Mascot Label Group is an independently-owned record label. Founded in 1989 in The Netherlands under the name Mascot Records, the company was renamed Mascot-Provogue in 1999 and since 2010 has been known as the Mascot Label Group. The company is based in the Netherlands and has offices in New York, Cologne, Stockholm, Milan, Paris and London. It was distributed by

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and

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 t ...

until 2022; it is now serviced by FUGA. Mascot Label Group is the parent company of six record labels:

Mascot Records Mascot Records is a record label and rock music subsidiary of Mascot Label Group. Artists *10 Years (band), 10 Years *Agent Steel *Black Country Communion *Black Label Society *Black Stone Cherry *Bootsy Collins *Crobot *Conquer Divide *Dragged ...

Provogue Records Provogue Records is a European record label and part of the Mascot Label Group. Founded by Jan Van Der Linden in the early 1990s, the label specializes in rock and blues. Its catalog includes Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Eric Johnson ...

, Music Theories Recordings, Cool Green Recordings, The Funk Garage, and The Players Club. Mascot Label Group is also a label member of the

American Association of Independent Music The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is a trade association that represents independent record labels in the United States, founded in 2005. A2IM is headquartered in New York City, with chapters located in Nashville, Chicago, North ...

(A2IM).

Labels

- a rock-focused label whose roster includes 10 Years,

Black Stone Cherry Black Stone Cherry is an American rock band, formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. They were signed to Roadrunner Records until 2015; the band is now signed to Mascot Label Group. The band consists of Chris Robertson (lead vocals, lead guitar), B ...

Black Label Society Black Label Society is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by guitarist/singer Zakk Wylde. To date, the band has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one EP, and three vid ...

Crobot Crobot is an American hard rock band from Pottsville, Pennsylvania composed of Brandon Yeagley, Chris Bishop, Dan Ryan and Tim Peugh. Beginnings In the mid-2011, Brandon Yeagley and Chris Bishop created Crobot, joined later by brothers Paul an ...

, Dragged Under,

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, Otherwise,

P.O.D. P.O.D., an initialism for Payable on Death, is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of drummer and rhythm guitarist Wuv Bernardo, vocalist Sonny Sandoval, bassist Traa ...

Shaman's Harvest Shaman's Harvest is an American alternative metal band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Bassist Matt Fisher, singer Nathan "Drake" Hunt, and guitarist Josh Hamler founded the band in 1996. Ryan Tomlinson joined the band on lead guitar for their 20 ...

, & VOLA, as well as newer acts such as

The Georgia Thunderbolts The Georgia Thunderbolts are an American rock band from Rome, Georgia. Formed in 2015, the band released their debut album ''Can We Get a Witness'' through Mascot Records in 2021. History The band began with high school classmates Couzzourt ...

, The Cold Stares, and Naked Gypsy Queens. Mascot gained attention for fostering the career of

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Lars ...

, who have sold over 100,000 records in Europe. In June 2012, Mascot had its first number one rock album chart entry in the UK with

Black Country Communion Black Country Communion is an English-American hard rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2009, the band is a supergroup composed of bassist and lead vocalist Glenn Hughes, guitarist and second vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer J ...

's self-titled album.

's 2014 record "Catacombs Of The Black Vatican" charted in over 10 European countries. In 2016, "Kentucky", the first Black Stone Cherry release on Mascot Records charted in 10 European countries and the United States. *

- a blues / rock label featuring

Joe Bonamassa Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his ind ...

Beth Hart Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single " LA Song (Out of This Town)" from her second album '' Screamin' for My Supper''. The single was a numbe ...

, Gov’t Mule,

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst; June 12, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced significant commercial success as a blues artist. Life and career Shepherd wa ...

Warren Haynes Warren Haynes (born April 6, 1960) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as longtime guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a ...

Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Sprin ...

Walter Trout Walter Trout (born March 6, 1951 in Ocean City, New Jersey, United States) is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Biography Trout's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then decided to rel ...

Eric Gales Eric Gales (born October 29, 1974), also known as Raw Dawg, is an American blues rock guitarist, originally hailed as a child prodigy. , Gales has recorded nineteen albums for major record labels and has done session and tribute work. He has a ...

Robert Cray Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards. Early life Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia, while his father was statione ...

, Kris Barras Band and more.

found success growing the career of

who went from playing for 50 people in London in 2007 to selling out the Royal Albert Hall in 2009. Bonamassa has sold over 1,500,000 albums in Europe. * Music Theories Recordings - is a progressive rock whose roster includes

Ayreon Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk, electro ...

Memories of Machines Memories of Machines is a band formed by Tim Bowness (No-Man, Henry Fool) and Giancarlo Erra (Nosound) in April 2006. History Memories of Machines emerged as a full project following Bowness' first collaborations with Nosound during the mid-2000 ...

, Flying Colors,

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

, and more. Music Theories is co-run with Michael Schmitz, one of the founders of prog label Inside Out. * Cool Green Recordings - an alternative/indie label. Among the artists released on Cool Green Recordings are Australian desert rockers Tracer, Dutch alternative band

De Staat De Staat is a Dutch alternative rock band, formed in Nijmegen in 2006. Their name translates to "The State". In May 2016, the band supported Muse in their Drones World Tour in Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain. Biography De Staat was ...

Crippled Black Phoenix Crippled Black Phoenix are an English dark rock band, founded by Justin Greaves in 2004. Several musicians have contributed to Crippled Black Phoenix's albums and played with them during their live shows. History In 2004, Justin Greaves, previou ...

Masters Of Reality Masters of Reality is an American rock band formed in 1981 by frontman Chris Goss and guitarist Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York, United States. They took the name for the band from a misprinted label of the third Black Sabbath album. G ...

Chris Goss Christopher Ryan Goss (born August 17, 1958) is an American record producer and musician. Best known for producing records for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, he is regarded as an important figure in the development of stoner rock and deser ...

(co-writer/producer

Kyuss Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, D ...

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line- ...

) and more. De Staat's album "O" entered the Dutch national charts at #3 and won best alternative band three times in a row at the

3FM Awards NPO 3FM is a Dutch rhythmic CHR radio station controlled by public broadcaster NPO. The vast majority of the songs played on-air are rock, alternative, indie and pop, though dance and Mega Top 30 tracks may also air at times. History As Ra ...

. * The Funk Garage - a funk label for which

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading n ...

plays a leading role in finding and shepherding projects. The roster currently includes

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many o ...

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band, jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall (m ...

, and Candy Dulfer. * The Players Club - a guitar-centric record label whose roster includes Toto and members Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams, as well as

Marty Friedman Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until ...

and Paul Gilbert.

Notable honors and awards

GRAMMY AWARDS (US/GLOBAL) *2022, Eric Gales, 'Crown' - Best Contemporary Blues Album (pending) *2021, Steve Cropper, 'Fire It Up' - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2021, Joe Bonamassa, 'Royal Tea' - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2019, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, ‘Brighter Days’ - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2017, Sonny Landreth, ‘Live in Lafayette’ - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2016, Joe Bonamassa, 'Live at the Greek Theatre' - Best Traditional Blues Album (nominated) *2013, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, ‘Seesaw’ - Best Blues Album (nominated) BLUES MUSIC AWARDS (US/GLOBAL) *2022, Eric Bibb, ‘Dear America’ - Acoustic Blues Album (WON) *2022, Eric Gales, Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2021, Walter Trout, “All Out of Tears” - Song of the Year (WON) *2021, Walter Trout, ‘Ordinary Madness’ - Blues Rock Album of the Year (nominated) *2021, King Solomon Hicks, ‘Harlem’ - Best Emerging Artist Album (WON) *2020, Eric Gales - Blues Rock Artist of the Year (WON) *2019, Beth Hart - B.B King Entertainer of the Year (nominated) *2019, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2019, Beth Hart - Instrumentalist - Vocals (nominated) *2019, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Blues Rock Artist (nominated) *2019, Eric Gales, Blue Rock Artist (nominated) *2018, Beth Hart - Instrumentalist - Vocals (WON) *2018, Beth Hart, ‘Fire on the Floor - Contemporary Blues Album of the Year (nominated) *2018, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2018, Ronnie Baker Brooks - Contemporary Blues Male Artist (nominated) *2018, Walter Trout, ‘We’re All In This Together’ - Blues Rock Album of the Year (WON) *2017, Joe Bonamassa - B.B King Entertainer of the Year (WON) *2017, Joe Bonamassa - Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2017, Walter Trout, ‘Alive in Amsterdam’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2016, Sonny Landreth - Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2016, Sonny Landreth, ‘Bound by the Blues’ - Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2016, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2016, Walter Trout, "Gonna Live Again" - Song of the Year (WON) *2016, Walter Trout, ‘Battle Scars’ - Rock Blues Album of the Year (WON) *2015, Joe Bonamassa - Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2015, The Robert Cray Band, ‘In My Soul’ - Soul Blues Album (nominated) *2015, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2015, Joe Bonamassa - Contemporary Blues Male Artist (nominated) *2015, Walter Trout, ‘The Blues Came Callin’’ - Rock Blues Album of the Year (nominated) *2014, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2014, Walter Trout, ‘Luther’s Blues’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2013, Robert Cray - Contemporary Blues Male Artist (nominated) *2013, Joe Bonamassa - Gibson Guitar Award (nominated) *2013, Walter Trout, ‘Blues For the Modern Daze’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2012, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, ‘Don’t Explain’ - Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2011, Walter Trout, ‘Common Ground’’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS (US) *2022, Beth Hart - Vocalist (WON) *2022, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2022, Beth Hart, 'A Tribute To Led Zeppelin' - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2022, Eric Gales, 'Crown' - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2022, Eric Gales - Male Blues Artist (nominated) *2022, Eric Gales - Electric Guitar (nominated) *2022, Eric Bibb, 'Dear America' - Acoustic Blues Album (nominated) *2022, Eric Bibb - Acoustic Guitar (nominated) *2022, Sonny Landreth - Slide Guitar (nominated) *2021, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 'Straight To You: Live' - Live Blues Album (WON) *2021, Walter Trout, 'Ordinary Madness' - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2021, George Benson, 'Live In London' - Live Blues Album (nominated) *2021, Gary Moore, 'How Blues Can You Get' - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2020, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2020, King Solomon Hicks - Sean Costello Rising Star Award (nominated) *2019, Walter Trout, ‘Survivor Blues’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2019, Beth Hart, ‘Live At Royal Albert Hall’ - Live Blues Recording (nominated) *2018, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2018, Walter Trout - Male Blues Artist (WON) *2018, Walter Trout, ‘We’re All In This Together’ - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2018, Sonny Landreth, ‘Live in Lafayette’ - Acoustic Blues Album (WON) *2017, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2017, Quinn Sullivan - Sean Costello Rising Star Award (nominated) *2017, Walter Trout, ‘Alive in Amsterdam’ - Live Blues Recording (WON) *2016, Walter Trout, ‘Battle Scars’ - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2014, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2013, Robert Cray, ‘Nothin But Love’ - Contemporary Blues Recording (nominated) *2013, Walter Trout, ‘Blues For the Modern Daze’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2010, Joe Bonamassa - Male Blues Artist (nominated) A2IM/LIBERA AWARDS (US/GLOBAL) *2022 Eric Bibb, ‘Dear America’ - Best Blues Record (nominated) *2021 Sonny Landreth, ‘Blacktop Run’ - Best Blues Record (nominated)

References

External links

Official Mascot Label Group Website
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