Odradek Records
| Odradek Records | |
|---|---|
| File:Odradeklogo.png | |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | John Anderson |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | classical music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | Odradek Records web site |
Odradek Records is a cooperative, non-profit record label that releases recordings of classical music.
History
Odradek Records, based in the United States, was founded by John Anderson[1] in 2012[2] as an artist-controlled label for performers wishing to release recordings with more freedom than with other labels. Designed according to the model of peer-reviewed scientific journals, Odradek Records allows submissions from any performer, and these submissions are evaluated by other professionals. The founder, John Anderson, described this process: "Artists are chosen anonymously based solely on a demo recording by a committee of myself and four others, who rotate year to year."[3]
Odradek Records also organizes festivals to showcase its artists.[4] The first festival was held in five cities in Italy in July, 2012, and featured six artists performing works by a dozen composers.
Odradek Records takes its name from a mythical creature in Franz Kafka's story "The Cares of a Family Man."
Artists and composers
Odradek Records focuses on classical music for piano, and features artists such as Domenico Codispoti, Mei Yi Foo, Duo Masumi & Miho Hio, Pina Napolitano and Javier Negrin.[5] Malaysian pianist Mei Yi Foo received a BBC Music Magazine recording award for her Musical Toys disc, featuring works by Gubaidulina, Unsuk Chin and Ligeti.[6]
The label has released recordings by composers such as Liszt, Ravel, Hindemith, Ligeti and Schönberg, and has received the first recording rights from Boosey & Hawkes for Unsuk Chin’s Piano Études.[7]
Economic model
As a non-profit record label, Odradek Records keeps only enough money to cover expenses, passing on all profits to the performers. Odradek Records provides access to their recording studio[8] for all recordings.
Odradek Records' recordings are licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0” license[9] whenever possible. This license is used for works in the public domain, but not for recordings of compositions that are still under copyright.
See also
References
- ^ JohnClementAnderson.com
- ^ "Odradek Records – An Artist Controlled Music Label | Piano Street's Classical Piano Blog". Pianostreet.com. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Start-up 2: A record label with real ideals". Artsjournal.com. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Festivals". Odradek records. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "artists". Odradek Records. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Hallé victorious at BBC Music Magazine recording awards | Classical Music". Classical Music magazine. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "News from International Piano Magazine". Rhinegold.co.uk. 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Odradek Studio". Odradek records. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-NC-ND 3.0". Creativecommons.org. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2013-05-21.