Wind-up Records
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| Wind-up Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Distributing label | Sony Music Warner Music Group (Canada) |
| Genre | Hard rock Alternative rock Indie rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | www.winduprecords.com |
Wind-up Records is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer purchased Grass Records. The label's releases are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment worldwide, excluding Canada, where the company operates Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc. and receives distribution from Warner Music Canada. Wind-up is currently the largest independently-owned record label in the world. The parent company Wind-up Entertainment also runs numerous publishing companies as well as a full-scale retail, online and tour merchandising company. The company's slogan is "Developing Career Artists."
Some of the successful acts on the label include Creed, Evanescence, Seether, Finger Eleven, 12 Stones and People in Planes. The label has also re-released albums from bands previously associated with Grass Records: The Wrens and Commander Venus.[1]
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[edit] Artist roster
Accurate with respect to Wind-up's website as of May 1st, 2009.
- 12 Stones
- Cartel
- Civil Twilight
- Company of Thieves
- Creed
- Endless Hallway
- Emily Osment
- Eric Durrance
- Evanescence
- The Februarys
- Finger Eleven
- Hawthorne Heights
- It's Alive
- Jeremy Fisher
- Megan McCauley
- Papercut Massacre
- People in Planes
- Pilot Speed
- Push Play
- Scott Stapp
- Seether
- Stars Of Track And Field
- Thriving Ivory[2]
- Tickle Me Pink
[edit] Previous artists
- Alter Bridge
- American Pearl
- Atomship
- Ben Moody
- Big Dismal
- Bob Guiney
- Boy Hits Car
- Boy Sets Fire
- Breaking Point
- Cauterize
- The Crash Motive
- Drowning Pool
- Dust For Life
- Edgewater
- The Exit
- Must
- Seven Wiser
- STEFY
- Stereo Fuse
- Strata
- Stretch Princess
- Submersed
- Trickside
[edit] Soundtracks
- Daredevil: The Album
- Elektra: The Album
- Fantastic 4: The Album
- John Tucker Must Die Soundtrack
- The Punisher: The Album
- Scream 3: The Album
- Walk The Line Soundtrack
- World’s Strongest Man Soundtrack
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Grass Records Reissues". WindupRecords.com. http://www.winduprecords.com/grass/. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
- ^ Vaziri, Aiden (2007-10-08). "Date Lines: Listen to an oudist; Thriving Ivory signs a deal". SFGate.com. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/08/DDGESGD3J.DTL&hw=marcel+oud&sn=001&sc=1000. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
