Mascot Label Group is an independently-owned record label. Founded in 1989 in The Netherlands under the name Mascot Records, the company was renamed Mascot-Provogue in 1999 and since 2010 has been known as the Mascot Label Group. The company is based in the Netherlands and has offices in New York, Cologne, Stockholm, Milan, Paris and London. It was distributed by ADA and

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. (trade name, d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York C ...

until 2022; it is now serviced by FUGA. Mascot Label Group is the parent company of six record labels:

Mascot Records Mascot Records is a record label and rock music subsidiary of Mascot Label Group. Artists *10 Years *Agent Steel *Black Country Communion *Black Label Society *Black Stone Cherry *Bootsy Collins *Crobot *Conquer Divide * Dragged Under *Dublin De ...

, Provogue Records, Music Theories Recordings, Cool Green Recordings, The Funk Garage, and The Players Club. Mascot Label Group is also a label member of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).

Labels

- a rock-focused label whose roster includes

10 Years 10 Years or Ten Years may refer to: *Decade, a period of ten years Film * ''10 Years'' (2011 film), a film starring Channing Tatum * ''Ten Years'' (2015 film), a Hong Kong film Music *10 Years (band), an American alternative metal band * ''10 Ye ...

Black Stone Cherry Black Stone Cherry is an American rock band, formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. They were signed to Roadrunner Records until 2015; the band is now signed to Mascot Label Group. The band consists of Chris Robertson (lead vocals, lead guitar) ...

Black Label Society Black Label Society is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by guitarist/singer Zakk Wylde. To date, the band has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one EP, and three vid ...

, Crobot, Dragged Under,

Monster Truck A monster truck is a specialized off-road vehicle with a heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, large-displacement V8 engines and oversized tires constructed for competition and entertainment uses. Originally created by modifying stock ...

, Otherwise, P.O.D.,

Shaman's Harvest Shaman's Harvest is an American alternative metal band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Bassist Matt Fisher, singer Nathan "Drake" Hunt, and guitarist Josh Hamler founded the band in 1996. Ryan Tomlinson joined the band on lead guitar for their 20 ...

, & VOLA, as well as newer acts such as The Georgia Thunderbolts,

The Cold Stares The Cold Stares are an American rock band from Evansville, Indiana, formed in 2009. The duo (now recently a trio) has independently released four studio albums - ''A Cold Wet Night'' (2014), ''Head Bent'' (2017), ''Mountain'' (2018), and ''Ways'' ...

, and Naked Gypsy Queens. Mascot gained attention for fostering the career of

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon ...

, who have sold over 100,000 records in Europe. In June 2012, Mascot had its first number one rock album chart entry in the UK with Black Country Communion's self-titled album.

's 2014 record "Catacombs Of The Black Vatican" charted in over 10 European countries. In 2016, "Kentucky", the first Black Stone Cherry release on Mascot Records charted in 10 European countries and the United States. * Provogue Records - a blues / rock label featuring Joe Bonamassa,

Beth Hart Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single " LA Song (Out of This Town)" from her second album ''Screamin' for My Supper''. The single was a number ...

Gov’t Mule Gov't Mule (pronounced "Government Mule") is an American Southern rock jam band, formed in 1994 as a side project of the Allman Brothers Band by guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody. Fans often refer to Gov't Mule simply as ''Mule''. ...

, Kenny Wayne Shepherd,

Warren Haynes Warren Haynes (born April 6, 1960) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as longtime guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was ...

Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Sprin ...

, Walter Trout,

Eric Gales Eric Gales (born October 29, 1974), also known as Raw Dawg, is an American blues rock guitarist, originally hailed as a child prodigy. , Gales has recorded nineteen albums for major record labels and has done session and tribute work. He has ...

Robert Cray Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards. Early life Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia, while his father was stationed a ...

Kris Barras Band The Kris Barras Band is a British rock band named after its frontman and former MMA fighter Kris Barras. Formed in 2015, the band has released four studio albums. History The band is named after its Torquay-born frontman, musician, and forme ...

and more. Provogue Records found success growing the career of Joe Bonamassa who went from playing for 50 people in London in 2007 to selling out the Royal Albert Hall in 2009. Bonamassa has sold over 1,500,000 albums in Europe. * Music Theories Recordings - is a progressive rock whose roster includes Ayreon, Memories of Machines, Flying Colors,

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

, and more. Music Theories is co-run with Michael Schmitz, one of the founders of prog label Inside Out. * Cool Green Recordings - an alternative/indie label. Among the artists released on Cool Green Recordings are Australian desert rockers Tracer, Dutch alternative band De Staat,

Crippled Black Phoenix Crippled Black Phoenix are an English dark rock band, founded by Justin Greaves in 2004. Several musicians have contributed to Crippled Black Phoenix's albums and played with them during their live shows. History In 2004, Justin Greaves, previ ...

, Masters Of Reality of Chris Goss (co-writer/producer

Kyuss Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, ...

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line ...

) and more. De Staat's album "O" entered the Dutch national charts at #3 and won best alternative band three times in a row at the

3FM Awards NPO 3FM is a Dutch rhythmic CHR radio station controlled by public broadcaster NPO. The vast majority of the songs played on-air are rock, alternative, indie and pop, though dance and Mega Top 30 tracks may also air at times. History As Ra ...

. * The Funk Garage - a funk label for which

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading ...

plays a leading role in finding and shepherding projects. The roster currently includes Maceo Parker,

Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Origins and background The quintet's current lineup features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall and Nick ...

, and Candy Dulfer. * The Players Club - a guitar-centric record label whose roster includes

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and members

Steve Lukather Steven Lee Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a stead ...

and Joseph Williams, as well as Marty Friedman and

Paul Gilbert Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American hard rock and heavy metal guitarist. He is the co-founder of the band Mr. Big, and was also a member of Racer X, with whom he released several albums. In 1996, Gilbert launched a solo career, for which h ...

Notable honors and awards

GRAMMY AWARDS (US/GLOBAL) *2022, Eric Gales, 'Crown' - Best Contemporary Blues Album (pending) *2021, Steve Cropper, 'Fire It Up' - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2021, Joe Bonamassa, 'Royal Tea' - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2019, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, ‘Brighter Days’ - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2017, Sonny Landreth, ‘Live in Lafayette’ - Best Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2016, Joe Bonamassa, 'Live at the Greek Theatre' - Best Traditional Blues Album (nominated) *2013, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, ‘Seesaw’ - Best Blues Album (nominated) BLUES MUSIC AWARDS (US/GLOBAL) *2022, Eric Bibb, ‘Dear America’ - Acoustic Blues Album (WON) *2022, Eric Gales, Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2021, Walter Trout, “All Out of Tears” - Song of the Year (WON) *2021, Walter Trout, ‘Ordinary Madness’ - Blues Rock Album of the Year (nominated) *2021, King Solomon Hicks, ‘Harlem’ - Best Emerging Artist Album (WON) *2020, Eric Gales - Blues Rock Artist of the Year (WON) *2019, Beth Hart - B.B King Entertainer of the Year (nominated) *2019, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2019, Beth Hart - Instrumentalist - Vocals (nominated) *2019, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Blues Rock Artist (nominated) *2019, Eric Gales, Blue Rock Artist (nominated) *2018, Beth Hart - Instrumentalist - Vocals (WON) *2018, Beth Hart, ‘Fire on the Floor - Contemporary Blues Album of the Year (nominated) *2018, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2018, Ronnie Baker Brooks - Contemporary Blues Male Artist (nominated) *2018, Walter Trout, ‘We’re All In This Together’ - Blues Rock Album of the Year (WON) *2017, Joe Bonamassa - B.B King Entertainer of the Year (WON) *2017, Joe Bonamassa - Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2017, Walter Trout, ‘Alive in Amsterdam’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2016, Sonny Landreth - Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2016, Sonny Landreth, ‘Bound by the Blues’ - Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2016, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2016, Walter Trout, "Gonna Live Again" - Song of the Year (WON) *2016, Walter Trout, ‘Battle Scars’ - Rock Blues Album of the Year (WON) *2015, Joe Bonamassa - Instrumentalist - Guitar (WON) *2015, The Robert Cray Band, ‘In My Soul’ - Soul Blues Album (nominated) *2015, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2015, Joe Bonamassa - Contemporary Blues Male Artist (nominated) *2015, Walter Trout, ‘The Blues Came Callin’’ - Rock Blues Album of the Year (nominated) *2014, Beth Hart - Contemporary Blues Female Artist (nominated) *2014, Walter Trout, ‘Luther’s Blues’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2013, Robert Cray - Contemporary Blues Male Artist (nominated) *2013, Joe Bonamassa - Gibson Guitar Award (nominated) *2013, Walter Trout, ‘Blues For the Modern Daze’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2012, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, ‘Don’t Explain’ - Contemporary Blues Album (nominated) *2011, Walter Trout, ‘Common Ground’’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS (US) *2022, Beth Hart - Vocalist (WON) *2022, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2022, Beth Hart, 'A Tribute To Led Zeppelin' - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2022, Eric Gales, 'Crown' - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2022, Eric Gales - Male Blues Artist (nominated) *2022, Eric Gales - Electric Guitar (nominated) *2022, Eric Bibb, 'Dear America' - Acoustic Blues Album (nominated) *2022, Eric Bibb - Acoustic Guitar (nominated) *2022, Sonny Landreth - Slide Guitar (nominated) *2021, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 'Straight To You: Live' - Live Blues Album (WON) *2021, Walter Trout, 'Ordinary Madness' - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2021, George Benson, 'Live In London' - Live Blues Album (nominated) *2021, Gary Moore, 'How Blues Can You Get' - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2020, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2020, King Solomon Hicks - Sean Costello Rising Star Award (nominated) *2019, Walter Trout, ‘Survivor Blues’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2019, Beth Hart, ‘Live At Royal Albert Hall’ - Live Blues Recording (nominated) *2018, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2018, Walter Trout - Male Blues Artist (WON) *2018, Walter Trout, ‘We’re All In This Together’ - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2018, Sonny Landreth, ‘Live in Lafayette’ - Acoustic Blues Album (WON) *2017, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2017, Quinn Sullivan - Sean Costello Rising Star Award (nominated) *2017, Walter Trout, ‘Alive in Amsterdam’ - Live Blues Recording (WON) *2016, Walter Trout, ‘Battle Scars’ - Rock Blues Album (WON) *2014, Beth Hart - Female Blues Artist (WON) *2013, Robert Cray, ‘Nothin But Love’ - Contemporary Blues Recording (nominated) *2013, Walter Trout, ‘Blues For the Modern Daze’ - Rock Blues Album (nominated) *2010, Joe Bonamassa - Male Blues Artist (nominated) A2IM/LIBERA AWARDS (US/GLOBAL) *2022 Eric Bibb, ‘Dear America’ - Best Blues Record (nominated) *2021 Sonny Landreth, ‘Blacktop Run’ - Best Blues Record (nominated)

References

External links

Official Mascot Label Group Website
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