Wind-up Records

Wind-up Records

Infobox record label


parent =
founded = 1997
founders = Steve Lerner
Alan Meltzer
distributor = Sony BMG
Warner Music Group (Canada)
genre = Rock
country = United States
url = [http://www.winduprecords.com/ www.winduprecords.com]

Wind-up Records is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer purchased Grass Records. The label's releases are distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment worldwide, excluding Canada, where the company operates Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc. and receives distribution from Warner Music Canada. Wind-up is currently the largest independently-owned record label in the world. The parent company Wind-up Entertainment also runs numerous publishing companies as well as a full-scale retail, online and tour merchandising company. The company's slogan is "Developing Career Artists."

Some of the successful acts on the label include Creed, Evanescence, Seether, Finger Eleven and People in Planes. The label has also re-released albums from bands previously associated with Grass Records: The Wrens and Commander Venus.cite web |url=http://www.winduprecords.com/grass/ |title=Grass Records Reissues |work=WindupRecords.com |accessdate=2007-09-28]

Artist roster

Accurate with respect to Wind-up's website as of September 26, 2007.
* 12 Stones
* Cartel
* Ben Moody
* The Crash Motive
* Eric Durrance (formerly of Big Dismal)
* Evanescence
* Finger Eleven
* Jeremy Fisher
* Joey Culver (formerly of Atomship)
* Megan McCauley
* People in Planes
* Pilot Speed
* Scott Stapp
* Seether
* Stars Of Track And Field
* Strata
* Thriving Ivorycite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/08/DDGESGD3J.DTL&hw=marcel+oud&sn=001&sc=1000 |title=Date Lines: Listen to an oudist; Thriving Ivory signs a deal |work=SFGate.com |first=Aiden |last=Vaziri |date=2007-10-08 |accessdate=2007-12-14]
* Tickle Me Pink

Previous artists

* Alter Bridge
* Atomship
* Big Dismal
* Bob Guiney
* Boy Hits Car
* Boy Sets Fire
* Breaking Point
* Cauterize
* Chimera
* Creed
* Drowning Pool
* Dust For Life
* Edgewater
* The Exit
* Must
* Seven Wiser
*STEFY
* Stereo Fuse
* Stretch Princess
* Submersed
* Trickside

oundtracks

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* John Tucker Must Die Soundtrack
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* Walk The Line Soundtrack
* World’s Strongest Man Soundtrack

ee also

* List of record labels

References

External links

* [http://www.winduprecords.com/ Official site]
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* [http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/2004/December28_16_48_16.html Founder of Wind-up Records on World Top 100 A&R Chart]


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