Photo Finish Records
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| Photo Finish Records | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Matt Galle |
| Distributor(s) | Caroline/UMG[1][2] |
| Genre | Alternative rock Pop Hip hop Indie rock Electronica |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Official website | Official website of Photo Finish Records |
Photo Finish Records is an independent record label located in New York City, New York, United States (US).[3] The label was started in 2006 by booking agent Matt Galle (named Billboard's "40 under 40[4]") and is known for a diverse roster that includes alternative bands, indie/pop bands, and hip hop artists.
History
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The label's first release was in November 2006 when they put out the debut Envy On The Coast five song EP. Shortly after, they signed Danger Radio, and released their EP and debut studio album.
Photo Finish achieved success with its next signing 3OH!3. The band's debut album WANT debuted at number 88 and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. The band's song "Don't Trust Me" ranked in the number 1 position on the Top 40 Charts and eventually sold over 3 million digital copies. As of February 2014, WANT remains the label's most successful release.
Anthony Green's album Avalon debuted in August 2008 at number 44 on the Billboard charts, making it the label's most successful first-week performance for a release.
Over the past ten years Photo Finish has sold over a million albums and more than 15 million singles including the hit "Don't Trust Me" by the the label's best-selling artists 3OH!3 which went to No. 1 on the Billboard's Pop Songs chart in July 2009.[5]
In 2016, Photo Finish Records inked a partnership deal with Caroline,[6] whereby Caroline will distribute the indie label's releases.
Artists
Current artists
- MisterWives
- The Mowgli's
- Marian Hill
- Handsome Ghost
- SHAED
Alumni artists
- Brick + Mortar
- Danger Radio
- The Downtown Fiction
- Envy on the Coast
- Fighting with Wire
- Hit the Lights
- I Fight Dragons
- 3OH!3
- Rival Schools
- Orphan Twins
- Paper Rival
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | ||
| 2011 | Let's Be Animals
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— | — | — |
| 2010 | Welcome to the Breakdown (EP)
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— | — | — |
| 2010 | Race You to the Bottom
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104 | — | — |
| 2009 | Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)
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— | — | — |
| 2008 | Avalon
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44 | — | — |
| 2008 | Want
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44 | 4 | 47 |
| 2008 | Used and Abused
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198 | — | — |
| 2007 | Punch Your Lights Out EP
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— | — | — |
| 2007 | Lucy Gray
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11 Heatseakers | — | — |
| 2006 | Envy on the Coast EP
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— | — | — |
Singles
| Year | Artist | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | Billboard US Pop | CAN | AUS | FIN | NZ | UK | IRE | GER | |||||
| 2008 | 3OH!3 | "Don't Trust Me" | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 95 | AUS: Platinum[7] US: 2× Platinum |
Want (and Deluxe Edition) |
| 2009 | 3OH!3 | "Starstrukk" (featuring Katy Perry) | 66 | 25 | 31 | 4 | — | 16 | 3 | — | — | US: Gold | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Compilations/Samplers
References
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7407896/photo-finish-records-caroline-partnership
- ^ http://www.caroline.com
- ^ Photo Finish’s MySpace Page
- ^ "40 Under 40: Matt Galle". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "Photo Finish Records Inks Partnership With Caroline: Exclusive". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "Photo Finish Records Inks Partnership With Caroline: Exclusive". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
External links
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