Eleven Thirty Records
Encyclopedia
Eleven Thirty Records is an indie label
based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
and owned by RedEye Distribution
. Co-founded in 2004 by A&R Director Stephen Judge and Redeye and Yep Roc Records co-owner, Glenn Dicker, the label has released albums by artists such as: Concrete Blonde
, The Gourds
, A.J. Croce, Tanya Donelly
, Cowboy Mouth
, David Mead
, Josh Joplin
, Maria McKee
, Tommy Keene
, Hothouse Flowers
, and The Alarm
.
After Judge was promoted to Financial Controller/General Manager of Redeye/Yep Roc Records in early 2006, the label went dormant after the release of Tanya Donnelly's album in October 2006 and The Gourds moved over to Yep Roc Records in the same year. Judge continued to help sign artists such as Liam Finn, You Am I, The Cake Sale and Bell X1 to Eleven Thirty's sister label, Yep Roc Records.
Judge has since left Redeye to start his own Artist Management Company named Second Motion Entertainment and works with legendary producer Daniel Lanois, as well as New Zealand punk rockers Die! Die! Die! and Swervedriver singer, Adam Franklin. Second Motion Records launched in September 2008 and released albums by Irish singer, Gemma Hayes and former Verve Pipe singer, Brian Vander Ark.
The fate of Eleven Thirty Records is uncertain however many artists from the roster have rumored to be in talks with Second Motion for future projects.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
and owned by RedEye Distribution
Redeye Distribution
Redeye Distribution is an independent music distribution company founded in 1996 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Redeye currently distributes such labels as Marsalis Music, Barsuk Records, Warp Records, Daptone Records, Luaka Bop Records, Kill Rock Stars, Sargent House, Hydra Head Records, The...
. Co-founded in 2004 by A&R Director Stephen Judge and Redeye and Yep Roc Records co-owner, Glenn Dicker, the label has released albums by artists such as: Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:...
, The Gourds
The Gourds
The Gourds are an American alternative country band that formed in Austin, Texas during the summer of 1994.-Career:Primarily evolving from the Picket Line Coyotes and the Grackles, The Gourds original line-up consisted of Kevin Russell , Jimmy Smith , Claude Bernard , and Charlie Llewellin...
, A.J. Croce, Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly is an American Grammy-nominated singer songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh. She then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s...
, Cowboy Mouth
Cowboy Mouth
Cowboy Mouth is a rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their name usually means "One with a loud and raucous voice". The nucleus of the band formed in the 1990s, and they have become a powerhouse live act whose performances have been likened to "a religious experience."Some of their most...
, David Mead
David Mead
David Worth Mead is a Nashville-based pop singer-songwriter, best known for his soaring vocals and such albums as Indiana and Almost and Always...
, Josh Joplin
Josh Joplin
-Biography:Joplin was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Conestoga Valley, in the heart of Lancaster, Pa., until at the age of 12, when his family relocated to Columbia, Md....
, Maria McKee
Maria McKee
Maria Luisa McKee is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".-Music:...
, Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene is an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing critical acclaimed new wave/power pop songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of the musical genre of power pop...
, Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers
The Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel and rock.-Career:The group first formed in 1985 when Liam Ó Maonlaí and Fiachna Ó Braonáin began performing as street musicians, or buskers, on the streets of Dublin,Ireland as "The...
, and The Alarm
The Alarm
The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...
.
After Judge was promoted to Financial Controller/General Manager of Redeye/Yep Roc Records in early 2006, the label went dormant after the release of Tanya Donnelly's album in October 2006 and The Gourds moved over to Yep Roc Records in the same year. Judge continued to help sign artists such as Liam Finn, You Am I, The Cake Sale and Bell X1 to Eleven Thirty's sister label, Yep Roc Records.
Judge has since left Redeye to start his own Artist Management Company named Second Motion Entertainment and works with legendary producer Daniel Lanois, as well as New Zealand punk rockers Die! Die! Die! and Swervedriver singer, Adam Franklin. Second Motion Records launched in September 2008 and released albums by Irish singer, Gemma Hayes and former Verve Pipe singer, Brian Vander Ark.
The fate of Eleven Thirty Records is uncertain however many artists from the roster have rumored to be in talks with Second Motion for future projects.
External links
- http://www.eleventhirtyrecords.com/
- http://www.redeyeusa.com/
- http://www.yeproc.com/
- http://www.secondmotionrecords.com