Reasearch into labels

 

Beggars Banquet

"Beggars banquet are and English independent record company. It started by a string of shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin. It was founded in 1973 and covers various genres. They are one of the labels Biffy Clyro uses, who are of the alternative rock genre. In 2008 they became a catalog label only. So it’s closed to new signings.  It is the largest and most influential independent group of labels in Europe. The group is managed by Martin Mills, Managing Director Paul Redding and non-executive Andy Heath Their main offices are in the UK with a large satellite office in New York City."



Roadrunner Records

 

"The record company was founded in 1980. It was founded by Cees Wessels. It covers the genre of hard rock and heavy rock, which covers alternative rock bands like Biffy Clyro; relating it to my genre. Roadrunner records initially started out importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. Yet in 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark and the latest in Canada. Roadrunner handled the early Metallica releases. December 18, 2006, Warner Music Group signed an agreement to purchase a majority in shares (73.5%) of Roadrunner Records' parent company. Roadrunner Records was voted as the "Best Metal Label" by Metal Hammer at their Golden Gods Awards an award that it has won the past four years in a row.
However, Roadrunner has also been accused of being a label only interested in current or trendy alternative music, reflected by their roster of mainly popular and metal core acts."

 

 

V2 Records

 

 

"The record company was in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. The record label is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. Ultimately, the label was owned 95% by Morgan Stanley and 5% by Branson because Morgan Stanley was the chief financier of the company. V2 now operates in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States. In April 2005, Cooperative Music was set up by the V2 Music Group as a transnational marketing and distribution operation which licenses independent labels, as opposed to individual artist companies which is the standard industry practice, for release in Europe, Australia and Japan. They are the label to Two Door Cinema Club who are alternative rock; which is my genre."

Respire Records

 

 

"Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. Many of the older artists were dropped when Sinatra sold the label to Warner Bros. Records in early 1963 due to insufficient sales. Reprise president Mo Ostin was retained as the head of the label and he went on to play a very significant role in the history of the Warner group of labels over the next four decades. They are the label to My Chemical Romance, who is a band of my alternative rock genre."

 

Red Bull Records

"Red Bull was founded in 2007 and is a U.S independent record label located in Culver City, California. It was launched with Red Bull building a recording studio in Santa Monica, California and recording small indie bands for free. David Burrier, former vice president of marketing at Atlantic Records, is currently running the label as general manager, with Merrideth Chinn, formerly with Warner bros records, heading up A&R. The label is currently distributed by RED Distribution. They are the label to Twin Atlantic which is a band relating tom my specific genre of alternative rock."