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Black Butter Records
Black Butter Records is a British record label based in London, England. Founded in 2010 by Olly Wood, Henry Village and Joe Gossa, the self-funded start-up went on to become an established tastemaker label, and one part of a camp of music-related businesses in addition to management and publishing.
The record label had early association with Clean Bandit, Rudimental, Jessie Ware, MNEK, and Gorgon City. In a 2013 interview – that recognised the network of artists coming through Black Butter were at the forefront of an emerging scene – Henry said: “People's taste seems really broad right now. You're hearing garage, house, drum'n'bass, pop, reggae and dub, but it all feels like it makes sense. It feels like a really exciting movement going on." He noted that the formation of BBC Radio 1Xtra and its vital contribution to showcasing underground music on a mainstream platform, boosting its crossover potential.
Recognised by industry, Black Butter was awarded 'Best Small Label' at the 2012 Association of Independent Music Awards. Among numerous award nominations over the years, co-founder Joe has won A&R awards from Music Business Worldwide and Link Up TV, and co-founder Henry won the inaugural Entrepreneur Award at the 2015 Artist and Manager Awards.
Black Butter Records was intended initially as an outlet for musicians who were signed to corresponding artist management company, Stackhouse Management, (previously home to Rudimental, Gorgon City, Redlight, Sub Focus and more). Its first releases were ‘Lovestruck’ by Man Like Me and 'Soundclash' by RackNRuin (Gorgon City's Matt Robson-Scott) who enlisted pre-fame Jessie Ware to vocal the track.
The Black Butter brand began building presence by putting on club nights and hosting festival stages, while releasing mostly singles and EPs. In its infancy, the label was described as a hub of the British electronic music scene while it spanned several sub-genres. The label soon built a reputation as a tastemaker in UK rap/grime/bass music space as its third release, Marco Del Horno v Swerve's ‘Ho! Riddim’ featuring P Money, gained popularity on YouTube and cult classic status.
Among notable early releases on the label are debut singles from Clean Bandit ('A+E'), Gorgon City ('Real', featuring Yasmin), and Rudimental ('Deep In The Valley', featuring MC Shantie).
The following year, Rudimental track ‘Spoons’ (featuring a young MNEK and Syron) began to impact daytime radio. Rudimental signed with Atlantic/Asylum via Black Butter and the label's big mainstream breakthrough came in 2012 with the release of Rudimental's 'Feel the Love' (featuring John Newman), earning their first UK number one and leading the way for future platinum status of the corresponding debut album Home that also achieved 10 weeks atop the UK Dance Chart and placed #17 on the UK end-of-year chart. In a 2014 Music Week interview, Henry said that the involvement of investor and mentor Roger Ames was fundamental to navigating the music industry to achieve such business growth.
In April 2014, Gorgon City's 'Ready For Your Love' (featuring MNEK) achieved UK Dance Chart #2, UK Singles Chart #4, and was #59 in the UK end-of-year chart. Their debut album Sirens was released in October 2014, featuring a cast of rising vocal talent – it achieved UK Dance Chart #1, UK Albums Chart #10 and Gold-certified status.
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Black Butter Records
Black Butter Records is a British record label based in London, England. Founded in 2010 by Olly Wood, Henry Village and Joe Gossa, the self-funded start-up went on to become an established tastemaker label, and one part of a camp of music-related businesses in addition to management and publishing.
The record label had early association with Clean Bandit, Rudimental, Jessie Ware, MNEK, and Gorgon City. In a 2013 interview – that recognised the network of artists coming through Black Butter were at the forefront of an emerging scene – Henry said: “People's taste seems really broad right now. You're hearing garage, house, drum'n'bass, pop, reggae and dub, but it all feels like it makes sense. It feels like a really exciting movement going on." He noted that the formation of BBC Radio 1Xtra and its vital contribution to showcasing underground music on a mainstream platform, boosting its crossover potential.
Recognised by industry, Black Butter was awarded 'Best Small Label' at the 2012 Association of Independent Music Awards. Among numerous award nominations over the years, co-founder Joe has won A&R awards from Music Business Worldwide and Link Up TV, and co-founder Henry won the inaugural Entrepreneur Award at the 2015 Artist and Manager Awards.
Black Butter Records was intended initially as an outlet for musicians who were signed to corresponding artist management company, Stackhouse Management, (previously home to Rudimental, Gorgon City, Redlight, Sub Focus and more). Its first releases were ‘Lovestruck’ by Man Like Me and 'Soundclash' by RackNRuin (Gorgon City's Matt Robson-Scott) who enlisted pre-fame Jessie Ware to vocal the track.
The Black Butter brand began building presence by putting on club nights and hosting festival stages, while releasing mostly singles and EPs. In its infancy, the label was described as a hub of the British electronic music scene while it spanned several sub-genres. The label soon built a reputation as a tastemaker in UK rap/grime/bass music space as its third release, Marco Del Horno v Swerve's ‘Ho! Riddim’ featuring P Money, gained popularity on YouTube and cult classic status.
Among notable early releases on the label are debut singles from Clean Bandit ('A+E'), Gorgon City ('Real', featuring Yasmin), and Rudimental ('Deep In The Valley', featuring MC Shantie).
The following year, Rudimental track ‘Spoons’ (featuring a young MNEK and Syron) began to impact daytime radio. Rudimental signed with Atlantic/Asylum via Black Butter and the label's big mainstream breakthrough came in 2012 with the release of Rudimental's 'Feel the Love' (featuring John Newman), earning their first UK number one and leading the way for future platinum status of the corresponding debut album Home that also achieved 10 weeks atop the UK Dance Chart and placed #17 on the UK end-of-year chart. In a 2014 Music Week interview, Henry said that the involvement of investor and mentor Roger Ames was fundamental to navigating the music industry to achieve such business growth.
In April 2014, Gorgon City's 'Ready For Your Love' (featuring MNEK) achieved UK Dance Chart #2, UK Singles Chart #4, and was #59 in the UK end-of-year chart. Their debut album Sirens was released in October 2014, featuring a cast of rising vocal talent – it achieved UK Dance Chart #1, UK Albums Chart #10 and Gold-certified status.