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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->

| name = RCRD LBL
{{Infobox record label
| name = RCRD LBL
| image =RCRD LBL Logo.jpg
| image = [[File:RCRD LBL Logo.jpg]]
| parent = [[Downtown Records]]
| image_bg =
| founded = {{start date|2007}}
| founder = {{hlist|[[Josh Deutsch (music executive)|Josh Deutsch]]|[[Peter Rojas]]|Elliot Aronow}}
| parent = [[Downtown Music LLC]]
| founded = 2007
| defunct = {{end date|2013}}
| founder = Josh Deutsch<br>[[Peter Rojas]]
| status = Defunct
| defunct =
| distributor =
| genre = Various
| genre = Various
| country = [[United States]]
| country = U.S.
| location = Online
| location = <!-- headquarters city and state -->
| url = [http://rcrdlbl.com/ www.rcrdlbl.com]
| website = {{URL|www.rcrdlbl.com}}
}}
}}
'''RCRD LBL''' is 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, legal MP3<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Ethan |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119508767828793513.html |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 was launched in 2007 by Josh Deutsch and 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 currently features thousands of free singles, remixes, exclusive tracks and rarities from a diverse, handpicked roster of artists. The site serves up millions of downloads and plays per month.<ref>http://solutionsfordreamers.com/articles/2010/07</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 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>
==Past Events==
{|
|-
|valign=top|
*Smoke & Mirrors feat. [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]] - September 15, 2011<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/09/idUS245876+09-Sep-2011+MW20110909 |title=Smoke & Mirrors :: Powered by RCRD LBL |publisher=Reuters |date= 2011-09-09|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
*Rock-A-Way Summer II (aka. Rainy Summer!) - August 21, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfreeconcert.com/events/rcrd-lbl-rock-a-way-summer-ft.-dom-sheen-bros-greg-nice-baio-and-more |title=RCRD LBL Rock-A-Way Summer ft. DOM, Sheen Bros, Greg Nice, Baio, and more at Public Assembly on August 21, 2011 |publisher=Myfreeconcert.com |date=2011-08-21 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
*Last.fm<ref>{{cite web|author=mrb3213 wrote: |url=http://www.last.fm/event/2004976+RCRD+LBL's+Rock-A-Way+Summer |title=RCRD LBL's Rock-A-Way Summer at Rockaway Beach Boardwalk (Queens) on 31 Jul 2011 – |publisher=Last.fm |date= |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|}


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.
==Key Players==


==Management==
{|
{|
|-
|-
|valign=top|
|valign=top|
*Chairman - Josh Deutsch
*Chairman – [[Josh Deutsch (music executive)|Josh Deutsch]]
*General Manager - Terence Lam
*General manager – Terence Lam
*Chief Marketing Officer - Doug Smiley
*Chief marketing officer – Doug Smiley
*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>
*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>
|}
|}


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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

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  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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