Undertow Music
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Undertow began in 1996 as a collective of independent artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers and creative managers sharing resources, ideas, and a love of music. [1] Undertow Music operates offices in St. Louis, Missouri, Champaign, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, Nashville, Tennessee, Boston, Massachusetts, Portland, Oregon, and London, England. [2]
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[edit] Record Label
Undertow serves as a conduit for artists to release their albums to a wider audience through digital, retail, and direct sales outlets. The artists retain ownership and control of their music at all times. No formal contracts are drawn up between artists and Undertow.
Undertow has released records for artists such as Jay Bennett (of Wilco fame), Will Johnson (of Centro-Matic), Amazing Pilots, Artificial Hearts, The Redwalls, The Cush, Magnolia Summer, Glossary, Dreadful Yawns, Waterloo, Anna Fermin, Steve Dawson, and South San Gabriel. [3]
[edit] Artist Management
Undertow's artist management roster includes: [4]
- The Bottle Rockets
- Centro-Matic
- Damien Jurado
- David Bazan
- David Vandervelde
- Dolly Varden
- The Drams
- Headphones
- Jesse Harris
- Pedro the Lion
- Steve Dawson
- Will Johnson
- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
[edit] Other Projects
[edit] The Undertow Orchestra
In 2006, a group of Undertow artists toured the US and Europe, billed as The Undertow Orchestra. Members of the touring group included David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion and Headphones), Mark Eitzel (of American Music Club), Will Johnson and Scott Danbom (of Centro-Matic), and Vic Chesnutt.
[edit] External links
- Undertow Music Official Site
- Undertow Music Company Profile
- Undertow Music MySpace Profile
- Undertow Music Online Store
