Mermaid Records is a

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based

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, and a sublabel of

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Denmark. The company was started as an

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and Nick Foss in 2005.Rustrup, S. (2008, November 27)
Sony Music køber sig ind i Mermaid Records
(Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records).

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. The label publishes distinguished Danish artists.

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Mermaid Records
. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

History

In 2004, several key figures from EMI-Medley left the label and started Copenhagen Records to give artists more artistic freedom.Svidt, O. R. (2003, December 17)
EMI-Medley står over for sprængning
(EMI-Medley about to blow up).

. Among them were Christensen and Foss, who started Mermaid Records in 2005, but remained with Copenhagen Records until 2008. Since 2008, the label is largely owned by

Denmark to create more space for Danish music. The first album released after Sony became the main shareholder was Tim Christensen's third solo album, ''

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Artists

* Big Fat Snake *

Bikstok Røgsystem Bikstok Røgsystem is a Danish dancehall band consisting of Eaggerman (Dwayne McFarlane), Pharfar (Søren Schou) and Blæs Bukki (Lasse Bavngaard). The band is one of the first to perform reggae and dancehall in Danish.Laursen, Ja''Bikstok Røgs ...

* D-A-D * Brinck *

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Electric Lady Lab Electric Lady Lab was a Danish elektro-pop duo made up of producer and songwriter Martin Bøge Pedersen and vocalist Stine Hjelm Jacobsen. Electric Lady Lab was founded in March 2009. Their debut album ''Flash!'' was released on 7 January 2011. T ...

* Rasmus Nøhr * Sanne Salomonsen * Hannah Schneider * Sko/Torp * Tim Christensen *

Turboweekend Turboweekend is a Danish synthesizer rock band, formed in 2006 by the three childhood friends Martin Øhlers Petersen, Silas Bjerregaard and Morten Køie. Anders Stig Møller joined the live shows in 2009, and was made official member in 2011 du ...

References

External links

Mermaid Records on the Sony Music Denmark website

Mermaid Records on MySpace
{{Authority control Danish independent record labels Record labels established in 2005 Sony Music

History

Artists

See also

References

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