Emanon is a small, selective,

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, Oklahoma based record label. The label was founded in 1999 by Mike Busch and Trevor Lane in Lane's Sapulpa Oklahoma studio.

Producers, Mixers and Studios

Emanon uses renowned producers and mixers such as

Al Schmitt Albert Harry Schmitt (April 17, 1930 – April 26, 2021) was an American recording engineer and record producer. He won twenty Grammy Awards for his work with Henry Mancini, Steely Dan, George Benson, Toto, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, and other ...

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...

Steve Ripley Paul Steven Ripley (January 1, 1950 – January 3, 2019) was an American recording artist, record producer, songwriter, studio engineer, guitarist, and inventor. He entered the music industry in 1977. He was also the leader/producer of country rock ...

Jay Baumgardner Jay Baumgardner is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. He has worked on albums by The Regulators, Seether, Superheist, Ugly Kid Joe, Bush, Helmet, Sevendust, Papa Roach, Endwell, Coal Chamber, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, Three Days Gr ...

⁴, Kevin Churko⁵,

Mitch Allan Mitchell Allan Scherr, known professionally as Mitch Allan, is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He has written and produced songs for artists such as Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pi ...

, and David Teegarden (musician). Emanon also uses recognized studios such as

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Capitol Studios Capitol Studios are recording studios located at the landmark Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California. The studios, which opened in 1956, were initially the primary recording studios for the American record label Capitol Records. While t ...

, Tree Sound Studios,

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NRG Recording Studios NRG Recording Studios is a recording facility located in North Hollywood, California, that was created by producer and mixer Jay Baumgardner in 1992. Facilities The facility consists of three studio consoles: *Studio A console: custom vintage N ...

, The Church Studio⁹

Artists

Artists who have recorded on the label include

John Corabi John Corabi (born April 26, 1959) is an American hard rock singer and guitarist. He was the frontman of The Scream during 1989 and the frontman of Mötley Crüe between 1992 and 1996 during original frontman Vince Neil's hiatus from the band. ...

Jenna Drey Jenna Drey is a multi-time Billboard Charting dance music artist, as well as American female singer-songwriter. Her biggest dance hit was ''"By The Way,"'' which charted on Billbaord Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart for 16 consecutive weeks peaking a# ...

, JParis,

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, Jura, Cardinal Trait, Fanzine, Lorenzo, and Brandon Cooper.¹⁰

Emanon and the RIAA and Music Downloading

Emanon is not a member of

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. Emanon believes the

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is to today's youth what the

radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

was to the generation before. Emanon sells

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music files from its artists thru Independent Online Distribution Alliance. They also distribute their product through Independent Online's on the

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. Emanon also has the latest songs by JParis available for free download on the artists website, without any

digital rights management Digital rights management (DRM) is the management of legal access to digital content. Various tools or technological protection measures (TPM) such as access control technologies can restrict the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. ...

. Hence, unlike files purchased from iTunes or Napster, these files allow consumers the freedom to copy the songs they download to other devices of theirs.

Notable Accomplishments

* Fanzine's ''Roundabout'' is the fastest selling CD ever in Texas and Oklahoma in 2005. * Jenna Drey's ''Just Like That, Reverse the Curse'' is adopted by the Boston Red Soxs in their World Series Winning 2004 season as the Soxs crowd exciter.¹¹ * JParis' ''Here We Go Again'' reaches #1 on Clear Channel Radio Stations in 2005. * Lorenzo's ''Love Shaped Bruise'' is voted Rock Album of the Year at The Independent Music Awards in 2006.¹²

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070607191209/http://www.emanonrecords.com/ Official Site * http://www.myspace.com/emanonrecords Myspace Site

Notes and Sources

* http://www.nrgrecording.com * www.emanonrecords.com * http://www.greatamericansong.com/fame-jennadrey.html * http://www.independentmusicawards.com {{Authority control American record labels