Steven Gargadennec

Cambodia
KLAPYAHANDZ
Managing Partner

Steven Gargadennec, the Managing Partner at Cambodian leading Hip Hop label KLAPYAHANDZ, a Phnom Penh-based professional Jazz producer and photographer.

Steven is an accomplished partner with a background of working in the music business. He is also adept at negotiating, budgeting, and event planning. He is a strong entrepreneur with a Master’s degree in cultural management and communication from the “Institut de la Culture, de la Communication et du Management, PARIS,” and he has been responsible for legal issues and international development of KlapYaHandz by recruiting international artists willing to be represented by us regionally or globally.

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COMPANY / EVENT

KLAPYAHANDZ is a Worldwide collective of Khmer singers, rappers, artists and producers working together to promote Cambodia, its people, arts, culture and history through hip hop, R&B and alternative music.

In Cambodia, KLAPYAHANDZ is an independent music label producing exclusively original tracks to promote creativity and originality with the younger generation of local Khmer artists. Our music will try to remain Khmer deep down inside. By using old Khmer music in our mix, we are trying to get the younger generation to look back to the older generation of great Khmer musicians, without whom we wouldn’t be here today. They started the fusion and the remixing, we’re just keeping the tradition alive. Our ancestors have left us concrete proofs of their great artistic skills for us to live on and to shine again.

We pay respect to them and show our appreciation by keeping the legacy alive, and by putting “KHMER” back on the map of the world.

Klap Back! Peace’n’luv

Cream/KlapYaHandz

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LOOKING FOR

  • Artist genres
    • Hip-hop, Rap, R&B, Soul, etc.
  • Artist types
    • Up-and-coming acts
    • Undiscovered talents

WHAT I DO

  • I help bands develop their careers (e.g. A&R, producer, manager, etc.)