JerryCo
Encyclopedia
Mihai Dumitrescu better known by his stage name, JerryCo, is a Romania
n rapper from Bucharest
, Romania
who is signed to Tataee
's Legend Audio record label.
, Romania
. He has two older siblings, a brother and a sister and, according to his mother, he earned his first money when he was only a year and a half old singing to guests his parents brought to the house. He started writing lyrics in the second grade and a few years later he started singing well known hit songs during the music classes at his school. Dumitrescu started rapping at age fifteen. Tataee
met Dumitrescu after he heard one of the rapper's demo tapes and started manifesting interest in working with him on his newly founded record label, Legend Audio. After giving him praises in a 2004 interview and meeting with the Bucharest
-based production duo Agresiv, who at the time also included JerryCo as a songwriter, Tataee signed him to his Legend Audio imprint in 2005.
According to Dumitrescu, his first encounter with Tataee
occurred in 2004 after he had sent CDs containing demo tracks to various Romania
n record labels and one of these discs reached DJ Swamp, B.U.G. Mafia
's DJ at the time who, impressed with Dumitrescu's lyrical ability, passed it on to Tataee
, B.U.G. Mafia
's producer, who was looking for new artists to sign to his newly founded record label, Legend Audio. The actual signing occurred one year later, in 2005, as Tataee
was busy with multiple projects and wanted to make sure JerryCo would commit to hard work before any financial investment was actually made.
Until 2004, together with Vlad Lucan and Mihai "Mitză" Ghidarcea, JerryCo was part of Agresiv, a Bucharest-based production group who, in this formula, released two independent albums and also provided production for Dumitrescu's solo work until his signing with Tataee
's Legend Audio in 2005.
's main producer, Tataee
invited him to his studio in Bucharest
to discuss the business opportunities he could open for the young rapper. As B.U.G. Mafia
's anniversary album Viaţa noastră (Vol.1)
was still in the works under Tataee
's supervision, the paperwork was delayed for a period of time enough for Dumitrescu to start work on a number of self-financed demo tracks so Tataee
could make sure his time and money would meet JerryCo's determination for hard work halfway. Dumitrescu was finally signed by Legend Audio in 2005 and started working on his debut album, Orice E Posibil
(Anything Is Possible) with Tataee
as his main producer and manager. The album's release was repeatedly pushed back for over two and a half years, until April 2010, enough to give JerryCo time to craft an album that would meet Tataee
's high expectances.
in May, 2005. The whole album was produced by Tataee
who was featured on the album's first single, Stai, Eşti În Pericol (Wait, You're In Danger) along with Simona Nae, a Romanian pop singer.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n rapper from Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
who is signed to Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
's Legend Audio record label.
Biography
JerryCo was born Mihai Dumitrescu on November 8, 1984 in BucharestBucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. He has two older siblings, a brother and a sister and, according to his mother, he earned his first money when he was only a year and a half old singing to guests his parents brought to the house. He started writing lyrics in the second grade and a few years later he started singing well known hit songs during the music classes at his school. Dumitrescu started rapping at age fifteen. Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
met Dumitrescu after he heard one of the rapper's demo tapes and started manifesting interest in working with him on his newly founded record label, Legend Audio. After giving him praises in a 2004 interview and meeting with the Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
-based production duo Agresiv, who at the time also included JerryCo as a songwriter, Tataee signed him to his Legend Audio imprint in 2005.
According to Dumitrescu, his first encounter with Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
occurred in 2004 after he had sent CDs containing demo tracks to various Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n record labels and one of these discs reached DJ Swamp, B.U.G. Mafia
B.U.G. Mafia
B.U.G. Mafia is a Romanian hip hop group from Pantelimon, Bucharest, widely regarded as one of the seminal acts of gangsta rap in Romania. Founded in 1993, it was among the first Romanian hip hop acts.The original line-up consisted of Vlad "Tataee" Irimia, Dragoş "Caddillac" Vlad-Neagu and two...
's DJ at the time who, impressed with Dumitrescu's lyrical ability, passed it on to Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
, B.U.G. Mafia
B.U.G. Mafia
B.U.G. Mafia is a Romanian hip hop group from Pantelimon, Bucharest, widely regarded as one of the seminal acts of gangsta rap in Romania. Founded in 1993, it was among the first Romanian hip hop acts.The original line-up consisted of Vlad "Tataee" Irimia, Dragoş "Caddillac" Vlad-Neagu and two...
's producer, who was looking for new artists to sign to his newly founded record label, Legend Audio. The actual signing occurred one year later, in 2005, as Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
was busy with multiple projects and wanted to make sure JerryCo would commit to hard work before any financial investment was actually made.
Until 2004, together with Vlad Lucan and Mihai "Mitză" Ghidarcea, JerryCo was part of Agresiv, a Bucharest-based production group who, in this formula, released two independent albums and also provided production for Dumitrescu's solo work until his signing with Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
's Legend Audio in 2005.
Signing with Legend Audio
After hearing a remix produced by Agresiv for one of Dumitrescu's solo tracks, B.U.G. MafiaB.U.G. Mafia
B.U.G. Mafia is a Romanian hip hop group from Pantelimon, Bucharest, widely regarded as one of the seminal acts of gangsta rap in Romania. Founded in 1993, it was among the first Romanian hip hop acts.The original line-up consisted of Vlad "Tataee" Irimia, Dragoş "Caddillac" Vlad-Neagu and two...
's main producer, Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
invited him to his studio in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
to discuss the business opportunities he could open for the young rapper. As B.U.G. Mafia
B.U.G. Mafia
B.U.G. Mafia is a Romanian hip hop group from Pantelimon, Bucharest, widely regarded as one of the seminal acts of gangsta rap in Romania. Founded in 1993, it was among the first Romanian hip hop acts.The original line-up consisted of Vlad "Tataee" Irimia, Dragoş "Caddillac" Vlad-Neagu and two...
's anniversary album Viaţa noastră (Vol.1)
Viaţa noastră (Vol.1)
Viaţa noastră is the first greatest hits album by Romanian hip hop group B.U.G. Mafia. It was released on February 2, 2006, by Casa Productions/Cat Music in Romania...
was still in the works under Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
's supervision, the paperwork was delayed for a period of time enough for Dumitrescu to start work on a number of self-financed demo tracks so Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
could make sure his time and money would meet JerryCo's determination for hard work halfway. Dumitrescu was finally signed by Legend Audio in 2005 and started working on his debut album, Orice E Posibil
Orice E Posibil
Orice E Posibil is the debut album by Romanian rapper JerryCo, released April 7, 2010, by Legend Audio in Romania. The first single: "Stai, Eşti În Pericol" , produced by and featuring Tataee and Simona Nae, was released in late 2009 and received heavy airplay in Romania...
(Anything Is Possible) with Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
as his main producer and manager. The album's release was repeatedly pushed back for over two and a half years, until April 2010, enough to give JerryCo time to craft an album that would meet Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
's high expectances.
Discography
JerryCo started working on his debut album, Orice E PosibilOrice E Posibil
Orice E Posibil is the debut album by Romanian rapper JerryCo, released April 7, 2010, by Legend Audio in Romania. The first single: "Stai, Eşti În Pericol" , produced by and featuring Tataee and Simona Nae, was released in late 2009 and received heavy airplay in Romania...
in May, 2005. The whole album was produced by Tataee
Tataee
Vlad Irimia , primarily known by his stage name Tataee, is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders and the main producer of the well-known Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G...
who was featured on the album's first single, Stai, Eşti În Pericol (Wait, You're In Danger) along with Simona Nae, a Romanian pop singer.
- Orice E PosibilOrice E PosibilOrice E Posibil is the debut album by Romanian rapper JerryCo, released April 7, 2010, by Legend Audio in Romania. The first single: "Stai, Eşti În Pericol" , produced by and featuring Tataee and Simona Nae, was released in late 2009 and received heavy airplay in Romania...
(Anything Is Possible)(2010)