Lava Records
| Lava Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Warner Music Group/Fox Music (rumored) |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Jason Flom |
| Distributor(s) | Atlantic Records (US) WEA (Outside the US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Official website | Official website of Lava Records |
Lava Records is an American based record label, is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Atlantic Records. There was a rumor that Lava Records may be now owned by Fox Music.
Company history
Lava Records was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Atlantic Records and Jason Flom, who began his career with Atlantic Records. One of the most accomplished A&R people in the music industry, in his early career Flom was responsible for signing such artists as Zebra, Twisted Sister, Skid Row, White Lion, and Tori Amos, as well as helping launch the careers of Stone Temple Pilots and Collective Soul. Since Lava's inception, among the artists the label has brought to prominence are Authority Zero, Kid Rock, Matchbox Twenty, Uncle Kracker, Smile Empty Soul, Sugar Ray, The Corrs, Vanessa Williams, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Simple Plan.
In August 2005, Flom resigned as chairman and chief executive of Atlantic Records, ending a 26 year career within the company. Flom was named chairman and CEO of Virgin Records U.S., following the departure of Matt Serletic that same month. In October 2005, Warner Music Group combined Lava Records with its Atlantic Records Group. Warner originally planned the move following Flom's resignation.[1]
As of 2008, Altantic Records was distributed by Fox Music and there would be a rumor when Lava Records will become a subsidiary for News Corporation or it would still be owned by Warner Music Group.
Label roster
Current Artists
- needtobreathe
- Antigone Rising
- Blue Man Group
- Embrace
- Egypt Central
- Hot Action Cop
- John Butler Trio
- Kid Rock
- O.A.R.
- Simple Plan
- Skillet
- Skindred
- The Click Five
- Toby Lightman
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- Uncle Kracker
- Vanessa Williams
- Vaux
Past Artists
- Authority Zero
- CIV
- Course of Nature
- Cold
- Grade 8
- Edwin McCain
- Little-T And One Track Mike
- Nonpoint
- Outspoken
- Porcupine Tree
- Reach 454
- Smile Empty Soul
- Jill Sobule
- The Corrs
- Unwritten Law
- Willa Ford