Dangerbird Records
| Dangerbird Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Distributor(s) | The Orchard |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | http://www.dangerbirdrecords.com |
Dangerbird Records is an independent record label located in Los Angeles, California. Founded by musician Peter Walker and executive Jeff Castelaz in 2004, the label is home to artists around the globe, and part of the burgeoning Silver Lake music scene. The label has had international success from its small roster of artists including Silversun Pickups, Fitz and The Tantrums, and Minus the Bear.
History
The two founders represented different roles in the music industry. Castelaz had managed Feist, Phoenix, Citizen King, and others, while Walker was a singer-songwriter. The label's first release: Walker's solo album Landed.[1]
Their business approach includes a strong emphasis on artist development, and working with a network of partners to help the bands reach a wide market.[2]
In 2006, Dangerbird gained repute after releasing Carnavas, the debut full-length album by Silversun Pickups, to sales of over 450,000. The band's lead singer Brian Aubert has said of Dangerbird, "They believe in careers, and the long haul - something that majors used to believe in. They stuck with us when most people wouldn't have."[3]
On September 14, 2012, co-founder Peter Walker announced the promotion of Jenni Sperandeo to President and the departure of co-founder Jeff Castelaz. Sperandeo said in a statement, "After nearly 20 years in radio promotion, management and artist development, I am thrilled for the opportunity to step into this more comprehensive role at a rare, artist-driven enterprise." In October 2012, Castelaz was named President of Warner Music Group's Elektra Records.[4]
Artists
Current Label Roster
- A. Sinclair
- Butch Walker
- The Dears
- Holly Miranda
- Jesse Harris
- Maritime
- Minus the Bear
- Moke Hill
- nav/attack
- The Frights
- The Night Sea
- The One AM Radio
- Sea Wolf
- T. Hardy Morris
- UME
Former Label Roster
Discography
| Year | Artist | Release Name | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Peter Walker | Landed | CD / Digital |
| 2005 | Joy Zipper | American Whip | CD / Digital |
| 2005 | Silversun Pickups | Pikul | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2006 | Peter Walker | Young Gravity | CD / Digital |
| 2006 | La Rocca | Sing Song Sung | CD / Digital |
| 2006 | La Rocca | The Truth | CD / Digital |
| 2006 | Silversun Pickups | Carnavas | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2006 | Darker My Love | Darker My Love | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2007 | The One AM Radio | This Too Will Pass | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2007 | All Smiles | Ten Readings of a Warning | CD / Digital |
| 2007 | Dappled Cities | Granddance | CD / Digital |
| 2007 | Silversun Pickups | iTunes Session | Digital |
| 2011 | All Smiles | Moth In A Cloud of Smoke | 7" |
| 2007 | Sea Wolf | Get To The River Before It Runs Too Low | CD / Digital |
| 2007 | Eulogies | Eulogies | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2007 | Sea Wolf | Leaves In The River | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2008 | Eric Avery | Help Wanted | CD / Digital |
| 2007 | Silversun Pickups | Remixes EP | Digital |
| 2008 | Darker My Love | 2 | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2008 | La Rocca | OK Okay | Digital |
| 2008 | Ed Laurie | Meanwhile In The Park | Digital |
| 2008 | Eulogies | Tempted To Do Nothing | CD / Digital |
| 2008 | The Dears | Missiles | CD / Digital |
| 2009 | Eulogies | Here Anonymous | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2009 | Silversun Pickups | Swoon | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2009 | Bad Veins | Bad Veins | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2009 | Division Day | Visitation | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2009 | Dappled Cities | Zounds | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2009 | Sea Wolf | White Water, White Bloom | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2010 | The One AM Radio | Credible Threats | 7" / Digital |
| 2010 | Codeine Velvet Club | Codeine Velvet Club | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Minus the Bear | OMNI | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Hot Hot Heat | Future Breeds | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Bad Veins | Outliers [EP] | CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Sea Wolf | Turn The Dirt Over | 7" |
| 2009 | Fitz and The Tantrums | Songs For a Breakup: Volume 1 - EP | CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Delphic | Acolyte | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Darker My Love | Alive As You Are | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Fitz and The Tantrums | Santa Stole My Lady [Single] | 7" / Digital |
| 2011 | Eulogies | Tear The Fences Down | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2010 | Fitz and The Tantrums | Pickin' Up The Pieces | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Fitz and The Tantrums | Sweet Dreams | Digital |
| 2010 | Division Day | Bullet In The Rain | Digital |
| 2011 | The One AM Radio | Heaven is Attached by a Slender Thread | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | The Dears | Degeneration Street | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Maritime | Human Hearts | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | The Limousines | Get Sharp | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | The Fling | When The Madhouses Appear | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Beady Eye | Different Gear, Still Speeding | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Skysaw | No One Can Tell | 7" |
| 2011 | Beady Eye | 7" Box Set | 7" |
| 2011 | Skysaw | Great Civilizations | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Boots Electric | Honkey Kong | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Boots Electric | Boots Electric Theme | CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Butch Walker and the Black Widows | The Spade | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Butch Walker and the Black Widows | Summer of 89 | CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Beady Eye | iTunes Festival: London 2011 | Digital |
| 2011 | Boots Electric | Complexity - Single | CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Ben Lee | Deeper Into Dream | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2011 | Guineafowl | Hello Anxiety | Digital |
| 2011 | Sea Wolf | Song of the Magpie / Where the Wind Blows | 7" |
| 2011 | Silversun Pickups | Seasick | LP |
| 2011 | The Fling | What I've Seen | LP / Digital |
| 2012 | Sea Wolf | Old World Romance | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2012 | Minus the Bear | Your Private Sky/South Side Life | 7" |
| 2012 | Silversun Pickups | Neck of the Woods | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2012 | Silversun Pickups | Bloody Mary - Single | CD / Digital |
| 2012 | Jesse Harris | Sub Rosa | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2012 | JJAMZ | Suicide Pact | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2012 | Heartless Bastards | Live From The Lot - EP | CD / Digital |
| 2012 | Royal Teeth | Act Naturally | CD / Digital |
| 2012 | Minus the Bear | Infinity Overhead | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2012 | Sea Wolf | Old World Romance | LP |
| 2012 | Richie Sambora | Aftermath of the Lowdown | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Fitz and The Tantrums | More Than Just A Dream | CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Broadheds | Broadheds | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Psychic Friend | My Rocks Are Dreams | CD / Digital |
| 2014 | Silversun Pickups | The Singles Collection | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2013 | T. Hardy Morris | Audition Tapes | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Various Artists | Dangerbird Record Store Day 2013 Sampler | CD / Digital |
| 2013 | T. Hardy Morris | Live At The Georgia Theatre | CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Royal Teeth | Glow | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Sea Wolf | Rdio Sessions | CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Butch Walker | Peachtree Battle | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2013 | Silversun Pickups | Let it Decay | LP |
| 2014 | Butch Walker | End of the World (One More Time) / Battle vs. The War | LP |
| 2014 | UME | Monuments | LP / CD |
| 2015 | Butch Walker | Afraid of Ghosts | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2015 | Holly Miranda | Holly Miranda | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2014 | Minus the Bear | Lost Loves | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2014 | A. Sinclair | Pretty Girls | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2015 | Butch Walker | Chrissie Hynde | 7" |
| 2015 | Maritime | Milwaukee [Single] | Digital |
| 2014 | T. Hardy Morris | Painted On Attitude [Single] | CD / Digital |
| 2015 | Jesse Harris | No Wrong No Right | LP / CD |
| 2015 | Ume | Too Big World - EP | Digital |
| 2015 | Moke Hill | Time Stops Moving | Digital |
| 2015 | The Dears | Times Infinity Volume One | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2015 | nav/attack | nav/attack | CD / Digital |
| 2015 | T. Hardy Morris | Drownin On A Mountaintop | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2015 | Maritime | Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones | LP / CD / Digital |
| 2016 | The Frights | You Are Going To Hate This | CD / Digital |
| 2016 | The Night Sea | 07.01.14 | CD / Digital |
External links
Dangerbird in the Media
- MarketWatch.com - "Dangerbird Records Catalog is Newest Addition to DeliRadio"
- Style Section LA - "A Rare Bird"
- HypeBot.com - "DropKick Murphys, Dangerbird Records Talk D.I.Y. & Fan Engagement With Ian Rogers"
- ArtHouseMusic.com - "Dangerbird Records"
- Buzzbands.la - "Dangerbird Records’ eight-band day party raises $2,500 for the Pablove Foundation"
- Billboard Magazine - "Piero Giramonti Named Dangerbird Records President"
- The Comet - "Dangerbird Records and Reach Music Enter Publishing Agreement"
- PR Newswire - "Fontana Partners with Dangerbird Records"
- PlugInMusic.com - "Dangerbird Records Soar into SXSW"
- Racked.com - "Branding the Band: Dangerbird's Darker My Love Promo"
- ABC News - "Dangerbird Records Founder on a Mission Against Cancer"
See also
References
- ↑ Wood, Mikael. "Dangerbird's Wings: Silversun Pickups' Label Bangs Out a Template for a Post–Major Label Landscape". LA Weekly.
- ↑ Baca, Ricardo (March 2, 2008). "Small-is-good strategy works for indie label". The Denver Post.
- ↑ Martins, Chris (August 22, 2010). "L.A.'s string of indie labels succeeds with a jack-of-all-trades approach". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Jeff Castelaz, Matt Solodky Exit Dangerbird; Jenni Sperandeo Named President". Billboard. September 14, 2012.
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