Rattle Records, established in 1991, is a contemporary art-music label based in
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...
. It releases compositions generally by New Zealand
composers in contemporary art genres. It has been described as "the de facto home of New Zealand music that didn't fit the three-minute pop song format"
History
Rattle Records as a label and a studio was established by Steve Garden, Tim Gummer and Keith Hill in 1991 to publish music 'outside of the usual commercial musical imperatives'.
They used the German label
ECM Records as an inspiration. Rattle was owned by
Victoria University of Wellington's publishing division for a time and when that ended Steve Garden took over again.
There have been over 150 releases and over 44 award nominations. In the
Aotearoa Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant tha ...
2020 all three finalists in the Best Classical Artist category were Rattle recordings with ''11 Frames'' by Andrew Beer & Sarah Watkins winning.
Artists
Rattle has represented over 100 different artists since its inception including:
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Whirimako Black
* Jonathan Besser
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Jack Body
* Chris Gendall
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Michael Houstoun
Michael James Houstoun (born 20 October 1952) is a concert pianist from New Zealand. He has twice in his life performed the complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas and in between these achievements, he overcame focal hand dystonia.
Early life
Hou ...
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Diedre Irons
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Natalia Mann
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Hirini Melbourne
* Jian Liu
* Sam Leamy
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Jenny McLeod
Jennifer Helen McLeod (12 November 1941 – 28 November 2022) was a New Zealand composer and professor of music at Victoria University of Wellington. She composed several major works for big groups including ''Under the Sun'' for four orchestr ...
* NZ Guitar Quartet
* Nga Tae
* Keith Price
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Richard Nunns
Richard Anthony Nunns (7 December 1945 – 7 June 2021) was a Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage. He was particularly known for playing taonga pūoro and his collaboration with fellow Māori instrumentalist Hirini Melbourn ...
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John Psathas
John Psathas, (born Ioannis Psathas, el, Ιωάννης Ψάθας; 1966) is a New Zealand composer. He has works in the repertoire of such high-profile musicians as Evelyn Glennie, Michael Houstoun, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman and the Ne ...
* Jenny Wollerman
* Sounddome
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Eve de Castro-Robinson
Eve de Castro-Robinson (born 9 November 1956 in London, England) is a New Zealand composer, professor and graphic designer. Her compositions include orchestral, vocal, chamber and electroacoustic works. She studied at the University of Auckland ...
,
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Roger Fox
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Gillian Whitehead
Dame Gillian Karawe Whitehead (born 23 April 1941) is a New Zealand composer. She is of Māori Ngāi Te Rangi descent. Her Māori heritage has been an important influence on her composing.
Early life
Whitehead was born in Hamilton in 1941. ...
* Te Koki Trio
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Ariana Tikao
See also
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List of record labels
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Music of New Zealand
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External links
Rattle Records websiteDirectory
References
Sources
* Audio Culture, The noisy library of New Zealand music. Sourced 21 March 2020.
* NZ Musician, a print and online music magazine that deals with music in and from New Zealand.
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New Zealand record labels
Record labels established in 1991