Signal 21 Records is a defunct independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 created by singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Richard Marx

Richard Marx

Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...

 and Blood, Sweat, and Tears drummer

Drummer

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 Bobby Colomby

Bobby Colomby

Bobby Colomby is an innovative jazz-rock fusion drummer, and an original member of the group Blood, Sweat & Tears...

 in 2000. This label ended up being the primary vehicle for the quiet release of Marx's October 24, 2000 album Days In Avalon and later the release of Timeline

Timeline (Richard Marx album)

Timeline is the fifth compilation album released by Richard Marx shortly after the release of Days In Avalon. It includes some of Marx's popular songs including a medley of all of Marx's singles at the time of this album's release.-Track listing:...

, a compilation album that was released to radio stations to help promote Days In Avalon. The label folded shortly thereafter. The discs were distributed by the Navarre label, an offshoot company of the Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

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