Deltasonic

For the regional car wash chain, see Delta Sonic.

Deltasonic is an English record label based in Liverpool, England. Previously joint ventured with Sony Music, it is now totally independent. It was formed by Alan Wills, the former drummer with Liverpool bands Shack and Top.

History

Aiming to be like Mo'Wax, Wills started his first label EVA in January 2000, primarily to release material by Joe Fearon aka Paracruzar. However, after three promo-only releases on clear 10-inch vinyl, he decided to move on to new areas and, with the help of his partner Ann Heston and consultancy from Simon Duffy (Tri Tone), he started a new label called Deltasonic Records. The name is an amalgamation of two ideas, as Wills explains: "I predominantly wanted it to be a guitar label and the guitars we liked are rooted in the Blues, so Delta, and Sonic is from Sonic Youth, just the coolest band name ever."

The discovery of The Coral gave Wills the impetus to bring his idea of a new guitar-band label to life by starting Deltasonic. Wills told HitQuarters that: "It was always the aim to release them through Deltasonic, and it was always their aim to be on Deltasonic ... Most people wouldn't have understood the Coral at that point."^[1]

The label originally had a joint venture deal with Sony, with the major record company owning 49% of Deltasonic and using its network to distribute and market it releases worldwide. The partnership was a gamble for Sony that was motivated by chairman Rob Stringer and president Muff Winwood's love of the label's roster, and their belief that guitar music was on the rise.^[1]

The first single released was by The Coral. Other bands later signed to the label include the Zutons, The Dead 60's, The Little Flames, The Rascals, The Basement Candie Payne, and their first long-term signing from outside of Liverpool, The Longcut followed by The Suzukis.

Deltasonic is also a publishing company, and had success in 2009 with Miles Kane, and The Last Shadow Puppets #1 album, The Age of the Understatement.

As a fully independent record label, Deltasonic's first album release for 2010 is by The Suzukis.

Artists

• Danny Connors
• The Basement
• The Dead 60s
• Candie Payne
• The Coral
• The Little Flames
• The Longcut
• The Rascals
• The Sand Band
• The Suzukis
• The Tigerpicks
• The Zutons
• The Dirty Rivers

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Interview with Alan Wills". HitQuarters. 24 May 2004. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_AlanWills_int.html. Retrieved 25 Nov 2010. 

External links

• Official site
• Official Myspace page
• Interview with founder Alan Wills, HitQuarters May 2004