Ultra Records
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| Type | Independent Company |
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| Founded | New York City (1995) |
| Headquarters | 150 Lafayette Suite 11-R |
| Industry | Music |
| Products | Dance Music CDs |
| Revenue | Unknown |
| Website | http://www.ultrarecords.com/ |
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic music record label. They were formed in New York City in 1995 by Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner. They have featured releases from many artists such as The Crystal Method, Timo Maas, Sasha & John Digweed, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, and Junkie XL. They are well known for rereleasing import CD's, most notably from United Kingdom's famous Ministry of Sound and stamping their logo on the back for a United States release[citation needed]. Ultra Records tends to release more singles than whole CDs, and most of these singles they release are directly from a Ministry of Sound series[citation needed].
On 24 July 2006, Ultra Records signed a pact to join the Alternative Distribution Alliance's family and will start distributing the records in September 2006. Warner Media Group released a statement stating that Ultra Records would be partnering with Rhino Records for remix packages of Warner Media Group artists. [1] With this new deal they will be releasing CD's by Tiesto and Kaskade.
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[edit] Sublabels
Ultra Records owns the following sublabels:
- Escondida Music
- Sequence Records
- You
[edit] CD Series
Ultra Records has produced many dance compilation mixes. Listed below are their compilations series.
- Club Anthems Vol. 1 - 3
- Ultra.Chilled 01 - 05
- Ultra Electro
- Ultra.Dance 01 - 08
- Ultra.Trance 1 - 6
- Ultra.80's vs Electro 1
- Ultra.Video (DVD) 1 - 2
- Ultra.Weekend 1 - 2
[edit] Festivals
[edit] Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Records is also known for their annual Ultra Music Festival. This festival is usually at the end of the annual Winter Music Conference held in Miami, Florida. This year's festival featured Paul Van Dyk, The Prodigy, Erick Morillo, Carl Cox, Danny Howells and Paul Oakenfold.
[edit] Ultra:NY
Ultra Records is expanding their presence in New York by hosting their second annual Ultra:NY which was hosted in Central Park on September 16, 2006. The main headliners were Danny Tenaglia, Timo Maas, Paul Oakenfold, The Chemical Brothers, Mylo. Ultra:NY also featured Erick Morillo, David Waxman, Boris, Liquid Todd, and Kevens. Last year Ultra:NY debuted and featured the number one ranked DJ in the world by DJ Magazine, Paul Van Dyk.
