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Beat The World Records
Beat the World Records is a record label founded by The Dandy Warhols in Portland, Oregon, in 2008. Early years In 2007 Portland, Oregon band The Dandy Warhols had the idea of starting their own label and signed Portland shoegaze outfit The Upsidedown, followed by indie electropop artist Logan Lynn. In 2008 The Dandy Warhols split with long-time record company Capitol Records and officially launched Beat The World Records as a Caroline Records EMI 3rd-Party label. Rockers Monstrous, indie pop boy band The Hugs, Los Angeles western rock group Spindrift and Dandy guitar rock proteges were signed in the years which followed. Caroline/EMI years In 2008 The Dandy Warhols released '' ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...'', the first official release on Beat The World. Shortly thereafter they put out an EP, ''Earth to the Remix E.P. Volume One'', consisting of electronic remixed versions of tracks from ''Earth'' and ''Earth to the Remix E.P. Volume Two'' a few months later. The labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer. The band's name is a play on the name of American pop artist Andy Warhol. The band gained recognition after they were signed to Capitol Records and released their major label album debut, '' ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down'', in 1997. In 2001, the band rose to new levels of fame after their song "Bohemian Like You" enjoyed extensive exposure due to being featured in a Vodafone advertisement. The Dandy Warhols were the subject of the 2004 documentary film '' Dig!'', along with San Francisco psychedelic outfit The Brian Jonestown Massacre. They have released 10 studio albums, two compilation albums, six EPs, and 27 singles to date. Biography Early years (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dandy Warhols Are Sound
''The Dandy Warhols Are Sound'' is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It is the original mix of the band's 2003 album ''Welcome to the Monkey House'', by Grammy Award-winning soul music mixing engineer Russell Elevado. It was released on July 14, 2009, through the band's own label Beat the World Records. Background Before the release of ''Welcome to the Monkey House'', the band had been pressing for a version mixed by Elevado, whose credits include D'Angelo's ''Brown Sugar'', The Roots' ''The Roots Come Alive'', Common's '' Like Water for Chocolate'' and Alicia Keys' ''Songs in A Minor'', along with some others. The Elevado mix of ''Monkey House'' was shelved by Capitol Records and an alternate mix by Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran was put out instead. Peter Holmstrom later said that ''Monkey House'' was not the version that he wanted released. In 2008, the band split from Capitol and formed their own label, Beat the World Records. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Independent Record Labels
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Rock Record Labels
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Record Labels Established In 2008
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2008 Establishments In Oregon
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Alternative Rock Record Labels
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Pete International Airport
Pete International Airport is an American neo-psychedelia band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1997 by Peter Holmström of The Dandy Warhols. Original line-up includes Jsun Adams (The Upsidedown) on vocals, Collin Hegna (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) on bass guitar, Jason "El Firme Plucky" Anchondo (The Warlocks, Spindrift) on drums and Paulie Pulvirenti, also on drums. In 2010 they released their debut self-titled album. Music videos were produced for three of the album's tracks, including "21 Days", which premiered on Spinner.com on 7 September 2010. Pete International Airport's second album, ''Safer With The Wolves…'', was called a "meticulously crafted psyche rock journey into the dark heart of electronica". The album's 11 tracks feature guest singers from The Black Angels, Daydream Machine, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dark Horses, Hopewell, and more. It was released by Anton Newcombe's (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) A Recordings in October 2017. Produced and Engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Machine (album)
''This Machine'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released on April 24, 2012, by record label The End. The album features a more stripped-down, laid-back style than much of the band's previous work. Background and recording While playing at Sydney's Enmore Theatre in May 2011 as part of their 2011 Australian tour, lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor announced the new album would be titled ''This Machine'' and is to be released in February 2012 (Taylor-Taylor had previously jokingly announced it as ''The Pastor of Muppets'', ''Shitty Shitty Band Band'' or ''Whirled Piece'' in blog posts on the band's official website). On the same tour, the band debuted two new songs which would later appear on the album, "Seti vs. the Wow! Signal" and "Rest Your Head". ''This Machine'' was recorded between May and November 2011. The band collaborated with ex-Bauhaus member David J on the track "The Autumn Carnival"; J co-wrote the song and supplie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Records
The End Records is a record label in Manhattan that specializes in rock, heavy metal, indie, and electronic music. Early years (1998–2005) The End Records was founded by Andreas Katsambas in Pasadena, California, with the goal of helping small underground artists. Within three years it became a full-time job and Katsambas moved the office to Salt Lake City in 2002. Too underground to get a national distribution deal, he started his own webstore, selling each release for $10 including shipping; the mail orderThe Omega Order helped cover basic expenses and slowly started bringing in other titles. The next three years were critical in expanding the label which began signing bands such as The Gathering, Crisis, Arcturus, Ulver and many more. National distribution, moving to Brooklyn (2005–2006) In 2005 after meeting with most of the major distribution companies, The End signed a national distribution deal witRed Musicand moved to Brooklyn, NY, the following year. The move t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q Center
Q Center is an LGBT community center and non-profit organization located in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. History The community center was established in 2005, championed by then-city Commissioner Sam Adams. Kendall Clawson, an African American lesbian, served as its first executive director. The center relocated to North Mississippi Avenue in 2009. References External links * * Q Centerat Travel Portland "Just Out and Portland Q Center form Strategic Partnership"(September 12, 2012), ''Just Out'' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Q Center's Winter Fundraiser Gala (and Afterparty)by Marjorie Skinner (January 31, 2014), ''Portland Mercury ''Portland Mercury'' is an alternative bi-weekly newspaper and media company founded in 2000 in Portland, Oregon. It has a sibling publication in Seattle, Washington, called '' The Stranger''. Contributors and staff Editor-in-chief: Wm. Steven ...'' {{LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon 2005 establishments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Elevado
Russell Elevado (born 1966 in the Philippines) is a recording engineer and record producer based in New York City. Accolades Russell Elevado has a catalog of 50 full albums from the over 100 albums in his discography. Elevado earned a Grammy Award in 2000 for his work recording and mixing contemporary R&B recording artist D'Angelo's critically acclaimed album ''Voodoo''. ''Voodoo'' is now considered a classic album in the contemporary R&B genre and paved the way for the neo soul movement. Elevado's "old school" engineering techniques and preference for using mostly vintage equipment gave the album a sound reminiscent of classic soul or funk records fused with hip-hop textures and psychedelic treatments heard on classic 1960s and 1970s rock records. In 2009, he received a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album for engineering Al Green's '' Lay It Down''. In 2015, he won another Grammy for Best R&B Album as engineer/mixer on D'Angelo's '' Black Messiah'', the long-awaite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
