| Concord Music Group | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California United States |
| Industry | Music entertainment |
| Website | Concord Music Group |
Concord Music Group is a record company formed in 2004 by the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways first referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations and second The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Concord Records is a US Record label now based in Beverly Hills California. Recording artists David Axelrod The Blackbyrds Dave Brubeck Lenny Bruce In 2005, the company acquired the classics and jazz label Telarc International. On December 18, 2006, Concord announced[1] the re-launch of the soul label Stax; rights to the name were formerly held by Fantasy. Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. New signings include Isaac Hayes and Angie Stone. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown on January 30 1961) is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul
On March 12, 2007, Concord Music Group and Starbucks jointly founded the Hear Music label, and just recently announced that it had signed Paul McCartney for a one album deal. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks ' retail music concept and Record label. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, [2]
Physical distribution for most countries is handled by Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. In smaller markets such as those in Africa and Eastern Europe, local independent labels that represent Universal license the catalogue.
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Labels
- Concord Jazz
- Concord Picante
- Concord Records
- Contemporary Records
- Debut Records
- Fantasy Records
- Feinery Records
- Galaxy Records
- Hear Music
- Kicking Mule Records
- Milestone Records
- Original Blues Classics
- Original Jazz Classics
- Pablo Records
- Peak Records
- Playboy Jazz Records
- Prestige Records
- Riverside Records
- Rockingale Records
- Specialty Records
- Stax Records
- Stretch Records
- Takoma Records
- Telarc Records
- The Jazz Alliance records
- Volt Records
Note
- Telarc Records was acquired by Concord Music Group in 2005. Concord Records is a US Record label now based in Beverly Hills California. Concord Records is a US Record label now based in Beverly Hills California. Contemporary Records was a jazz record label founded by Lester Koenig in 1951 in Los Angeles. Debut Records was a United States Jazz Record label, which was founded in 1952 by Bassist Charles Mingus, his then-wife Recording artists David Axelrod The Blackbyrds Dave Brubeck Lenny Bruce Galaxy Records was a subsidiary of Fantasy Records. It was established in 1951 and has been reactived several times Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks ' retail music concept and Record label. Kicking Mule Records was a Record label founded in 1972 by Stefan Grossman and Eugene "ED" Denson, who had previously been a co-founder Milestone Records is a United States based Jazz Record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New Original Jazz Classics (or OJC) was started in 1983 as an Imprint of Fantasy Records. Original Jazz Classics (or OJC) was started in 1983 as an Imprint of Fantasy Records. Pablo Records was a Record label founded Peak Records is a Record label that was co-founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman & Andi Howard in 1994. Playboy Records was a Record label in Los Angeles, California. Prestige Records was a Record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock ( October 2, 1928 &ndash January 14, 2006) Riverside Records a United States Record label specializing in Jazz, was the raison d'etre for Bill Grauer Productions Specialty Records was an American Record label based in Los Angeles Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Stretch Records was established in 1997 by pianist/composer/producer Chick Corea and music industry veteran Ron Moss See also List of record labels Telarc International Corporation is an Independent record label, based in Cleveland Ohio, United States, and founded in 1977 by two classically Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3]
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