Cascine
| Cascine | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Jeff Bratton |
| Distributor(s) | Redeye |
| Genre | Pop, electronic |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City & London |
| Official website | cascine |
Cascine is an independent record label based in New York City. Its focus is alternative pop and electronic music. Cascine was formed in September 2010 and is owned by Jeff Bratton.
Key artists include Yumi Zouma, Half Waif, Morly, Chad Valley, Maria Usbeck, and Erika Spring among others. More recently, Sui Zhen, Banoffee, Konradsen and Michael David (Classixx) were added to the roster. Cascine also operates CSCN, a digital singles sublabel, and a management company named Gallerie.
History
[edit]Cascine began when Jeff met Sandra Croft, the label's former publicist. Jeff was living in Los Angeles, working for both a corporate PR firm and cult Swedish record label, Service. Sandra lived in London and was overseeing PR for a Service artist. Jeff and Sandra bonded over an unsigned Finnish band named Shine 2009 and started Cascine to release Shine 2009's debut EP, Associates.[1][2] Sandra became the label's publicist and Jason Romanelli its art director, developing Cascine's visual identity. Jason Kapiskosky, an old friend of Jeff's from Maryland, was also a part of Cascine's beginnings.
Within the first three months of opening, Cascine released records by four artists that helped define its point of view – Shine 2009, Chad Valley, Selebrities and Southern Shores. Since then, the label has continued its brisk pace, coming to be known for its stylish brand of modern pop and electronic music. Cascine is distributed by Redeye.
List of artists
[edit]- Airbird & Napolian
- Boat Club
- Brett
- Chad Valley
- Cuushe
- Ditt Inre
- Erika Spring
- Essáy
- et aliae
- Gigi Masin
- Half Waif
- Isla Den
- Jensen Sportag
- Kisses
- Konradsen
- Korallreven
- The Legends
- Lemonade
- Maria Usbeck
- Mt. Si
- Morly
- Pearly Drops
- Picture
- RxGibbs
- Selebrities
- Shine 2009
- Softcore untd.
- Southern Shores
- Sui Zhen
- Sun Angels
- Tempelhof
- Roland Tings
- The Mary Onettes
- Wildarms
- Wintercoats
- World Tour
- Yumi Zouma
Former artists
[edit]- Evan Voytas
- Keep Shelly in Athens
- Pandr Eyez
- Rush Midnight
- The Whendays
References
[edit]- ^ "The Essential Alt-Pop of Cascine". Bandcamp Daily. November 7, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Fallon, Patric (April 19, 2011). "Labels We Love: Cascine—Scando pop and Embassy Records combine for an even more international affair". XLR8R. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
