Paracadute is an independent record company owned by rock band
OK Go
OK Go is an American Rock music, rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar, bass, backing vocalist, v ...
. OK Go left their previous record company,
EMI
EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At t ...
, because of a disagreement between the band and the label. OK Go reissued their album, ''
Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'', with Paracadute taking care of the promotion and distribution of the album reissues. OK Go's lead singer,
Damian Kulash
Damian Joseph Kulash Jr. (born October 7, 1975) is an American musician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band OK Go.
Early life and education
Kulash was born in Washington D.C. on October 7, 1975. He was raised in the D. ...
, announced the new label in a video posted to the band's YouTube channel.
In addition to OK Go's music, Paracadute has released projects by
Lavender Diamond
Lavender Diamond is an American, Los Angeles-based band, fronted by singer Becky Stark.
History
While living in Providence, Rhode Island, Stark began performing as Lavender Diamond in a play that she and puppeteer Xander Marro wrote, created ...
,
Pyyramids, and a smart phone app called "Say The Same Thing."
Infinity Shred, an electronic chiptune band, joined Paracadute with their new album release ''Sanctuary''.
Artists who signed with Paracadute
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OK Go
OK Go is an American Rock music, rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar, bass, backing vocalist, v ...
(founder)
*
Pyyramids
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Lavender Diamond
Lavender Diamond is an American, Los Angeles-based band, fronted by singer Becky Stark.
History
While living in Providence, Rhode Island, Stark began performing as Lavender Diamond in a play that she and puppeteer Xander Marro wrote, created ...
*
Infinity Shred
Projects released with Paracadute
* OK Go – ''
And the Adjacent Possible''
* OK Go – ''
Hungry Ghosts
Hungry ghost is a term in Buddhism and Chinese traditional religion, representing beings who are driven by intense emotional needs in an animalistic way.
The term zh, c= 餓鬼, p=èguǐ, l=hungry ghost is the Chinese translation of the Sansk ...
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* OK Go – ''
Of the Blue Colour of the Sky''
* OK Go – ''Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'' (Extra Nice Edition)
* OK Go – ''
180/365''
* OK Go – ''Twelve Remixes of Four Songs''
* OK Go – ''
Twelve Days of OK Go''
* OK Go – ''Twelve Months of OK Go''
* Lavender Diamond – ''
Incorruptible Heart
''Incorruptible Heart'' is the second full-length album by the Los Angeles-based band Lavender Diamond, released in September 2012 as a vinyl LP, compact disc and digital download. It received generally favorable critical reviews.
Background
T ...
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* Pyyramids – ''
Human Beings
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are great apes characterized by their hairlessness, bipedalism, and high intellige ...
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* Pyyramids – ''
Brightest Darkest Day''
* ''Say the Same Thing'' (app)
* Infinity Shred – ''Sanctuary''
References
External links
Label Announcement (YouTube)
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American record labels
Record labels established in 2010
2010 establishments in the United States
Alternative rock record labels
OK Go