Wind-up Records
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| Wind-up Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Distributing label | Sony BMG Warner Music Group (Canada) |
| Genre | Rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | 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.[1]
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Artist roster
Accurate with respect to Wind-up's website as of September 26, 2007.
- 12 Stones
- Ben Moody
- The Crash Motive
- Eric Durrance (formerly of Big Dismal)
- Evanescence
- Finger Eleven
- Jeremy Fisher
- Joey Culver (formerly of Atomship)
- Megan McCauley
- Pilot Speed
- Scott Stapp
- Seether
- Stars Of Track And Field
- STEFY
- Strata
- Submersed
- Thriving Ivory[2]
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
- People In Planes
- Seven Wiser
- Stereo Fuse
- Stretch Princess
- Trickside
Soundtracks
- Daredevil: The Album
- Elektra: The Album
- Fantastic 4: The Album
- John Tucker Must Die Soundtrack
- The Punisher: The Album
- Scream 3: The Album
- Walk The Line Soundtrack
- World’s Strongest Man Soundtrack
See also
References
- ^ Grass Records Reissues. WindupRecords.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
- ^ Vaziri, Aiden (2007-10-08). Date Lines: Listen to an oudist; Thriving Ivory signs a deal. SFGate.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
