Suretone Records is an American record label established in 2006 as a joint venture by
Jordan Schur, former CEO of
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint.
Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and ...
, and
Interscope Records,
to release alternative rock music. Several high-profile bands such as
Weezer,
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...
,
Rooney,
New Found Glory and
Angels and Airwaves remained on
Geffen and carried the Suretone imprint.
The label shut down in 2010 after the failures of albums by
Chris Cornell and
Shwayze
Aaron Smith, better known as Shwayze (born May 29, 1985), is an American rapper. His first single " Buzzin'" peaked at No. 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second single "Corona and Lime," reached No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in t ...
. In 2016, the Suretone label returned with distribution through the
Alternative Distribution Alliance
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA provides "independent artist and label partners with access to the resource ...
.
Current
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Limp Bizkit
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Ded
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Shwayze
Aaron Smith, better known as Shwayze (born May 29, 1985), is an American rapper. His first single " Buzzin'" peaked at No. 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second single "Corona and Lime," reached No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in t ...
*
Santana
References
American record labels
Record labels established in 2006
Universal Music Group
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