Monday, 19 September 2011

Record Label Research.

Sony:
Is a music record label company which was joint 50-50 with the sony corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG. Sony renamed the record company Sony Music Entertainment (SME) on January 1, 1991. Sony reintroduced the Columbia label worldwide, which it previously held in the United States and Canada only, after it acquired the international rights to the trademark from EMI in 1990.
Warner Bros:
Founded by Jack Warner, it is an American record label was the founder of the present day warner music group. It was established in 1958 and has grown over the years to become one of the top labels in the world. Artists that have been signed consist of big names such as; Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse. Iron & Wine, Green day and My Chemical Romance.
Roadrunner Records:
An American Record label founded in 1980 by Cees Wessels and works with Warner Musioc Group. It focuses on heavy metal and rock genre.It was distributed by Atlantic Record groups and originates in the Netherlands. Artists that are signed consist of people such as; Nickleback, Slipknot and The Wombatts.

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