Downtown Records
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Founded | 2006 |
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Country of origin | U.S. |
Official website | www.downtownrecords.com |
Downtown Records is an American independent record label based in New York, New York with offices in Los Angeles. Owned and operated by Josh Deutsch and Terence Lam, the current roster includes Chet Faker, Cold War Kids, Miike Snow, White Denim, Electric Guest, YACHT, Goldroom and Autre Ne Veut among others.
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 the its original co-founders[1] and now operates fully independent. The label's music is distributed by Sony Music's RED Distribution and Cooperative Music.[2]
In addition to the sister label, Mercer Street Records, Downtown has label partnerships with Dim Mak Records, Fool's Gold Records and Mad Decent.[3]
Downtown Records also operates Downtown Events[4] – a festival and concert promotion company that produces The Downtown Music Festival.[5][6]
Current roster
- Autre Ne Veut
- Bop English
- Chet Faker
- Cold War Kids
- Dawn Golden
- Electric Guest
- Ex Cops
- Goldroom
- Houses
- Lawrence Rothman
- Mapei
- Mas Ysa
- Miike Snow
- Penguin Prison
- San Fermin
- Slow Magic
- Vacationer
- White Denim
- YACHT
Alumni artists
- Andrew Wyatt
- Amanda Blank
- Art Brut
- Brett Dennen
- Butter the Children
- Carla Bruni
- Chloē Laing
- 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
- Mos Def
- Motley Crue
- MSTRKRFT
- Port St. Willow
- Santigold
- Say Lou Lou
- Scissor Sisters
- SomeKindaWonderful
- Spank Rock
- Wildcat! Wildcat!
- William Fitzsimmons
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Official website
- Downtown Records' channel on YouTube
- The Changing Role Of A&R, Billboard
- Interview with Josh Deutsch, HitQuarters Sep 06