Downtown Records
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| Downtown Records | |
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Distributor(s) | Interscope Records |
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| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | downtownrecords |
Downtown Records is an American independent record label based in New York City with offices in Los Angeles. Owned and operated by Josh Deutsch and Terence Lam, the roster includes Nick Murphy, Brett Dennen, Electric Guest, Tei Shi, Goldroom, and Tommy Genesis.
History
The label was co-founded by Josh Deutsch and Terence Lam in 2006 and grew to become Downtown Music with publishing, licensing, music services and Songtrust. In 2013 Downtown Records was purchased outright by its original co-founders[1] and now operates fully independent. The label's music was distributed by Sony Music's RED Distribution and Cooperative Music.[2] It is now distributed by Interscope Records/Universal Music Group.[3]
In addition to the sister label, Mercer Street Records, Downtown has label partnerships with Dim Mak Records, Fool's Gold Records and Mad Decent.[4]
Downtown Records also operates Downtown Events[5] – a festival and concert promotion company that produces The Downtown Music Festival.[6][7]
Roster
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- The Academic
- Ant Beale
- Autre Ne Veut
- Bop English
- Brett Dennen
- Dawn Golden
- Devin Di Dakta[8]
- Electric Guest
- Ex Cops
- Goldroom
- Houses
- Lawrence Rothman[9]
- Lola Kirke
- Mapei
- Miike Snow
- Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker)
- Sammi Sanchez
- San Fermin
- Santigold
- Slow Magic
- Smino
- Tei Shi
- Tkay Maidza
- Tommy Genesis
- Vacationer
Past roster
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- Andrew Wyatt
- Amanda Blank
- Art Brut
- Butter the Children
- Carla Bruni
- Chloē Laing
- Cold War Kids
- The Cranberries
- Crookers
- Cyndi Lauper
- Die Antwood
- The Drums
- Duck Sauce
- Duke Dumont
- Eagles of Death Metal
- Gnarls Barkley
- Jonathan Wilson
- Justice
- Kid Sister
- Kate Earl
- Katie Herzig
- Lissy Trullie
- Major Lazer
- Marilyn Manson
- Mura Masa
- Mas Ysa
- Mos Def
- MSTRKRFT
- Penguin Prison
- Port St. Willow
- Say Lou Lou
- Scissor Sisters
- SomeKindaWonderful
- Spank Rock
- Wildcat! Wildcat!
- William Fitzsimmons
- White Denim
- YACHT
- Aṣa
- David Gray
- Femi Kuti
- Jessie Harris
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Ozomatli
- William Fitzsimmons
References
- ^ "Downtown Music's Josh Deutsch Talks 'Harlem Shake' Success, Future Business Plans at SXSW". Billboard. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Loud & Proud". RED Music. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND INTERSCOPE RECORDS FORGE MULTITIERED PACT WITH DOWNTOWN RECORDS AS ICONIC LABEL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY". www.universalmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Downtown Links with Fontana, Interscope", Harding, Cortney, Billboard, September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Evan Minsker (2013-03-28). "Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt, Purity Ring, DIIV, Schoolboy Q to Play Downtown Music Festival". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Downtown Festival on the Lower East Side". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ Grizzle, Shereita. "Devin puts pause on dancehall - Deejay targets international market". The Star. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive: Downtown Records Launches Immortal Music Publishing". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
External links
- Official website
- Downtown Records' channel on YouTube
- The Changing Role Of A&R, Billboard
- Interview with Josh Deutsch, HitQuarters Sep 06
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