Sonic360 Records is a British

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founded by record producer

Chris Allison Christopher John Allison (born 1961) is a British record producer and founder/head of Sonic360 Records. His work has been associated with artists such as The Beta Band, Coldplay, Walter Becker, Kinky, Plastilina Mosh, Emmanuel Jal, The Wedding ...

in June 2000. Its headquarters are in

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with a subsidiary in the US, Sonic360 Inc. Artists that have signed to the label include Mexican electro-funk rock outfit Kinky. They gave

a three song demo presented on a cassette tape in 1999 while he was producing

Plastilina Mosh Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the cre ...

in Monterrey Mexico. They signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Sonic360 in the summer of 2000. Kinky's eponymous debut album was co-produced by

and was nominated for the Best Rock Album award at the

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(2002) and Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album at the Grammy Awards (2002). Their follow up album, ''

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'' was nominated for numerous awards, including a Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the Latin Grammy's in 2004. Sonic360’s legendary ‘La Leche’ club party was used to launch the band in the US, with over 600 attendees at the launch party, this was followed by three shows at

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. The success of the live experience and the marketing campaign brought the US its first Latin ‘Alternative’ crossover artist, with more opportunities to come. In August 2007, Sonic360 signed ex-Sudanese child soldier turned conscious hip-hop star

Emmanuel Jal Emmanuel Jal (born Jal Jok 1 January 1980) is a South Sudanese-Canadian artist, actor, former child soldier, and political activist. His autobiography, ''War Child: A Child Soldier's Story'', was published in 2009. Childhood Jal was born to ...

. Sonic360 hired the talents of

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( Outkast,

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) to additionally produce and mix the ‘Warchild’ album. It was followed by a 90-minute documentary ‘War Child’ which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and won the prestigious Cadillac Award at the

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. His Autobiography is published by

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. Since its release the 'Warchild' album has received an unprecedented amount of press worldwide and still sells consistently well today. Jal performed an electric set at the Mandela 90th Birthday in Hyde Park, London. He was presented to the stage by an enthusiastic

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who called him a young

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in the making. Summer of 2008 included one of Sonic360's most significant releases from

Walter Becker Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.Russonello, Giovanni,Listen t ...

. Over the past 38 years, Becker and his long-time collaborator

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have released 10 albums under the Steely Dan moniker. ''

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'' was Becker’s second solo effort, produced by

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. Sonic360 artists have had tracks placed in more than 100 films, television shows and advertisements. From ''Nacho Libre'' to ''CSI'', ''Man On Fire'' to Nissan. With a further 100 tracks licensed to third party compilations. In addition to music releases, Sonic360 has a music publishing arm Sonic360 Music. Sonic360 has hosted many events and club nights, (over 150) including the new Latin beats party 'La Leche' which held residencies in New York City, Los Angeles and Tijuana. La Leche, became the first US touring club night sponsored by Heineken, playing New York, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago once a month for six months.

Artists

* Kinky *

*Los Mono *Brian Buckley Band *BN Loco *Funky C *Acida *Fussible *Panorama *Littl Shyning Man *Granufunk *Kayip

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Official site
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