Downtown Records
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Josh Deutsch |
| Distributing label | Fontana Universal Music Group |
| Genre | Alternative rock Rock R&B Pop Hip-Hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Official website | http://www.downtownmusic.com/ |
Downtown Records is a record label owned and operated by Downtown Music LLC. Music on the Downtown label is distributed by Universal Music's Fontana and for certain releases, a joint venture with Atlantic Records.[1][2] In addition to the sister label Mercer Street Records, Downtown has label partnerships with Dim Mak, Fool's Gold Records and Mad Decent.[3]
Downtown Music Publishing is the sister publishing company of Downtown Records which publishes most of the Downtown artist/writer roster.
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[edit] Current artists
Downtown Records:
- Amanda Blank
- Art Brut
- Brett Dennen
- Carla Bruni
- Cold War Kids
- Eagles of Death Metal
- Gnarls Barkley
- Michael Johns[4]
- Justice
- Kid Sister
- Major Lazer
- Mapei
- Miike Snow
- Mos Def
- MSTRKRFT
- Santigold
- Spank Rock
Mercer Street Records:
[edit] Former artists
[edit] Soundtracks
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Entourage
- Masters of Horror II
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Downtown Records Rides Crest of Paradigm Shift", Lee, Chris, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Music Test: Can a Firm Profit from Free Tunes?", Smith, Ethan, The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2007
- ^ "Downtown Links with Fontana, Interscope", Harding, Cortney, Billboard, September 5, 2008.
- ^ http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/12866
[edit] External links
- Downtown Records - official website
- Downtown Records' Official YouTube
- Downtown Records Founder Josh Deutsch on World Top 20 A&R Chart
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