.
Runway Starland has been a runway model for Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Los Angeles Fashion Week, and OC Fashion Week. Designers she has modeled for include Sima Collezione, which featured her image on a Times Square billboard, Pellone Designer Collection, and Richie Rich. At London Fashion Week, she modeled for designers Norma Ebanks, Blueprint Effect, and Anna Flowers Designs. At the Forbes International Women's Day fashion show in Abu Dhabi, she walked the runway alongside supermodel Paulina Porizkova before an audience that included Hillary Clinton, Tyra Banks, Huda Kattan, Loren Gray, and Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud. The event drew more than 4 billion online impressions.
Fashion and luxury Donna Karan, DKNY, Calvin Klein, Sue Wong, Eres, Gordana Gehlhausen of Project Runway and Project Runway All-Stars, Jessica Angel Collection, Sheer The Brand, Bogini, Atelieria, House of Lebied, Morreale Paris (clothing, jewelry, and fragrance), Posh Boss LA, Bearpaw, and Boy Meets Girl.
Jewelry and accessories Anna e Alex, Morreale Paris, Barollo (featured in Glamour and People and worn by Angelina Jolie, Marisa Tomei, and Caitlyn Jenner), Tote & Carry, and Zardouzee.
Swimwear Morreale Paris Misurare and Ananova LA.
Skincare and beauty Beauty Society, BB Lifestyle, Seoulfull Skin Food, Vendome Clinique & Spa, Vitaclean, DVN ALN, and Shy Girl Los Angeles.
Representation Signed with NTA for modeling, television, and influencer campaigns.
Called "A Modern Da Vinci" by Welum Magazine, Starland works across painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, silkscreen, and lithography. Her oil paintings were showcased at a Forbes-hosted event at Winn Slavin Fine Art on Rodeo Drive, and her Time series has drawn international collectors and earned her the title of the art world's new "It Girl." Her Haptagram NFT exhibition was hailed by the company's founder as a trailblazing moment in art history.
Lady Gaga at the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Shared on her Instagram, July 10, 2018.
Wendy Starland discovered & developed 16-time Grammy, Oscar, and 2-time Golden Globe winning icon Lady Gaga.
Starland developed Lady Gaga's career during the recording of Lady Gaga's album The Fame, which received Billboard's most prestigious "Album of the Decade," having logged 62 of its record-setting 108 total weeks at No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart this decade. Starland was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Grammy nominated on Moby's album Last Night, and awarded VH1's "Best Emerging Artist."
Wendy Starland has written and licensed hundreds of songs to networks including MTV, VH1, NBC, ABC, E!, CBS, and FOX. She also wrote a new theme song for supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio's ad campaign for the Carmen Steffens collection.
Starland is a lead vocalist on Moby's album Last Night, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts, and on its follow-up, Last Night Remixed. Her top 10 single "Dancing with the Sea," which earned her the Songwriters Hall of Fame honor, was released in Europe on Universal alongside Norah Jones, Feist, and Edie Brickell. The song reached No. 8 and led to a tour across Europe. She signed a major publishing deal with BMG Rights Management and was named one of the "Great Female Singers" in the Beckham House book, alongside Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Natalie Cole.
She appears on Billy Ray Cyrus's Thin Line and on Songs of Love for Japan, the Tsunami Relief benefit album with Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles, Ani DiFranco, and Brandi Carlile. Light Babies' dance remix of her song "Queen of Hearts" was released on Tiësto's Black Hole Recordings.
On stage, Starland opened for Sheryl Crow and Jack White at MI Fest. She has also opened for Chris Cornell, Sean Paul, Grandmaster Flash, The Pointer Sisters, Rachel Platten, Shawn Colvin, Gavin DeGraw, Vonda Shepard, Mike Posner, Fishbone, The English Beat, Karl Denson, The Romantics, Ronnie Dunn, Jonatha Brooke, and Lucy Woodward. Highlights include:
Starland Performing With The ACO Val Vibrata Symphony Orchestra For The Mayor Of Tortoreto, Italy
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Wendy Starland has been a featured model in Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Fortune, Marie Claire, People, Us Weekly, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Post, Daily Mail, and The Los Angeles Times.
Her brand collaborations include Donna Karan, DKNY, Calvin Klein, Eres, and the Bvlgari designer's jewelry line Anna e Alex. She has appeared on magazine covers worldwide, including Eclair, Elevated Magazines, Red Magazine, Verite Luxe, Most Magazine, Voyage Immersive, Star Rivera, Life Magazine, Style Cruze, Ellements, Imirage Magazine, Esmee, Surreal, Surreal Lifestyle, Feather, Artells, Brilliant Magazine, VIBEOne, CMN, HP Magazine, Blowout Magazine, America Journals, Bella Vida, TWIF, Licence Magazine, QP Magazine, Voyce Magazine, Moveux Magazine, Egeronix Magazine, Hi Celeb, Beautica Magazine, Davos Club Magazine, Makeda Magazine, Skope Magazine, La Citta, Us Weekly, Diario Femenino (alongside Taylor Swift and Madonna), and Image & Style.
Runway Starland has been a runway model for Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Los Angeles Fashion Week, and OC Fashion Week. Designers she has modeled for include Sima Collezione, which featured her image on a Times Square billboard, Pellone Designer Collection, and Richie Rich. At London Fashion Week, she modeled for designers Norma Ebanks, Blueprint Effect, and Anna Flowers Designs. At the Forbes International Women's Day fashion show in Abu Dhabi, she walked the runway alongside supermodel Paulina Porizkova before an audience that included Hillary Clinton, Tyra Banks, Huda Kattan, Loren Gray, and Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud. The event drew more than 4 billion online impressions.
Fashion
& Luxury Donna Karan, DKNY, Calvin Klein, Sue Wong, Eres, Gordana Gehlhausen of Project Runway and Project Runway All-Stars, Jessica Angel Collection, Sheer The Brand, Bogini, Atelieria, House of Lebied, Morreale Paris (clothing, jewelry, and fragrance), Posh Boss LA, Bearpaw, and Boy Meets Girl.
Jewelry
& Accessories Anna e Alex, Morreale Paris, Barollo (featured in Glamour and People and worn by Angelina Jolie, Marisa Tomei, and Caitlyn Jenner), Tote & Carry, and Zardouzee.
Swimwear Morreale Paris Misurare and Ananova LA.
Skincare
& Beauty Beauty Society, BB Lifestyle, Seoulfull Skin Food, Vendome Clinique & Spa, Vitaclean, DVN ALN, and Shy Girl Los Angeles.
Representation Signed with NTA for modeling, television, and influencer campaigns.
Starland was the only judge of musical talent on the #1 highest rated French television series, Les Anges. Starland and Van Elst appeared together on the hit TV show Extra with Mario Lopez.
Starland and Sarah Van Elst were guests on the show hosted by Mario Lopez.
Starland was the only music industry judge on Les Anges, the #1 highest rated French television series, featured in its tenth season on NRJ 12, which reached an average of 700,000 viewers per episode. On the show she chose to develop French celebrity Sarah Van Elst, previously featured on Season 4 of The Voice. Starland and Van Elst appeared together on the hit TV show Extra with Mario Lopez.
Wendy Starland Presents Starland created and hosts this talk show, in which music icons share a more personal side of themselves, with their concert footage woven through the interviews. Guests include David Guetta, lovelytheband, Paul Oakenfold, and Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray.
Starland was the winner of the original music competition television series Banded, where she was responsible for creating the band's sound, songwriting, arranging, producing, image, stage performance, and overall quality while they competed before a panel of industry expert judges on stage at the 10,000-seat Musician’s Hall Of Fame in Nashville. The band named themselves Starland after her.
A one-hour special, Wendy Starland Live at the National Philharmonic, aired on network television across Europe.
CBS, BBC, and Fortune Starland was interviewed on CBS during Grammy week, which presented her as a woman who made her mark in the music industry and helped launch Lady Gaga's career. Starland was also featured in televised interviews on the BBC, and with Fortune Magazine. She sang backup for Michael Bolton on CBS's The Early Show, and her songs have been licensed to CBS.
Music in television Starland has licensed hundreds of songs to MTV, VH1, NBC, ABC, E!, CBS, and FOX. She wrote and produced the theme song for the NBC primetime series Hawaii. Her music has been heard on MTV's The Hills and Jersey Shore, Spiker, The Rules, and Weekend Getaway, and in promos for the NBC primetime series Las Vegas. She composed the score and soundtrack for the television series Stilettos, from the creators of True Detective.
Video games Starland co-wrote and produced sixteen songs for the video game Rock Band 3 and for Ubisoft’s Rocksmith, alongside the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on Xbox and PlayStation 3.
Advertising and sports Starland produced and co-wrote the RapScallions hit “Can You Feel It,” which has been licensed by the NHL and NBA on FOX Sports and by Carl’s Jr., Harley-Davidson, and Mercedes-Benz. It is also played for in-game entertainment by the LA Kings, NY Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Indiana Pacers, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Blues, NY Giants, and Denver Broncos, in arenas including Madison Square Garden and Staples Center. Her song “Reveal the Sunshine” was the theme for the television ad campaign for luxury cruise line Cunard, a division of Carnival Cruise Lines.
Called "A Modern Da Vinci" by Welum Magazine, Starland works across painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, silkscreen, and lithography. Her Time series has drawn international collectors, and her Haptagram NFT exhibition was hailed by the company's founder as a trailblazing moment in art history.
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