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{{Infobox record label
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name = RCRD LBL
| name = RCRD LBL
| image = [[Image:RCRD LBL Logo.png]]
| image =RCRD LBL Logo.jpg
| image_bg =
| parent = [[Downtown Records]]
| parent = [[Downtown Music LLC]]
| founded = {{start date|2007}}
| founder = {{hlist|[[Josh Deutsch (music executive)|Josh Deutsch]]|[[Peter Rojas]]|Elliot Aronow}}
| founded = 2007
| founder = Josh Deutsch<br>[[Peter Rojas]]
| defunct = {{end date|2013}}
| defunct =
| status = Defunct
| distributor =
| genre = Various
| genre = Various genres
| country = U.S.
| location = <!-- headquarters city and state -->
| country = [[United States]]
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| website = {{URL|www.rcrdlbl.com}}
| location = Exclusively online
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| url = [http://rcrdlbl.com/ www.rcrdlbl.com]
}}
}}
'''RCRD LBL''' is an [[MP3 blog]] which launched in 2007 and is operated by [[Peter Rojas]] and Josh Duetsch. Deutsch's record label, [[Downtown Music LLC|Downtown Music]] operates and funds the website, which also generates [[revenue]] through advertising and sponsorship.<ref>Peter Lauria, [http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112007/business/on_the_download_business_peter_lauria.htm "On the Download, Using Ads, New Online Label Offers Music Free"], ''The New York Post'', June 11, 2007.</ref>


'''RCRD LBL''' was a website for free,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lauria |first=Peter |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112007/business/on_the_download_business_peter_lauria.htm |title=On The Download |publisher=NYPOST.com |date=2007-06-11 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref> curated, and legal MP3<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Ethan |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119508767828793513 |title=Music Test: Can a Firm Profit From Free Tunes? - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref> downloads from emergent artists.
RCRD LBL offers free mp3s downloads that are legally hosted with permission from record labels, mostly from [[independent label]] artist.<ref>Coofler: Music and the Industry, [http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2007/11/rcrd_lbl_launch_1.php "RCRD LBL Launches"], coofler.com, November 15, 2007.</ref> The blog features music from over 300 artists and over 20 independent labels.<ref name=CNN>Devin Leonard, [http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/27/technology/leonard_downtown.fortune/?postversion=2008022815 "How to save the record label (maybe)"], CNN Money, February 28, 2008.</ref> Since its founding, RCRD LBL has featured exclusive artist content. Notably, [[Moby]] released a free "mega mix" from ''[[Last Night (Moby album)|Last Night]]'' through RCRD LBL.<ref name=CNN/>


RCRD LBL was launched in 2007 by [[Josh Deutsch (music executive)|Josh Deutsch]], [[Peter Rojas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2007/11/rcrd_lbl_launch_1.php |title=RCRD LBL Launches |publisher=Coolfer.com |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref> and creative director Elliot Aronow,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dionne|first1=Zach|title=Curator Elliot Aronow's Simple Rules For Success In Branding--And Life|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/1679363/curator-elliot-aronows-simple-rules-for-success-in-branding-and-life|accessdate=25 September 2014|work=Fast Company - Create|publisher=Fast Company|date=10 January 2012}}</ref> and featured thousands of free singles, remixes, exclusive tracks and rarities from a diverse, handpicked roster of artists. The site served up millions of downloads and plays per month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solutionsfordreamers.com/articles/2010/07|title=RCRD LBL: Giving the Artist & Fan What They Want - Solutions for Dreamers}}</ref>
==Partner labels==

As of November 2013, the site has been taken down and there have been no new posts on the site's Facebook or Twitter feeds since May 2013.

==Management==
{|
{|
|-
|-
|valign=top|
|valign=top|
*Chairman – [[Josh Deutsch (music executive)|Josh Deutsch]]
*[[Dim Mak Records]]
*General manager – Terence Lam
*Dirtybird Records
*Chief marketing officer – Doug Smiley
*[[Downtown Records]]
*Creative director – Elliot Aronow<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selectism.com/news/2011/03/29/selectism-profile-elliot-aronow-of-rcrd-lbl/ |title=Selectism Profile &#124; Elliot Aronow of RCRD LBL |publisher=Selectism.com |date=2011-03-29 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
*[[Drowned In Sound Recordings]]
*Fools Gold Records
*[[Ghostly Records]]
*Institubes
*[[Kompakt|Kompakt Records]]
|valign=top|
*[[Modular Records]]
*[[Paper Bag Records]]
*Seen Records
*Spaceland Recordings
*Turbo Recordings
*Turntable Lab Records
*[[Warp Records]]
|}
|}


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==External links==
{{Authority control}}
*[http://rcrdlbl.com/ Official RCRD LBL website]
*[http://www.rcrdlbl.com/labels/SEEN/ SEEN BLOG at RCRD LBL]


[[Category:American independent record labels]]
[[Category:American independent record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 2007]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 2007]]
[[Category:Alternative rock record labels]]
[[Category:Alternative rock record labels]]
[[Category:Indie music record labels]]
[[Category:Indie rock record labels]]




Latest revision as of 01:36, 4 September 2021

RCRD LBL
Parent companyDowntown Records
Founded2007 (2007)
Founder
Defunct2013 (2013)
StatusDefunct
GenreVarious
Country of originU.S.
Official websitewww.rcrdlbl.com

RCRD LBL was a website for free,[1] curated, and legal MP3[2] downloads from emergent artists.

RCRD LBL was launched in 2007 by Josh Deutsch, Peter Rojas[3] and creative director Elliot Aronow,[4] and featured thousands of free singles, remixes, exclusive tracks and rarities from a diverse, handpicked roster of artists. The site served up millions of downloads and plays per month.[5]

As of November 2013, the site has been taken down and there have been no new posts on the site's Facebook or Twitter feeds since May 2013.

Management

[edit]
  • Chairman – Josh Deutsch
  • General manager – Terence Lam
  • Chief marketing officer – Doug Smiley
  • Creative director – Elliot Aronow[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Lauria, Peter (2007-06-11). "On The Download". NYPOST.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  2. ^ Smith, Ethan (2007-11-15). "Music Test: Can a Firm Profit From Free Tunes? - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. ^ "RCRD LBL Launches". Coolfer.com. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  4. ^ Dionne, Zach (10 January 2012). "Curator Elliot Aronow's Simple Rules For Success In Branding--And Life". Fast Company - Create. Fast Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ^ "RCRD LBL: Giving the Artist & Fan What They Want - Solutions for Dreamers".
  6. ^ "Selectism Profile | Elliot Aronow of RCRD LBL". Selectism.com. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-04.



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