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Microphone Records
Microphone Records ( lv, Mikrofona ieraksti or short MicRec) is a Latvian record label and distribution company founded in 1993 (although it can be traced back to 1992, when its first record was released under the '’MicRec'’ brand label) by professional radio journalist Elita Mīlgrāve and professional record producer and musician Guntars Račs. Since 1996, Microphone Records has a license agreement with the EMI Group on promoting and marketing EMI and Virgin artists in the Baltic states. Microphone Records owns the following labels ''MicRec'', ''Aktiv'' and ''Raibā Taureņa Ieraksti'', and also operates as the official distributor for the Sony BMG, Universal Music, Playground, Elap and Going for a Song record labels, among others. Microphone Records has a publishing division "MicRec Publishing" the sub publisher for EMI Music Publishing and Sony/ATV. Some of Latvia's most famous pop, rock and dance music artists are signed with Microphone Records: Raimonds Pauls, Prā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Microphone Records ( lv, Mikrofona ieraksti or short MicRec) is a Latvian record label and distribution company founded in 1993 (although it can be traced back to 1992, when its first record was released under the '’MicRec'’ brand label) by professional radio journalist Elita Mīlgrāve and professional record producer and musician Guntars Račs. Since 1996, Microphone Records has a license agreement with the EMI Group on promoting and marketing EMI and Virgin artists in the Baltic states. Microphone Records owns the following labels ''MicRec'', ''Aktiv'' and ''Raibā Taureņa Ieraksti'', and also operates as the official distributor for the Sony BMG, Universal Music, Playground, Elap and Going for a Song record labels, among others. Microphone Records has a publishing division "MicRec Publishing" the sub publisher for EMI Music Publishing and Sony/ATV. Some of Latvia's most famous pop, rock and dance music artists are signed with Microphone Records: Raimonds Pauls, Prā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brainstorm (Latvian Band)
Prāta Vētra, known internationally as Brainstorm, is a Latvian pop/rock band. The band became popular internationally in 2000 when they finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song " My Star". History BrainStorm formation and first years (1989–1996) The band was formed in the summer of 1989 in Jelgava, Latvia by four former classmates – Renārs Kaupers, Jānis Jubalts, Gundars Mauševics and Kaspars Roga. Soon after, their classmate Māris Mihelsons also joined the band. In September 1992 Brainstorm released their first single "Jo tu nāc" (Because You Come) and finished 9th in the Latvian popular music contest, the "Microphones" poll. After this came their first album, ''Vairāk nekā skaļi'' (More than Loud) 1993. The main single from that album is "Ziema" (Winter), which also has a video. 1994 was the quietest period in the band's history, although in that year they released the maxi-single Vietu nav (No vacancies) with only 500 copies. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detlef Zoo
Detlef is a given name of German origin. It is also spelled Detlev. People with this name Notable people with this name include: *Detlef Bothe (born 1957), East German sprint canoeist *Detlef Bothe (born 1965), German actor *Detlef Bruckhoff (born 1958), retired German footballer *Detlef Enge (born 1952), former East German football player *Detlef Gerstenberg (1957–1993), East German hammer thrower *Detlef Gromoll (1938–2008), German mathematician *Detlef Grumbach (born 1955), German author and journalist *Detlef Hofmann (born 1963), German sprint canoeist *Detlef Kästner (born 1958), East German boxer * Detlef Kübeck (born 1956), retired East German sprinter *Detlef Kirchhoff (born 1967), German rower *Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist *Detlef Laugwitz (1932–2000), German mathematician *Detlef Lewe (1939–2008), West German sprint canoeist *Detlef Lienau (1818–1887), German architect born in Denmark *Detlef Lohse (born 1963), German fluid mechanics researcher * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Fomins
Fomins & Kleins was a Latvian rock group formed in 2002. Its members Ivo Fomins and Tomass Kleins were already accomplished and recognized rock musicians Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales .... Both are from the western Latvian port city of Liepāja. Previous collaborations Both have worked together previously, in Soviet times forming the Counterculture, underground group "Saldās sejas" (Sweet Faces), which also featured well known Latvian musicians Zigfrīds Muktupāvels and Guntars Račs — with whom a creative relationship continues to this day, since Račs himself is the author of the lyrics to all of Fomins & Kleins' songs. Ivo Fomins Singer Ivo Fomins, also educated as a chef, has taken part in many musical projects in Latvia, performing together with the ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aija Andrejeva
Aija Andrejeva (born 16 January 1986 in Ogre, Latvia), better known by her stage name Aisha (), is a Latvian singer. Eurovision Song Contest 2010 On 27 February 2010, Aija Andrejeva won the Latvian national final ''Eirodziesma 2010'', and has represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ..., with the song What For?. Andrejeva failed to qualify to the final from the first semifinal on 25 May, coming in last place. The following year, she presented the Latvian votes. Discography *''Tu un Es'' (2006) *''Viss kārtībā, Mincīt!'' (2008) *''Dvēselīte'' (2009) *''Mazais princis'' (2016) References External links Aisha's Fan Site {{Authority control 1986 births Eurovision Song Contest entrants of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Ella
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile DJs (who are hired to work at public and private events such as weddings, parties, or festivals), and turntablists (who use record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records). Originally, the "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to shellac and later vinyl records, but nowadays DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to also describe persons who mix music from other recording media such as cassettes, CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ, controller, or even a laptop. DJs may adopt the title "DJ" in front of their real names, adopted pseudonyms, or stage names. DJs commonly use audio equipment that can play at least two sources of recorded music simultaneously. This enables them to blend tracks together to create tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
