Hollywood Records

infobox record label
name = Hollywood Records


parent = The Walt Disney Company
founded = 1989
founder =
distributor = Universal Music Group (US)
FMR, Warner, (Outside the US), EMI (Europe & Australia), Universal Music Group (Southeast Asia), Avex (Japan)
genre = various
country = US
url = [http://hollywoodrecords.com/ Official website of Hollywood Records]

Hollywood Records is a record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. It mainly focuses on pop music, although they do include some metalcore bands. The label was started in 1989 and initially distributed by Elektra Records in the US and Canada until 1995 when distribution switched to PolyGram (which became Universal Music Group in 1998.) Hollywood Records also releases many film soundtracks from films made by Disney or Disney-owned film studios.

Together with Lyric Street Records, Mammoth Records and Walt Disney Records, it is as of 2008 part of the Disney Music Group.

Hollywood artists

*Queen (1991—)
*Breaking Benjamin (2002—)
*Hilary Duff (2002—)
*Jesse McCartney (2003—)
*Aly & AJ (2004—)
*Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (2004—)
*Marié Digby (2005—)
*Plain White T's (2006—)
*Hayden Panettiere (2006—)
*Corbin Bleu (2006—)
*Miley Cyrus (2006—)
*Vanessa Hudgens (2006—)
*Jordan Pruitt (2006—)
*The Cheetah Girls (2006—)
*Evans Blue (2006—)
*Atreyu (2007—)
*Jonas Brothers (2007—)
*Selena Gomez (2008—)
*Demi Lovato (2008—)

Formerly signed to Hollywood Records

*Glenn Danzig
*Jesse & the 8th Street Kidz
*Caroline's Spine
*The Party
*Duran Duran
*BBMak
*Insane Clown Posse
*Josh Kelley
*Big Kenny
*Seu Jorge
*The Suicide Machines
*Forty Foot Echo
*Mitsou
*Dead Milkmen
*Nobody's Angel
*Stryper
*Morris Day
*Indigo Girls
*Everlife
*Raven-Symoné
*Ingram Hill
*Jeannie Ortega
*Roman Candle

Hollywood Records In Europe & Australia

In the Europe and Australia, Hollywood Records currently releases acts such as Jesse McCartney, and Aly & AJ through the EMI label, however in the past it has been distributed 'independently' through Edel Records for Duran Duran's Pop Trash album and had a sub-label called Tr1be in the early 1990s.

Hollywood BASIC

Hollywood BASIC was Disney's short-lived hip hop label, run by Dave Funkenklein and existing between 1990 and 1995. It was the first label to record DJ Shadow, releasing his "Lesson 4" (a reference to Double Dee and Steinski) as the b-side to a 1991 single by Lifers' Group, a hip hop group comprised of ex-convicts. It also released his "Legitimate Mix" on the b-side to a single by Zimbabwe Legit in 1992. [Peter Shapiro, "Rough Guide to Hip-Hop", 2nd ed., Rough Guides: London, 2000 (p. 102).] Other notable releases came from Organized Confusion, whose challenging second album "" (1994) is widely acclaimed. [Peter Shapiro, "Rough Guide to Hip-Hop", 2nd ed., Rough Guides: London, 2000 (p. 291).] The label was also home to Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf, though following the shooting and killing of Charizma in 1993, the music the duo recorded for it was not released. This would later inspire Peanut Butter Wolf to found Stones Throw Records in order to make this music available. [Peter Shapiro, "Rough Guide to Hip-Hop", 2nd ed., Rough Guides: London, 2000 (pp. 349–351).]

Hollywood Records Executive Bios

* President - Bob Cavallo

* SVP/General Manager - Abbey Konowitch
**Abbey Konowitch is currently General Manager of Hollywood Records. Before joining MCA, Konowitch was General Manager at Maverick Records. He was formerly associated with the artist Alanis Morissette. Before Abbey was formerly employed by cable network MTV as its Senior Vice President of Music & Talent. In his current role, Abbey has worked to create and cultivate a roster of pop and rock acts.

* SVP Marketing - Ken Bunt

* SVP Of Promotion - Justin Fontaine

See also

* List of record labels
* Hollywood Pictures
* CDVU+

External links

* [http://hollywoodrecords.go.com/ Official Site]
* [http://2005.sxsw.com/music/conference/ Abbey Konowitch] at SXSW (2005)
* [https://www.taxi.com/faq/ar/konowitch.html Interview with Abbey Konowitch]
*Interview with [http://emusician.com/special_report/Fanning_the_Flames/ Abbey Konowitch]
* [http://www.nirvanaclub.com/index.php?section=info/articles&file=01.25.92-billboard.html Abbey Konowitch] on Nirvana
* [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117919930.html?categoryid=18&cs=1 Hollywood Records] extends deal for Senior Management
* [http://www.hilaryduff.com/ Hilary Duff's Official Site]

References