Friday, 28 September 2012

Record Label Research.

Here are 3 record companies that I found for the genre of synthpop.

TVT Records, founded in 1985.


This company is American, and was founded by  Steve Gottlieb. TVT Records has existed for over 25 years, in which it has released 25 gold, platinum and multi-platinum songs. 
Artists under this label have included Nine Inch NailsJa RuleLil JonUnderworldThe KLFSevendustBrian Jonestown Massacre, Pitbull,  Snoop Dogg and the Eastside BoyzDashboard ConfessionalDefault and Ying Yang Twins.
The parent company of this record label is now Reservoir Media Management, from 2010 until present. Genre's included in their business include Alternative rockhip hop and electronic music. 

Cube Entertainment, founded in 2008.

This company is South Korean, founded by  Hong Seung-Sung, who was the former CEO of JYP Entertainment. This is an independent company with no parent, and has made a subsidiary since 2008 called A-Cube Entertainment which was founded in 2011. 
Artists under this label include 4minute, BEAST, G.NA and BtoB. The genres taken on by this label include K-popdance-popelectro popmotor pop and  teen pop. 




Mute Records, founded in 1978.
 This company is based in the UK, and is again, independent. However, it has had a parent company of EMI from 2002 to 2010. 
Artists have included GoldfrappDepeche ModeYazooErasureFad Gadget and Grinderman.
The genre usually includes 'experimental' music and is based in London.

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