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Transmission Recordings
Transmission Recordings is a British independent record label owned and operated by the Notting Hill Music Group plc. The company was founded in 1993 by the Notting Hill Music Group plc. History Transmission Recordings is a London-based independent record label founded in 1993, and re-launched as the audio division of The Notting Hill Music Group plc, in October 2009. ''Music Week'' published an in depth insight into how the company has developed and evolved over the years to become "one of the UK's best-loved global independent music fortresses" whilst over coming "the so-called collapse of the music industry". Transmission's roster includes over a dozen artists covering independent music, indie, pop music, pop and dance music, dance genres. Its stated aims to build a diverse catalogue of master rights across all musical genres for multi-territory release. Artists Transmission has signed and released records by Natives (band), Natives, The Adventures of Stevie V, Lost Witnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Record Label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented by trade associations in their country or region, which in turn are represented by the international trade body, the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Many of the labels started as producers and distributors of specific genres of music, such as jazz music, or represent something new and non-mainstream, such as Elvis Presley in the early days. Indies release Rock music, rock, soul music, soul, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel music, gospel, reggae, Hip hop music, hip hop, and world music. Music appearing on indie labels is often referred to as indie music, or more specifically by genre, such as indie hip-hop. Overview Independent record labels are small Company, companies that produce and distribute Album, rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Blues
The King Blues are a British punk rock band from London credited for fusing punk and hip hop together with influences from ska and spoken word. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as "rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are challenging war-monger politicians and their courtiers". Influences include Public Enemy, The Clash and The Specials. Lead singer Jonny "Itch" Fox describes the band's sound as 'rebel street music.' History The King Blues began as a solo project of Jonny "Itch" Fox on vocals and ukulele, the first The King Blues EP ''All Fall Down'' was recorded solo by itch who also played the music on it. The band later expanded to include two acoustic guitarists and a bassist, before again expanding to include two full-time percussion members. Their sound was initially described as "soulful ska with raw folk and a punk rock attitude". or "conscious rude boy ska" In 2004, they self-released a demo EP titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Labels Established In 1993
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Meital Dohan
Meital Dohan () is an Israeli actress and musician. As an actress, she began her career on Israeli television, appearing on ''Dancing with the Stars'', '' Esti HaMekho'eret'' (Ugly Betty), and in ''Romeo and Juliet''. Her work on US-television began when she appeared as Yael Hoffman on the Showtime series ''Weeds''. She went on to have roles in The Sopranos and as Aurora in the Sony Pictures web-comedy '' Woke Up Dead''. Dohan has starred in the film ''Foreclosure'' and in the thriller ''Monogamy,'' which won the Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. Her roles in TV and film have led to two including two Israeli Oscar nominations and an Israeli Tony Award. Dohan became involved in music from 2012 onwards, when she started to work with hip-hop producer, Che Pope. She and Pope recorded her debut album, ''I'm in Hate With Love''. Dohan then received international recognition for her first single "Yummy" and its viral video, which trended at No. 1 on ReverbNation. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Becks
Antoine Becks (born Antoine Toupin; 28 June 1981) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, former singer of the live act duo Second Sun, and frontman of the alternative band CB7. Early life Becks was born in Montreal, but lived in New York City in the first four years of his life. He is French Canadian on his father's side and American on his mother's side. His parents are both artists, which is why they've supported his desire to be a musician since the beginning. In an interview during one of his visits to Kyiv he told the story of, "When I was 5 years old, I was obsessed with The Beatles. I made myself a cardboard guitar, sat everyone around and pretended that I was one of The Beatles. I had my first real guitar at the age of 7. I sang and played, and I never stopped",. At 8 years old, besides the guitar, he already played bass, drums and the piano. As a teenager, Becksne played in many garage bands but he left them eventually. Being a fan of raves, he used things like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodyrox
Bodyrox are an English electro house music duo consisting of Jon Pearn (from Full Intention) and Nick Bridges. Biography " Yeah Yeah", Bodyrox's first commercial single, was released in November 2006 on the Eye Industries label, featuring vocals by Luciana. "Yeah Yeah" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, also charting in a number of other countries including the Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. "Yeah Yeah" was used during a breakdancing competition in the 2007 Jamie Kennedy film '' Kickin' It Old Skool''. The follow-up single to "Yeah Yeah" was " What Planet You On?". The music video featured Luciana in space. The song charted lowly across Europe, with the highest position being No. 54 in the UK, and was included in the video game ''FIFA 2008'' and the UK cult film ''Tormented''. They also began producing tracks under a new moniker, Another Chance, beginning with "Sound of Eden" (2006) on Phonetic Recordings. The track was reworked the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Goe
Ruby is a pinkish-red-to-blood-red-colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires; given that the rest of the corundum species are called as such, rubies are sometimes referred to as "red sapphires". Ruby is one of the traditional cardinal gems, alongside amethyst, sapphire, emerald, and diamond. The word ''ruby'' comes from ''ruber'', Latin for red. The color of a ruby is due to the presence of chromium. Some gemstones that are popularly or historically called rubies, such as the Black Prince's Ruby in the British Imperial State Crown, are actually spinels. These were once known as "Balas rubies". The quality of a ruby is determined by its color, cut, and clarity, which, along with carat weight, affect its value. The brightest and most valuable shade of red, called blood-red or pigeon blood, commands a large prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fugative
Harry James Byart (born 11 March 1994), better known by his former stage name Fugative, is an English rapper. He worked with Kirk Burrowes in April 2009 in Atlanta the former manager of Mary J. Blige and co-founder of Bad Boy Records after Burrowes was contacted by Byart's mother Gloria who previously worked as a publicist to Marvin Gaye. Fugative has been favourably received by BBC Radio One's Nick Grimshaw who proclaimed, "This kid is the NUTS!" on his ''Switch'' Fugative also released "The Departure" Mixtape in 2010. Early career His debut single "It's Summertime", peaked at number two on the UK Urban Chart before remaining in the top five for 17 consecutive weeks. He released his second single " Jimmy Shoe" on 6 April 2009, followed by his third single, "Supafly", peaking at No.48 on the UK Singles Chart. On 10 May 2010, "Crush", his fourth single was released. It reached No.26 on the UK chart and remains his highest charting single to date. A fifth single, "Bad Girl" fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleach Blood
Bleach Blood is a dance punk band formed in north east London in 2012 by Jamie Jazz (singer/guitarist, formerly of The King Blues), Paul Mullen (guitarist of The Automatic and formerly Yourcodenameis:Milo, Julia Webb (vocals and keys/synths), Luke Godwin (guitarist), Tom Aylott (bass guitarist) and Paul 'Invisible Frank' Lane (drummer) of The Voodoo Binmen. The band released its first four-track EP titled "Let Your Heart Sing" on 9 December 2012, preceded by a single of the same name. Their debut album All Sides of a Circle, is set to be released via Transmission Record in March 2015, from which three singles, "Anything Anything", "H.O.P.E." and "Pleased To Meet You", have already been released. History Formation and "Let Your Heart Sing" EP (2012) Three months after The King Blues split up, guitarist Jamie Jazz had been debating whether to stay in music or to "get a real job". He began working on some new "really, really, REALLY punk" material, before arriving at the songs w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Gray (musician)
Samuel Gray is an English singer and songwriter from Hull, England, who has composed songs for a multitude of artists including The Chainsmokers, Tiesto, Meduza, Kygo, Nicky Romero, TELYkast, Hardwell, DJ Katch, Solano, Omi, Casey Barnes, Manovski, Jonas Blue, Teddy Swims, Ava Max, Duvall, Ben Saunders, Alle Farben, Julian Martel, The Magician, Julian Perretta, Hayla, Hozier, Example, Nile Rodgers, Armin van Buuren, and Tobtok, garnering over 2 billion streams in the process along with multiple top chart hits around the world. Career Following his success as a songwriter in 2010, Gray embarked on a solo career with his three-piece band and toured as a special guest for The Overtones, East 17, Westlife, David Ford, Charlie Simpson, and Peter Andre, playing venues such as The O2 Arena and the London Palladium. His debut album ''Brighter Day'' was released on 24 October 2011, and featured his previously BBC Radio 2 playlisted debut single, "Cartwheel Queen", and "Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayah Marar
Ayah Marar (; born 20 September 1980) is a Jordanian/Bulgarian singer and songwriter based in the UK. She has been featured as a vocalist or writer on music from British artists including Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Bassline Smith and Jack Peñate. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Bass" and the "dubstep queen". Early life Ayah was born in Amman, Jordan, to a Jordanian father and a Czech-Bulgarian mother. She spent most of her adolescence in Jordan, before emigrating to the UK at 18 years of age, where she began her musical career at Warwick University. Musical career Marar is involved in the drum and bass scene and recorded her first single, 'Dance Child', with Loxy & Ink (Signal Records). She recorded several singles in this genre, before meeting and collaborating with Calvin Harris and Toddla T in 2004. Marar and Harris shared a home for a brief period, she toured the world as part of his live show and she collaborated on his second album, performin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
