Craig Balsam co-founded Razor & Tie Entertainment in 1990, along with his business partner and friend, Cliff Chenfeld. The New York-based company is one of the fastest growing independent entertainment companies in the United States and is the parent company of Kidz Bop, LLC. Razor & Tie Entertainment successfully sells audio and video products through traditional retail distribution, a wide variety of digital outlets, and direct response television advertising. Razor & Tie Entertainment is a vertically-integrated company that includes a music company with major label distribution, a music publishing business, a media buying company, a home video company, a direct marketing operation and a growing database of entertainment consumers.

The record label is home to a diverse group of acclaimed and developing recording artists including, rising metal rockers All That Remains, Grammy-winning global superstar Angelique Kidjo, acclaimed singer/songwriters Dar Williams and Dave Barnes, and a bevy of new developing artists such as alt-rockers, Dead Confederate, glam-rockers Semi Precious Weapons, the UK rock/dance band The Whip, southern rock/contemporary blues band Hill Country Revue, rock band Day of Fire, prog-rockers Into the Presence, singer Kelly Sweet, retro-soul singer Ryan Shaw, and rapper Devin the Dude. Razor & Tie has also recently released Grammy nominated folk legend Joan Baez’ latest as well as the Grammy-winning project Zappa Plays Zappa.

The children’s music division is well-established with projects from award-winning kids’ music star Laurie Berkner and the multi-platinum Kidz Bop music series, as well a forthcoming DVD release with the critically acclaimed artist Dan Zanes.

The company continues to grow with soundtrack releases including the platinum selling soundtrack to the mega-hit Alvin and The Chipmunks, as well as music to the films Another Cinderella Story, Taken, Hotel for Dogs and Speed Racer.

The company has also built a reputation for producing and marketing the most successful music compilations in the market, including platinum and gold albums such as Monsters Of Rock, Monster Ballads, Fired Up and The Buzz. Additionally, Razor & Tie has created, produced and marketed hugely successful home video/DVD releases in the U.S. including Darrin's Dance Grooves, the #1 Special Interest and Fitness Video in the United States in 2002, which has sold over 1,000,000 units.

Craig was born in New Jersey and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1986 after graduating from Emory University.

Cliff Chenfeld co-founded Razor & Tie Entertainment in 1990, along with his business partner and friend, Craig Balsam. The New York-based company is one of the fastest growing independent entertainment companies in the United States and is the parent company of Kidz Bop, LLC. Razor & Tie Entertainment successfully sells audio and video products through traditional retail distribution, a wide variety of digital outlets, and direct response television advertising. Razor & Tie Entertainment is a vertically-integrated company that includes a music company with major label distribution, a music publishing business, a media buying company, a home video company, a direct marketing operation and a growing database of entertainment consumers.

The record label is home to a diverse group of acclaimed and developing recording artists including, rising metal rockers All That Remains, Grammy-winning global superstar Angelique Kidjo, acclaimed singer/songwriters Dar Williams and Dave Barnes, and a bevy of new developing artists such as alt-rockers, Dead Confederate, glam-rockers Semi Precious Weapons, the UK rock/dance band The Whip, southern rock/contemporary blues band Hill Country Revue, rock band Day of Fire, prog-rockers Into the Presence, singer Kelly Sweet, retro-soul singer Ryan Shaw, and rapper Devin the Dude. Razor & Tie has also recently released Grammy nominated folk legend Joan Baez’ latest as well as the Grammy-winning project Zappa Plays Zappa.

The children’s music division is well-established with projects from award-winning kids’ music star Laurie Berkner and the multi-platinum Kidz Bop music series, as well a forthcoming DVD release with the critically acclaimed artist Dan Zanes.

The company continues to grow with soundtrack releases including the platinum selling soundtrack to the mega-hit Alvin and The Chipmunks, as well as music to the films Another Cinderella Story, Taken, Hotel for Dogs and Speed Racer.

The company has also built a reputation for producing and marketing the most successful music compilations in the market, including platinum and gold albums such as Monsters Of Rock, Monster Ballads, Fired Up and The Buzz. Additionally, Razor & Tie has created, produced and marketed hugely successful home video/DVD releases in the U.S. including Darrin's Dance Grooves, the #1 Special Interest and Fitness Video in the United States in 2002, which has sold over 1,000,000 units.

Cliff was born in New York and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1985.