Dynasty (association)

Dynasty is an association founded in 1999 by the three Finnish bands The Rasmus, Killer and Kwan. Killer has since split from the group and are no longer members of Dynasty.

The meaning with Dynasty is to signify allegiance and friendship between the bands and their members. Many members carry tattoos or wear the Dynasty logotype on guitar straps etc. The bands have very often worked together in music. Drummer Aki Hakala from The Rasmus has played in both Killer and Kwan. He also appears in Kwan's music video for "Padam". Killer was co-produced and co-managed by Lauri Ylönen and Pauli Rantasalmi from The Rasmus. Rantasalmi has also produced Kwan's song "Chillin' at the Grotto".

Killer split up in early 2005, and there were for a while just The Rasmus and Kwan left in Dynasty. The same year, Ylönen and Rantasalmi opened a recording studio in Helsinki, Finland. The record label was named Dynasty Recordings. One year later, the alternative rock bands Von Hertzen Brothers and Happiness signed to Dynasty Recordings.

Dynasty Recordings

Infobox record label
name = Dynasty Recordings


parent =
founded = 2005
founder = Pauli Rantasalmi, Lauri Ylönen
distributor =
genre = Alternative rock
country = flagicon|Finland Finland
location = Helsinki, Finland
url = [http://www.dynastyrecordings.fi dynastyrecordings.fi] Dynasty Recordings is a very small record label where they recruit new Finnish artists. The owners are:
*Pauli Rantasalmi: Producer/Songwriter, Owner
*Lauri Ylönen: Songwriter, Owner
*Antti Eräkangas: Producer, Owner
*Antti Eriksson: Managing director, Owner

Artists included in Dynasty Recordings

Current artists

* The Rasmus (1999-present)
* Kwan (1999-present)
* Von Hertzen Brothers (2006-present)
* Happiness (2006-present)

Former artists

* Killer (1999-2005)

References

* [http://therasmus.org.uk/dynasty.htm The Rasmus UK website] - Information about the Dynasty association and photos

External links

* [http://www.dynastyrecordings.fi Dynasty Recordings website]