Rainbow Blonde Records is an

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founded by José James, Talia Billig (aka Taali) and Brian Bender. The label was initially formed when James received the rights back to his first album The Dreamer from

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, and grew to include original releases from a roster including artists Ben Williams, Taali, and Bright & Guilty.

History

Rainbow Blonde was founded by James and Billig in 2018 in New York City. The two met while Billig was working at

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for

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. In building Rainbow Blonde, James and Billig worked to create a collective as much as a new record label. Rainbow Blonde's collective includes house photographer Janette Beckman, filmmaker

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, business manager Kristin Lee and many others. Taali's debut LP "I Am Here" was the first full-length original release for Rainbow Blonde in 2019. In February 2020, Ben Williams released his first LP on Rainbow Blonde with his critically acclaimed civil rights album "I Am A Man.". José James released his first new LP on Rainbow Blonde with his album No Beginning No End 2 in March 2020.

Discography

LPs

# ''The Dreamer (10th Anniversary Edition)'' (2018) – José James # ''I Am Here'' (2019) –

Taali Taali is a village in Tori Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. Taali manor Taali manor derives its name (german: Staelenhof) from the family Staël von Holstein, who received the estate as a gift in the 17th century and who were the ...

# ''I Am A Man'' (2020) – Ben Williams # ''No Beginning No End 2'' (2020) – José James # ''Blackmagic (10th Anniversary Edition)'' (2020) – José James # ''José James: New York 2020 (Live)'' (2021) – José James # ''When Did The World Start Ending? (Live at Levon Helm Studios)'' (2021) –

# ''Merry Christmas from José James'' (2021) – José James # ''On & On'' (2023) – José James # ''taali'' (2023) –

EPs

# ''Were Most Of Your Stars Out?'' (2019) –

# ''Were You Busy Writing Your Heart Out?'' (2020) –

Instrumental LPS

# ''No Beginning No End 2: Mentals'' (2020) – José James # ''I Am A Man: Mentals'' (2020) – Ben Williams # ''I Am Here: Mentals'' (2020) –

# ''Bright & Guilty: Mentals'' (2020) – Bright & Guilty

Singles/Remixes

# ''Soft Age'' (2019) – Bright & Guilty # ''STDs'' (2020) – Bright & Guilty # ''Soft Age (KoolKojak Remix)'' (2020) – Bright & Guilty # ''Hear You Now (

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Remix)'' (2020) –

# ''High Road Pt. 2 (Natasha Diggs and Ian Wallace Remix)'' (2020) – Ben Williams

References

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History

Discography

LPs

EPs

Instrumental LPS

Singles/Remixes

See also

References