Neon Gold Records is a

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-based boutique record label founded in 2008 by Derek Davies and

Lizzy Plapinger Elizabeth "Lizzy" Plapinger, known professionally as LPX when performing as a solo artist, is the lead vocalist of indie pop duo MS MR and co-owner of boutique record label Neon Gold Records. Music career Now based in New York, Plapinger comes f ...

. Initially operating as a vinyl-only singles label, Neon Gold has launched the debut releases and international careers of many acts including Passion Pit,

Ellie Goulding Elena Jane Goulding ( ; born 30 December 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who became her manager and Artists and ...

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, Gotye, Christine & The Queens, Charli XCX,

Matt Maeson Matt Maeson (born January 17, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Virginia Beach, Virginia, signed to Neon Gold Records and Atlantic Records. Early life Maeson was raised in Norfolk, Virginia. His parents were juvenile delin ...

and Tove Lo. Beyond their own roster, Neon Gold are often credited with the discovery and initial support of a number of other successful artists including Vampire Weekend, Lana Del Rey,

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, Grouplove and Walk the Moon. Since 2014, Neon Gold has operated as a subsidiary of

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History

On 8 December 2010, Neon Gold signed a joint venture with

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, enabling them to graduate to full-length releases through Columbia and RED Distribution Through the venture with Columbia, the label signed and released debut albums from

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, HAIM, and

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. In January 2014, the label embarked on a new venture with

, where they made Charli XCX's sophomore record for release through Neon Gold/Atlantic that fall. The deal made Neon Gold an imprint label under Atlantic – co-chaired by Julie Greenwald and

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, who oversaw similar Atlantic imprints

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and Canvasback.

Neon Gold Live

Neon Gold also runs a successful promotions arm, operating popular monthly club nights in

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, and

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, and producing approximately 100 events a year in addition to their flagship annual showcases at

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and The Great Escape Festival. Launched at Tammany Hall in New York City's Lower East Side in 2011, the monthly club night Popshop is the primary outlet of the Neon Gold Live operation, and has since expanded to new venues and cities. As of 2020, Neon Gold hosts monthly events in the following cities: *

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– Popshop NYC at Baby's All Right *

– Popshop West at Moroccan Lounge

Artists

Current

* Broods *

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* Charli XCX * Christine and the Queens *

Jax Anderson Jax Anderson, formerly known as Flint Eastwood, is an alt pop musician from Detroit, Michigan. With wide-ranging influences from Spaghetti Westerns to Motown to mainstream dance pop, Anderson has built a reputation for her uncompromising style a ...

Winona Oak Johanna Ewana Ekmark (born 8 October 1994), also known as Winona Oak, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with What So Not and The Chainsmokers for the songs "Beautiful" and "Hope". Early life Oak was born on ...

Oscar and the Wolf Oscar and the Wolf is the moniker for Belgian solo artist Max Colombie. Life and career Oscar and the Wolf first gained international attention with the single "Orange Sky" in 2013, which got them support slots for the likes of Lou Reed, but ...

*SNOW CULTURE *

* The Knocks *Tigertown * Tove Lo * Your Smith

Past

Alex Winston Alexandra Leigh Winston (born September 28, 1987) is an American indie music, indie pop rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Biography Alex Winston grew up just outside Detroit. She is classically tr ...

ANR People * Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Great Telugu film actor. Places * Akkineni Nageswara Rao College, sometimes called ANR College * Antwerp International Airport (IATA code) Entities * Agence nationale de la recherche, a French funding agency f ...

ASTR ASTR is the solo project of American electronic R&B vocalist Zoe Silverman, originally formed with producer Adam Pallin. Their debut EP, ''Varsity'', was named the twentieth best album of 2014 by '' Spin''. Their second EP, ''Homecoming'', was re ...

*Cathedrals *

* Fort Lean * Foxes * Gotye *

Great Good Fine OK Great Good Fine Ok (abbreviated GGFO) is an American synthpop band based in New York City, United States. The band was founded by Jon Sandler and Luke Moellman in 2013. Although both grew up in Upstate New York (Sandler in Niskayuna and Moellman ...

* HAERTS * Haim *

Icona Pop Icona Pop ( ) is a Swedish electropop duo which formed in 2009, with electro house and indie pop music influences. Its two members, Caroline Hjelt (born 8 November 1987) and Aino Jawo (born 7 July 1986), grew up in Stockholm and create what the ...

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''The Chemistry is Dead'' – 14 March 2010 ...

* Little Red *Lovelife *

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* Miami Horror *Mille Ponken *

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* Monica Birkenes *

MØ Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ (), is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012, releasing her debut extended play, ''Bikini ...

* Passion Pit *

Penguin Prison Penguin Prison is an electropop project composed solely of New York City singer, musician, producer and remixer Chris Glover. Penguin Prison's self-titled debut album was released on 18 October 2011 through Downtown Records to positive reviews. B ...

* Polarsets *

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Savoir Adore Savoir Adore is a pop-rock group duo from Brooklyn, New York City, United States initially consisting of Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro. In 2014, Deidre Muro left the band while Hammer worked with a guest vocalist. Hammer began collaborating with La ...

Seinabo Sey Seinabo Sey (born 7 October 1990) is a Swedish singer and songwriter best known for her international hit song " Younger". Early life Seinabo Sey was born in Södermalm, Stockholm, on 7 October 1990. She is of both Swedish and Gambian ancestry. ...

Sir Sly Sir Sly is an American indie rock band formed and based in Orange County, California, United States. The band is fronted by vocalist Landon Jacobs with instrumentalists Jason Suwito and Hayden Coplen accompanying him. The trio gradually built a ...

Starsmith Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988), known professionally as Starsmith, is a British songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and produced "Good Thing" by Zedd and Kehlani, and "I'll Be There" by Jess Glynne which went to number one in the UK and ...

* Strange Talk * The Naked and Famous *

The Sound of Arrows The Sound of Arrows are a Swedish electronic music duo originally from Gävle, and now based in Stockholm. The duo, consisting of Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm, have remixed tracks for artists such as Lady Gaga, Alphabeat, The Naked and Fa ...

* Wet *

Wildcat! Wildcat! Wildcat! Wildcat! is an American synthpop band from Los Angeles. History Wildcat! Wildcat! was formed in 2012 by Jesse Taylor, Michael Wilson, and Jesse Carmichael, and in December of that year they opened for Alt-J on that band's Western U.S. tour ...

References

External links

Neon Gold blog

Neon Gold
on MySpace
Neon Gold on Billboard Biz
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