Copenhagen Records
| Copenhagen Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 5 January 2004 |
| Founder | |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin |  Denmark |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Official website | copenhagenrecords |
Copenhagen Records is a Danish record label formed on 5 January 2004[1] by former EMI Recorded Music Denmark staff members to give artists more artistic autonomy.[2] It houses artists spread over a wide range of genres, from rock to rap, and from pop artists to comedians.
In September 2011, Universal Music Group acquired Copenhagen Records, and the rest of MBO Group.[3] The label operates as one of UMG's standalone labels.
History
[edit]In 2003, EMI-Medley had a 40% share of the Danish music market.[4] Days after Medley-founder Michael Ritto announced he would depart in February 2004, other senior staff members also left. Among them were former EMI Denmark head of A&R Nick Foss and former Capitol/Medley GM Mik Christensen, who had both worked at EMI for 19 years and long wanted to start a company of their own, but who had been persuaded by Ritto to hold off those plans.[4] Former Medley marketing manager Jakob Sørensen and former A&R manager Christian Backman set up operations; Foss and Christensen joined on 1 April 2004.[4] Christensen explained that Copenhagen Records had the aim "to recruit and develop quality Danish musicians. Sales of Danish artists have not dipped nearly as much as international acts [in Denmark]."[4] The label also had the direct intention to create a strong local competitor against the established multinational labels.[1]
In 2008, Christensen and Foss left Copenhagen Records and started Mermaid Records, which is largely owned by Sony Music Entertainment Denmark.[5][6] After Sørensen and Backman left the company in 2013, the position of CEO was taken over by Torben Ravn, who was a product manager at Copenhagen Records since 2007.[7]
Copenhagen Records is the market leader in Denmark on local repertoire and runs as a 360 label.[citation needed] Copenhagen Records also includes Copenhagen Music, a booking agency which primarily facilitates bookings for the artists on the label, and Copenhagen Publishing.
Artists
[edit]- Agnes
- Alex Vargas
- Alexander Brown
- Alphabeat
- Apollo
- BOY
- Burhan G
- Caroline Henderson
- Carpark North
- Celina Ree
- De Eneste To (D.E.T.)
- Eivør
- Eric Gadd
- Hedegaard
- Fabian Mazur
- Freddy Wexler
- Jasmin
- Joey Moe
- Le Kid
- Lightwave Empire
- Lukas Graham
- Nephew
- Nexus Music
- Nik & Jay
- Noah
- Patrick Dorgan
- Rune Klan
- Saveus
- Selvmord
- Scarlet Pleasure
- Sebastian Øberg
- Spleen United
- Stine Bramsen
- Studio Killers
- Thanks
- Veronica Maggio
- Years & Years
Former artists
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Copenhagen Records (2011). Info & Kontakt Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2011. (in Danish)
- ^ Svidt, O. R. (17 December 2003). EMI-Medley står over for sprængning Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (EMI-Medley about to blow up). GAFFA. (in Danish)
- ^ Smirke, Richard (6 September 2011). "Universal Music Acquires Denmark's MBO Group". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d Charles Ferro (2004-01-24). "Danish execs form label: Former EMI Denmark staffers to run Copenhagen Records". Billboard: 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S. (2011). Mermaid Records Archived 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2011. (in Danish)
- ^ Rustrup, S. (27 November 2008). Sony Music køber sig ind i Mermaid Records Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine (Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). GAFFA. (in Danish)
- ^ "Chefer forlader Copenhagen Records". GAFFA.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
