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Downtown Records 
Founded 2006 Founder Fred Lagardere Distributor(s) Atlantic Records (certain releases)
Fontana Distribution
Alternative Distribution Alliance (select releases)Genre Various Country of origin U.S. Official Website www.downtownmusicpub.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 Distribution and, for certain releases, as a joint venture with Atlantic Records and also for select releases, by Alternative Distribution Alliance.[1][2] In addition to the sister label Mercer Street Records, Downtown has label partnerships with Dim Mak Records, 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.
Contents
Current artists
Downtown Records:
- Amanda Blank
- Art Brut
- Brett Dennen
- Carla Bruni
- Cold War Kids
- Crookers
- Cyndi Lauper
- Eagles of Death Metal
- Gnarls Barkley
- Justice
- Kid Sister
- Lissy Trullie
- Major Lazer
- Mapei
- Miike Snow
- Scissor Sisters
- Mos Def
- MSTRKRFT
- Santigold
- Spank Rock
- The Cranberries[4]
- White Denim
- Asa
- The Candle Thieves[5]
- David Gray
- Femi Kuti
- Jessie Harris
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Ozomatli
- William Fitzsimmons
Distributed Albums:
Former artists
Soundtracks
- Entourage
- Masters of Horror II
See also
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.billboard.com/#/news/exclusive-the-cranberries-giving-you-roses-1005384832.story
- ^ http://www.thecandlethieves.com/ The Candle Thieves
- ^ http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/12866
External links
- Official website
- Downtown Records's channel on YouTube
- Downtown Music Publishing
- Interview with Josh Deutsch, HitQuarters Sep 06
Categories:- American independent record labels
- Record labels established in 2006
- Alternative rock record labels
- Rock record labels
- Pop record labels
- Rhythm and blues record labels
- Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
- United States independent record label stubs
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