Razor & Tie

Razor & Tie is a New York based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution, a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct marketing operation. [ [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/entity.php?id=10011 Label Profile] at Allaboutjazz.com. Accessed October 23, 2007.]

Early in their existence, the label concentrated on "greatest hits" compilations by otherwise unanthologized artists (Ivory Joe Hunter, Jules Shear, et al.). Razor & Tie now represents musicians producing music in Folk, Dance, Metal, Pop, Rock, Soul and World genres. Current Razor & Tie artists include The Kidz Bop Kids, Angelique Kidjo, Dar Williams, All That Remains, Dave Barnes, EndeverafteR, Kelly Sweet, Semi Precious Weapons, Ryan Shaw, Tina Sugandh, Simon Collins, and Dead Confederate.

Razor & Tie is perhaps best known for its Kidz Bop compilations, which take the latest pop hits and rework them as sung by children. [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/10052007/business/kidz_bop_kicks_off_80_city_con.htm Kidz Bop Kicks off 80 City Concert Tour] . "New York Post", October 5, 2007. Accessed October 23, 2007.] Other products include albums by Corey Smith, The Clarks, Danko Jones, 40 Below Summer, Brand New, Donnie Iris, Steve Hofstetter, Seven Nations, Sonia Dada, John Lithgow, and Twisted Sister, and videos such as the Sweating in the Spirit workout series and various DVD reincarnations of the "For Dummies" series.

In 2007, the company released the soundtrack for the film "Alvin and the Chipmunks".

The soundtrack to the 2008 Warner Premiere direct-to-DVD family film "Another Cinderella Story" was the latest album from Razor & Tie.

Popular Music Titles

*"Alvin and The Chipmunks OST"
*"Another Cinderella Story OST"
*"Djin Djin"
*"The Fall of Ideals"
*"This is Ryan Shaw"
*"Me + You + The World"
*"We Are One"
*"Kiss or Kill"
*"My Better Self"
*"Dead Confederate EP"
*"Kidz Bop"
*"Buzz Ballads"
*"Monster Ballads"
*"Monster Ballads Volume 2"
*""
*"Monster Ballads XMas"
*"Monsters of Rock"
*"Monsters of Rock Volume 2"
*""
*"Monster Madness
*"The Buzz Box"
*"Fired Up CDs"
*"Forever Freestyle"

Other releases

*"Cardioke"
*"Thou Shalt Laugh The Deuce"
*"This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul"

ee also

* List of record labels

References

External links

* [http://www.razorandtie.com Official website]
* [http://www.razorandtiemedia.com Media website]
* [http://www.musicspace.com ecommerce website]