ATO Records
ATO Records | |
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File:ATO Records logo.png | |
Founded | 2000 |
Founder | Dave Matthews Coran Capshaw Chris Tetzeli Michael McDonald |
Distributor(s) | RED (USA) Fontana (Canada) |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | America |
Location | New York City |
Official website | www.atorecords.com |
According to Our Records (or ATO Records) was founded in early 2000 by Dave Matthews (of the Dave Matthews Band), Coran Capshaw, Chris Tetzeli, and Michael McDonald as a division of RCA Records. ATO Records is based in New York City and currently distributes its records through RED Distribution, Sony Music's independent-distribution arm.
ATO Records currently represents a diverse group of artists. The mission of ATO Records is to fully develop each artist and each release with sufficient time and attention. According to the official Web site, "there is no timeline, but there is a plan to build the label on the quality of the musicians."
The first of its successes was David Gray, whose album White Ladder (and resulting single "Babylon") gained critical acclaim and popularity in the United States as well as abroad. The single "Babylon" climbed the charts in the United States and provided a good introduction for the record label into the music business.
ATO Records currently distributes its records through RED Distribution, having severed ties with Sony and RCA in 2007.
Current artists
- ATO Records
- 311
- A Band of Bees
- Alabama Shakes
- Alberta Cross
- Allen Stone
- Bobby Long
- Caitlin Rose
- Carl Broemel
- Danny Barnes
- Drive-By Truckers
- Everest
- Fiction Family
- Gomez
- Hey Rosetta!
- John Butler Trio
- Jovanotti
- The Kopecky Family Band
- Lindsay Fuller
- Lisa Hannigan
- Lucero
- Jem
- My Morning Jacket
- Mariachi El Bronx
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Patty Griffin
- Primus
- Rayland Baxter
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- SOJA
- Stars
- Umphrey's McGee
- Widespread Panic
- Vusi Mahlasela
- Yim Yames
- Trey Anastasio
- Two Gallants
- TBD Records
Former artists
- Ben Kweller
- Brendan Benson
- Chris Whitley
- Crowded House
- David Gray
- The Fireman
- Gov't Mule
- Liz Phair
- North Mississippi Allstars
- Orbital
- Mike Doughty
- Signal Hill Transmission
- Warren Haynes
- The Whigs
See also
- List of record labels
- TBD Records, a sublabel of ATO