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Alternative Distribution Alliance
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA provides "independent artist and label partners with access to the resources, relationships and experience required to share their creative vision with a global audience." As the independent music distribution arm of Warner Music Group, ADA Worldwide was created in 1993 as a joint-venture between WMG and Restless Records to offer a distribution system and marketing, merchandising, promotion, and music licensing services. In 2012, Warner Music Group combined Independent Label Group with ADA to create a full-service company that provides services including physical and digital global distribution, physical production, merchandise production and distribution. ADA offers account management, an in-house music licensing function, custom products and services, marketing and sponsorships, as well as digital marketing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Formerly part of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery), WMG was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 2005 until 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries. It later had its second IPO on Nasdaq in 2020, once again becoming a public company. With a multibillion-dollar annual turnover, WMG employs more than 3,500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The company owns and operates some of the largest and most successful labels in the world, including Elektra Records, Reprise Records, Warner Records, Parlophone Records (formerly owned by EMI), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arhoolie Records
Arhoolie Records is an American small independent record label run by Chris Strachwitz and is based in El Cerrito, California, United States (it is actually located in Richmond Annex but has an El Cerrito postal address.) The label was founded by Strachwitz in 1960 as a way for him to record and produce music by previously obscure "down-home blues" artists such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin, and Bill Gaither. Arhoolie still publishes blues and folk music, Tejano music including Lydia Mendoza, Los Alegres de Terán, Flaco Jiménez, regional Mexican music, cajun, zydeco, and bluegrass. History Chris Strachwitz immigrated with his family from Silesia in 1947, and became enamored with American regional music after seeing the film ''New Orleans''. He eventually settled in the San Francisco bay area, and in 1960 he headed to Texas to record bluesman Lightnin' Hopkins, but it turned out that Hopkins was in Berkeley for a performance engagement. He met up with historian Mack Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Antenna
Bright Antenna Records is an independent record label, founded in 2007 and based in Mill Valley, California. The label was created by producer Sep V and by writer Tiffanie DeBartolo and named after the lyrics to the song "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush. Bright Antenna specializes in artist development and, in addition to its label services, operates an online store for its vinyl and specialty products. BA's staff includes A&R veteran Braden Merrick, who discovered and broke The Killers. Roster As of June 2021, Bright Antenna's roster of artists includes: * Beware of Darkness * Cheerleader * Cloud Castle Lake * Dan The Man (of The Wombats) * Fana Hues * Flagship * In The Valley Below * Kyle Nicolaides * Love Thy Brother * Margolnick * Mona *PREP * Roman Lewis * Sports Team * Wilderado * The Wombats Past Artists * Far *Jimmy Gnecco (of Ours) *Magic Wands *Middle Class Rut *Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) *Paul Hartnoll (of Orbital) * Robert Smith (of The Cure) *Reuben Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brassland
Brassland is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Alec Hanley Bemis, Aaron Dessner, and Bryce Dessner. History In Brassland's early years, Bemis worked as a freelance journalist for ''LA Weekly'' and ''The New York Times''. The Dessners are twin brothers who are also musicians. Aaron is a producer and songwriter, while Bryce is a guitarist, composer, and curator. Both are songwriters for The National, while Bryce is equally known for his collaborations with Sufjan Stevens and Bang on a Can All Stars. Brassland is based in Brooklyn, New York. The label has close ties to Ohio, where the Dessner brothers were raised. All five members of The National are from Cincinnati, Ohio. The label's first two releases were debut albums by The National and Clogs. Brassland has also released albums by Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman, Jherek Bischoff, Buke and Gase, This Is The Kit, and Baby Dayliner — and licensed music by Nico Muhly and The Gloaming. The label considers itself a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge 9 Records
Bridge 9 Records is an American hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996. The label is named as a metaphor for what Wrenn wanted to do in creating the label: bridge all parts of the hardcore scene into one label and then put his lucky number (nine) in the title. The label currently has 8 employees and 30 active bands. In 2021, the label announced they were opening a record store. Active Bridge Nine bands *Advent *After the Fall *Agnostic Front *Alcoa * Alpha & Omega *Ambitions * American Nightmare *American War Machine *Anger Regiment *Antidote *Backtrack *Beach Rats *Bent Life *Betrayed *Blue Monday *BoySetsFire *Breaker Breaker *Breathe In *Burn *Candy Hearts *Carry On * Crime in Stereo *Cross Me *Crown of Thornz *Dead Ending * Dead Swans * Death Before Dishonor * DYS *Expire *Gallows * H2O *Lemuria *Malfunction *Modern Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (1998– ), guitarist James Lynch (2000– ), multi-instrumentalist Tim Brennan (2003– ) and multi-instrumentalist Jeff DaRosa (2007– ). The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and building a reputation locally through constant touring and yearly St. Patrick's Day week shows, held in and around Boston. The 2004 single, "Tessie" became the band's first mainstream hit and one of their biggest charting singles to date. The band's final Hellcat release, 2005's ''The Warrior's Code'', included the song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston." The song was featured in the 2006 film ''The Departed'', and went on to become the band's only platinum-selling single to date. It remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Horizon (record Label)
Blue Horizon Records was a British blues independent record label, founded by Mike Vernon and Neil Slaven in 1965, as an adjunct to their fanzine, ''R&B Monthly'', Mike Vernon, ''The Blue Horizon story 1965-1970 vol.1'', notes of the booklet of the Box Set (60 pages) and was the foremost label at the time of the British blues boom in the mid to late 1960s. History Blue Horizon's first release was a 45 rpm single by Hubert Sumlin, then working as Howlin' Wolf's guitarist. Other releases soon followed on the Outasite and Purdah labels, the latter of which released just four 7" singles; including "Flapjacks" by Stone's Masonry (featuring Martin Stone, later to join Savoy Brown and Mighty Baby); and the John Mayall and Eric Clapton release "Lonely Years", featuring the B-side, "Bernard Jenkins". Pressings were limited to avoid purchase tax, with estimates for the number of copies of each single issued varying from 99 to 1000. 45 rpm releases continued on the Blue Horizon label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Corn Music
Blue Corn Music is an American blues, Americana, bluegrass, and roots music, independent record label. It was founded in 2001 by label president Denby Auble. Blue Corn Music celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 21, 2011 at Antone's in Austin, Texas, which featured performances by label artists Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers, and the Austin Lounge Lizards. Roster *Austin Lounge Lizards *The Ballroom Thieves *Sarah Borges *Billy and Bryn Bright *Adam Carroll *Susan Cowsill *Steve Forbert *Guy Forsyth *Ruthie Foster *AJ Ghent * Grupo Fantasma *Caroline Herring *David Lee Holt *Rebecca Loebe *Mingo Fishtrap *Gurf Morlix Gurf Morlix (born 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Career Born in Buffalo, New York, Morlix moved to Texas in 1975 and performed with Blaze Foley. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and joined Lucinda Williams's band. H ... *John Nemeth *Gary Nicholson *Jeff Plankenhorn *Prairie Fire *Hadden Sayers *South Austin Jug Band *Two High Stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blix Street Records
Blix Street Records is a United States-based record label located in Gig Harbor, Washington, overseen by president Bill Straw. Blix Street features a diverse group of instrumental, vocal, and Celtic albums. Among the more famous artists who have recorded with Blix Street Records are Eva Cassidy, Mary Black, Grace Griffith,Digman, Steve (October 31, 2003).Eva Cassidy - American Tune, ''MusicDish''. Retrieved on 16 December 2008. Daniel Rodriguez, Dougie Maclean, Davy Knowles, Back Door Slam, and songwriter Randy Sharp Randy Sharp is an American, three time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer. He has major success in many genre of music with his greatest successes in Pop, Country, and Alternative. He has composed for film and televis .... References External links Official Website American record labels Companies based in Pierce County, Washington Gig Harbor, Washington {{US-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodshot Records
Bloodshot Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, which specializes in alternative country. History Bloodshot Records was founded in 1994 by Nan Warshaw, Rob Miller, and Eric Babcock, who knew each other from jobs in the music industry and from being active in was then a burgeoning underground country-roots music scene. Warshaw had been promoting, booking, and managing bands for years and also worked as a publicist for the band Killbilly, which released a record on Flying Fish Records, where Babcock worked. She was well known around Chicago as a punk raconteur. Her reputation was confirmed when Kurt Cobain’s diaries were posthumously published in 2002 included this mention: “Call Nan Warshaw” appears on his to-do list. Miller moved to Chicago in 1991 from Ann Arbor, Michigan where he helped to produce shows for a local promoter and DJed on a local radio station. He met Warshaw in 1993 at Crash Palace (now Delilah's), a local punk bar where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Pig Records
Blind Pig Records is an American blues independent record label. Blind Pig was formed in 1977 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Jerry Del Giudice, owner of the Blind Pig Cafe, and his friend Edward Chmelewski. The label is now based in San Francisco. In the late 2000s the label started a reissue vinyl series, featuring reissues from its back catalog on 180-gram high quality vinyl. As of 2015, Blind Pig's catalogue is owned by The Orchard, a division of Sony Music. In 2017, a double compilation album, ''Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection'', was released featuring tracks by many artists who recorded for the label over the years. Roster * Altered Five Blues Band * Arthur Adams * Luther Allison * Reneé Austin * Big James and the Chicago Playboys * Carey Bell * Elvin Bishop * Nappy Brown * Savoy Brown * Norton Buffalo * Eddie C. Campbell * Chubby Carrier * Tommy Castro * Popa Chubby * Joanna Connor * James Cotton * Albert Cummings * Debbie Davies * Damon Fowler * The Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bieler Bros
Bieler Bros. Records is an independent record label in Florida. History Bieler Bros. Records was formed in January 2002 by brothers Aaron and Jason Bieler. The label was aligned with MCA Records before becoming independent. Distribution Distribution in the United States is handled by Alternative Distribution Alliance (a subsidiary of Warner Music Group). Bieler Bros. also have offices located in the United Kingdom, and have distribution for Canada through eOne Music Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Label roster Current artists * Ankla * Another Black Day * A Silent Film * City of God * Censura! * Deathstars * diRTy WoRMz * Esoterica * Fiction Plane * In Whispers * Into The Presence * Karnivool * Look Right Penny * Mobile * Raintime * Stam1na * Stereoside * Tetanus * Uncrowned * Wide Eye Panic * Will Haven Previous artists * Bomb Factory * Burn Season * Egypt Central * Fiction Plane * Nonpoint * SikTh * Skindred * Slaves on Dope * Smile Empty Soul * SOiL * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
