The Medicine Label

The Medicine Label
Parent company Warner Bros., Giant
Founded 1992 (1992)
Founder Kevin Patrick
Status Inactive
Country of origin U.S.
Location New York City, New York

The Medicine Label (sometimes called Medicine for short) was a record label founded in New York City in 1992, originally as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records and Giant Records. The original purpose of the label was to release "new, cutting-edge music", as Irving Azoff (the president of Giant) put it.[1] In the fall of 1995, the label split from its relationship with Giant due to a restructuring Giant had recently undergone, which limited the number of albums they could afford to release through Medicine. The label's founder, Kevin Patrick, subsequently reached a deal with Giant allowing him to continue to run Medicine as an independent label, whose music would be distributed by RED Distribution.[2][3]

Notable artists

References

  1. ↑ Rosen, Craig (11 July 1992). "Giant Offers Taste of New Medicine Label". Billboard. 104 (28): 10.
  2. ↑ Jeffrey, Don (7 October 1995). "Giant Records Reduces Staff, Number of Yearly Releases". Billboard. 107 (40): 5.
  3. ↑ Newman, Melinda (11 May 1996). "Tracy Chapman's renewed beginning; Sony takes Medicine with Patrick". Billboard. 108 (19): 12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.