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Born in South Africa to immigrants from Israel, J.R. Rotem has accumulated his net worth of $20 million by being a successful music producer. Although he was born in South Africa, Rotem only stayed there for a few years before moving to Toronto. After moving from Toronto at the age of 12, Rotem and his family finally settled in California.
As a child, Rotem was an excellent classical pianist and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he majored in jazz composition. Rotem’s first big break came when he produced the Destiny’s Child song "Fancy." Rotem has said that the success of the song proved to Rotem that pursuing a career in music production was a worthy goal.
Since working with Destiny’s Child, Rotem has gone on to produce music for 50 Cent, Sean Kingston and many other artists. In 2006, Rotem became a businessman when he opened the Beluga Heights record label company. Rotem is credited with having signed Jason Derulo to a label with the assistance and partnership of Warner Bros Record. Rotem’s contributions to the music industry have been recognized with numerous awards including being named the 2009 BMI Producer of the Year and the 2011 Songwriter of the Year Award.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2019 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Indigo with American singer Chris Brown (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2018 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the single "Level Up" with American singer Ciara (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
2017 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album One More Light with the American rock band Linkin Park (approximately 658,500 copies sold) |
$856,050 |
|
2016 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Death of a Bachelor with the American pop rock band Panic! at the Disco (approximately 2.35 million copies sold) |
$3,060,000 |
|
2015 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album American Beauty/American Psycho (sometimes abbreviated as AB/AP) with the American rock band Fall Out Boy and the single "Boys Like You" with American singer Who Is Fancy, featuring American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor and American singer Ariana Grande (approximately 1,157,500 copies sold) |
$1,500,000 |
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the albums Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded with Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj, Lace Up with American rapper Machine Gun Kelly, Overexposed with the American band Maroon 5 and the extended play I'm Right Here with American singer-songwriter, rapper and musician Chris Rene (approximately 3,797,700 copies sold) |
$4,940,000 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Future History with American singer Jason Derulo (approximately 635 thousand copies sold) |
$825,500 |
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the albums Goon Affiliated with American rapper Plies, Jason Derulo (stylized as Jason Derülo) with American singer Jason Derulo, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming with American electropop singer-songwriter The Ready Set, Pink Friday with Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj (approximately 4,886,500 copies sold) |
$6,350,000 |
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album JLS with the English boy band JLS (approximately 2.43 million copies sold) |
$3,160,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the albums Trilla with American rapper Rick Ross, Mail on Sunday with American hip hop recording artist Flo Rida, Definition of Real with American rapper rapper Plies, II Trill with UGK member Bun B, Spirit with British singer and songwriter Leona Lewis, Identified with American actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens, The Ball Street Journal with American rapper E-40, Da REAList with American rapper Plies and The Voice with American rapper Mike Jones (approximately 9,857,000 copies sold) |
$12,810,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the albums Ultimate Victory with American rapper Chamillionaire, TCG (short for "The Cheetah Girls") with the American girl group The Cheetah Girls, Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live (stylized as Bred 2 Die · Born 2 Live) with American rapper Lil Scrappy, Cyclone with American hip hop recording artist Baby Bash, and The Real Testament with American rapper Plies (approximately 1,934,000 copies sold) |
$2,510,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the albums A Girl like Me with Barbadian singer Rihanna, Paris with American media personality, Sean Kingston with Jamaican American rapper Sean Kingston,and socialite Paris Hilton, Headstrong with American singer Ashley Tisdale, and Port of Miami with American rapper Rick Ross (approximately 5,585,672 copies sold) |
$7,260,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album The Naked Truth with American rapper Lil' Kim (approximately 2.7 million copies sold) |
$3,510,000 |