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| Founded | 1984 |
| Genre | Alternative music, Electronic music |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Official website | http://www.nettwerk.com/ |
Nettwerk is a large Vancouver, British Columbia based record label and music management firm. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The label was founded in 1984 by Terry McBride, Mark Jowett, and Brad Saltzberg in McBride's small Vancouver apartment, initially to release albums by Jowett's band Moev. See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it Terry McBride (born ca 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a founder and current CEO of the Canadian-based music company Nettwerk Music Group Founded in 1981 by Tom Ferris and Cal Stephenson Moev is an electronic music group that recorded on Atlantic Records Nettwerk Records Go! Records and Cop International Saltzberg eventually sold his share of Nettwerk to Ric Arboit. Additional branches of Nettwerk exist in New York City, Los Angeles, London UK, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg, Germany. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany
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Artists
Notable artists who have recorded on the label include Aliqua, Alpha, Skinny Puppy, Sarah McLachlan, Sparrow Quartet, Ladytron, HEM, Jenny Owen Youngs, Single Gun Theory, Econoline Crush, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Consolidated, Ron Sexsmith, Delerium, Sixpence None the Richer, BT, The Grapes of Wrath, Guster, Josh Rouse, Autour de Lucie, Lava Hay, Boxcar, Nathan, Tara MacLean, The Hermit, Rose Chronicles, By Divine Right, Doubting Thomas, Great Lake Swimmers, Trespassers William, Severed Heads and Jars of Clay (as of 2007 under the Gray Matters imprint). Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and The Sparrow Quartet is an American Acoustic music group that formed in 2005 Ladytron are an electronic pop band originally formed in Liverpool, UK Hem is an indie Folk-rock band fusing together a mix of traditional American Music with newer style Jenny Owen Youngs (born November 22, 1981) is an American Singer-songwriter from Montclair New Jersey. Single Gun Theory is an Australian band made up of Jacqui Hunt (vocals Pete Rivett-Carnac and Kath Power (samplers/keyboards recording on the Canadian label Econoline Crush is a band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada formed in 1992 MC 900 Ft Jesus is the stage name of Mark Griffin, a classically-trained musician turned rapper and experimental musician born in Dallas, Texas Consolidated was an American radical activist recording and performing group formed in 1988 and best known in the early 1990s as an alternative dance/ industrial music Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born 8 January 1964) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter from St Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987 originally as a side project of the influential Industrial music Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Brian Wayne Transeau (born October 4, 1971 in Rockville, Maryland) is an American music producer composer singer and songwriter better known The Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian Folk rock band who were one of Canada's most successful pop bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s before disbanding in 1992 Guster is an American Jangle pop band that is known for its live performances humor and cult following and was formed by Adam Gardner, Ryan Josh Rouse (born 1972) is an American folk /roots pop Singer-songwriter. Autour de Lucie is a French pop rock band consisting of vocalist Valérie Leulliot, Guitarist Olivier Durand and bassist Lava Hay were a Canadian folk - pop duo in the early 1990s The duo consisted of Suzanne Little and Michelle Gould. Boxcar is an Australian Sydney -based Synth pop and techno band Nathan are an Alt-country band from Winnipeg Manitoba in Canada. Tara MacLean (born October 25, 1973 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a Canadian Singer The Hermit is a Canadian electronic music project centred around musician Hamish Thomson. Rose Chronicles was a Canadian Alternative rock band in the 1990s By Divine Right is a Canadian Indie rock band History The band was formed in 1989 by Guitarist and vocalist José Miguel Contreras Doubting Thomas is an industrial band formed by two members of Skinny Puppy: CEvin Key and the late Dwayne Goettel. Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic Folk rock songs of Singer-songwriter Tony Dekker, from Wainfleet Ontario Trespassers William are an Indie rock / Dream pop band known for their ethereal music For the 1961 novel by Iris Murdoch, see A Severed Head. Severed Heads was an Australian Jars of Clay is a Grammy Award winning Christian rock band from Franklin Tennessee. Gray Matters is a Record label / Imprint structured underneath the Nettwerk Music Group.
The label specializes in alternative music acts, particularly in genres such as industrial music, electronica and folk-rock, releasing albums by both Canadian and international artists in those genres. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music.
Nettwerk managed artists
Nettwerk also manages a number of artists, including the Barenaked Ladies and Avril Lavigne, who do not release their records on the label. Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno -winning and Grammy -nominated Canadian Alternative Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Other artists under Nettwerk Management include Kinky (band), The Pipettes, Leigh Nash, Anathallo, Dido, Bombay Bicycle Club, MC Lars, Fear of Music, Sixpence None the Richer, Treble Charger, All Saints, Brand New, State Radio, Robert Post, The Be Good Tanyas, The Old Crow Medicine Show, gob, and The Format. Kinky is a five member band from Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico formed in 1998 The Pipettes are a British Indie pop Girl group formed in Brighton. Leigh Bingham Nash (born June 27 1976 is a Singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist for the rock band Sixpence None the Richer and is also a member Anathallo is a music ensemble originally from Mt Pleasant Michigan and now based in Chicago Illinois Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, (born 25 December 1971 professionally known as Dido, is an English BRIT Award -winning and Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6 1982) is an American rapper, known by his Stage name MC Lars. Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Treble Charger was a Canadian rock group consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor McGregor. Brand New is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. State Radio is an Alternative rock band from Boston MA, consisting of former Dispatch member Chad Urmston (lead vocals guitar Chuck Robert Post (born Robert Øien Fylling, 1979 in Langevåg, Norway) is a Norwegian Singer/songwriter. The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian traditional music group whose influences include folk, country, and bluegrass. Old Crow Medicine Show is an old-time String band based in Nashville Tennessee. Gob is a Canadian punk rock band from Langley British Columbia formed in 1994 The Format was an Indie pop band formed by Arizona natives Nate Ruess and Sam Means
Nettwerk and the RIAA
Nettwerk has joined the fight against the RIAA by offering to pay the legal fees of a teenager in Texas who is being sued for downloading songs. They will also pay any fines if they lose the case. They came in contact with the teen when she wrote to MC Lars (who is managed by Nettwerk) about his song, "Download This Song". Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6 1982) is an American rapper, known by his Stage name MC Lars. " Download This Song " is the second single from MC Lars ' fifth Studio album, The Graduate, and features
Nettwerk further sells actual MP3 music files for singles and FLAC music files for certain albums from its artists, and artists it manages, directly from its website. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression Free Lossless Audio Codec ( FLAC) is a File format for lossless Audio data compression. While these files are generally priced at 99 cents as many online music files, including those from iTunes and most songs from Amazon MP3 are, they do not include any digital rights management. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc Amazon MP3 is a digital music store owned and operated by Amazon Digital rights management ( DRM) is a generic term that refers to Access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers publishers and Copyright holders Hence, unlike files purchased from Napster but similar to iTunes Plus, unprotected songs purchased from iTunes, these files allow consumers the freedom to copy the songs they purchase to any other device of theirs. Napster Inc ( formerly Roxio, Inc is an online music service offering a variety of purchase and subscription models The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc
Nettwerk states on its website:
- Litigation is destructive, it must stop . . . . as per Nettwerk copyrights, we have never sued anybody and all our music is open source to encourage fans to share it with others and help us promote our Artists. As per those Artists we manage on other labels (Majors), we take issue with those labels claiming that litigating our fans is in our interest, as it clearly is not.
Nettwerk and DRM
Nettwerk is one of the first major music companies to abolish DRM releasing songs in the unrestricted MP3 format, as well as the lossless FLAC and Apple Lossless formats. Digital rights management ( DRM) is a generic term that refers to Access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers publishers and Copyright holders MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression Many songs are available on Nettwerk's own store as well as Puretracks, a Canadian music download site. Puretracks is a Canadian Online music store, which launched officially on October 14, 2003. Nettwerk is also the first major music company to have their music listed on Amie Street. Amie Street is an indie Online music store and Social network service created in 2006 by Brown University seniors Elliott Breece,
See also
External links
- Official site
- Save the Music Fan
- No Suit Required article in Wired magazine
- Music mogul wants to change how music is sold Canada. This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also Wired is a full-color monthly American Magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993 com, December 2, 2006
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