Moodgadget
Encyclopedia
Moodgadget is an independent electronic music
label, founded in 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
by Jakub Marek Alexander and Adam E. Hunt, with the mission statement "Exposing the diversity in electronically made music." They started the label with the goal of popularizing their opinion that electronic music is a process, not a genre; within its broad walls lives a plethora of sounds–everything from catchy folk to melodic techno.
The label is currently based in Brooklyn
, New York
and Los Angeles
, California
, with Alexander and Hunt sharing creative direction, production, design and marketing
duties. Jakub also handles A+R and booking, while Adam takes care of web design
and mastering. PhilistineDSGN, Alex Koplin, and Taro Yumiba each contribute design.
' electronic music section, and the single "Lost and Found" by Mux Mool was selected for the "Best of iTunes 2006." In 2008, Moodgadget released two compilations, "The Synchronicity Suite" and "No New Enemies Vol. 1" both made it into the top 30 in iTunes' electronic music section.
for their Limited and Premiere releases. Limited releases are those by established artists, and Premiere releases are those by new artists; both allow the customer to choose their own price.
format, and are partnered with Layne Fox, IRIS Distribution
and IODA
for distribution through online music retailers, including: iTunes, eMusic
and Beatport
. They have also utilized the controversial technology BitTorrent, and it is their opinion that music is increasingly becoming a promotional tool for touring, merchandising and licensing
.
) to LG
, and Prada
.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
label, founded in 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
by Jakub Marek Alexander and Adam E. Hunt, with the mission statement "Exposing the diversity in electronically made music." They started the label with the goal of popularizing their opinion that electronic music is a process, not a genre; within its broad walls lives a plethora of sounds–everything from catchy folk to melodic techno.
The label is currently based in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, with Alexander and Hunt sharing creative direction, production, design and marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
duties. Jakub also handles A+R and booking, while Adam takes care of web design
Web design
Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
and mastering. PhilistineDSGN, Alex Koplin, and Taro Yumiba each contribute design.
Artists
Moodgadget has released music by over 70 artists, including:| Aarnio | Addled | Alpha Crasis | André Obin | A Setting Sun | Benoît Pioulard Benoit Pioulard Thomas Meluch is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and photographer, best known by his pseudonym Benoît Pioulard.- Biography :... |
Boreal Network | Brael | Calmer | Charles Trees | Chris Fortier | Christine | |
| D. Gookin | Dafluke | Dave Turov | The Downtown Division | Direwires | D.R. Casey | Dykehouse | Elm from Arm | Entsounds | Foxes In Fiction Foxes in fiction This article discusses foxes in culture.-Cultural connotations:In many cultures, the fox appears in folklore as a symbol of cunning and trickery, or as a familiar animal possessed of magic powers.... |
Frank Omura | Ghosthunt | Grey Electric |
| The Hexx | Iggy Ignotius | Isomer Transition | Intelligencia | JC Harnell | JDSY | Jerome Covington | Jin Choi | Joe Lapaglia | Khonnor Khonnor Connor Long is an electronic "musician" from New London, New Hampshire who releases music under the name Khonnor. He has published works under several other names, including Grandma, and I, Cactus.... |
Kyle Bobby Dunn Kyle Bobby Dunn Kyle Bobby Dunn is a composer, arranger, and live performer of modern and neo-classical based drone music. He has performed in live and exclusive outdoor settings, including Banff National Park, since 2000 and has released music on various international recording labels.His work has been described... |
Le Technique | |
| Library Tapes | Matters & Dunaway | Marumari Marumari For the videogame power-up, see Metroid.Marumari is Josh Presseisen, a one-man electronica band from Providence, Rhode Island, US.He has toured with such bands as I am Robot and Proud, Octopus Inc, Colongib and Stars as Eyes... |
Metakinetic | Mingus Rude | Mogi Grumbles | Mux Mool Mux Mool Mux Mool is an American electronic musician, DJ, and producer, affiliated with the labels Moodgadget and Ghostly International.-Biography:... |
New Villager | OEN | One of Them | Orso Polare | Outlier Outlier In statistics, an outlier is an observation that is numerically distant from the rest of the data. Grubbs defined an outlier as: An outlying observation, or outlier, is one that appears to deviate markedly from other members of the sample in which it occurs.... |
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| Popkan | Praveen | Pwca | The Reflecting Skin | Rob Theakston | Ry | Ryan Elliott | Scott Brandon | Seth Troxler Seth Troxler Seth Troxler is an American born electronic music producer and DJ now residing in Berlin, Germany.-History:Seth Troxler was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan but grew up in suburban Detroit. As a child, thanks to godfather S.F... |
Shigeto | Small Sails | Them & I | |
| Tim Xavier | Tokyo Bloodworm | Tonight | Touch Base | Tractile | Tridact | Tstewart | Warez [Mi6] | Will | Wisp Wisp (musician) Wisp is the alias of electronic music artist Reid Dunn who hails from Niagara Falls, New York. Wisp began making music on his computer in 1999 and originally released his music for free as mp3s on Netlabels before being signed to Sublight Records. In December 2007 he was signed to Benn Jordan's... |
Worst Friends | Viul | |
Compilations
In 2006, Moodgadget released "The Rorschach Suite", a 20-song compilation. It reached #17 in iTunesITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
' electronic music section, and the single "Lost and Found" by Mux Mool was selected for the "Best of iTunes 2006." In 2008, Moodgadget released two compilations, "The Synchronicity Suite" and "No New Enemies Vol. 1" both made it into the top 30 in iTunes' electronic music section.
Limited and Premiere
The label has made use of the donation sales method popularized by RadioheadRadiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
for their Limited and Premiere releases. Limited releases are those by established artists, and Premiere releases are those by new artists; both allow the customer to choose their own price.
Distribution
Through their website, they release music digitally in the DRM-Free MP3MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format, and are partnered with Layne Fox, IRIS Distribution
Iris Distribution
-IRIS Distribution:IRIS Distribution is a digital music distribution and marketing firm based in San Francisco, CA and New York City. Co-founded by Matt Laszuk and Bryn Boughton in 2003, IRIS distributes digital music, ringtones, and video to over 450 digital retailers in over 85 countries...
and IODA
IODA
IODA is an abbreviation that may refer to:* Independent Online Distribution Alliance, a digital distribution company* International Optimist Dinghy Association, see Optimist...
for distribution through online music retailers, including: iTunes, eMusic
EMusic
eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. It is headquartered in New York City with an office in London and owned by Dimensional Associates. As of September 2008 eMusic has over 400,000 subscribers....
and Beatport
Beatport
Beatport is an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture. Beatport is a privately held company owned and operated by Beatport LLC and based in Denver, Colorado.-History:...
. They have also utilized the controversial technology BitTorrent, and it is their opinion that music is increasingly becoming a promotional tool for touring, merchandising and licensing
Music licensing
Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the creators of musical works get paid for their work. A purchaser of recorded music owns the media on which the music is stored, not the music itself...
.
Licensing
Moodgadget has licensed music through Jeremy Peters and GHO (a subsidiary of Ghostly InternationalGhostly International
Ghostly International is an American independent record label. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye , Mobius Band, and Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys, all of which are innovative contributors to the world of music....
) to LG
LG
LG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
, and Prada
Prada
Prada S.p.A. is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women , founded by Mario Prada.-Foundations:...
.