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Copenhagen Records

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name	Copenhagen Records
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genre	Various
country	Denmark
location	Copenhagen
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Copenhagen Records is a Danish record label formed on 5 January 2004 by former EMI Recorded Music Denmark staff members to give artists more artistic autonomy. It houses artists spread over a wide range of genres, from rock to rap, and from pop artists to comedians.

In September 2011, Universal Music Group acquired Copenhagen Records, and the rest of MBO Group. The label operates as one of UMG's standalone labels.

History

In 2003, EMI-Medley had a 40% share of the Danish music market. Days after Medley-founder Michael Ritto announced he would depart in February 2004, other senior staff members also left. Among them were former EMI Denmark head of A&R Nick Foss and former Capitol/Medley GM Mik Christensen, who had both worked at EMI for 19 years and long wanted to start a company of their own, but who had been persuaded by Ritto to hold off those plans. Former Medley marketing manager Jakob Sørensen and former A&R manager Christian Backman set up operations; Foss and Christensen joined on 1 April 2004. Christensen explained that Copenhagen Records had the aim "to recruit and develop quality Danish musicians. Sales of Danish artists have not dipped nearly as much as international acts [in Denmark]." The label also had the direct intention to create a strong local competitor against the established multinational labels.

In 2008, Christensen and Foss left Copenhagen Records and started Mermaid Records, which is largely owned by Sony Music Entertainment Denmark. After Sørensen and Backman left the company in 2013, the position of CEO was taken over by Torben Ravn, who was a product manager at Copenhagen Records since 2007.

Copenhagen Records is the market leader in Denmark on local repertoire and runs as a 360 label. Copenhagen Records also includes Copenhagen Music, a booking agency which primarily facilitates bookings for the artists on the label, and Copenhagen Publishing.

Artists

Agnes
Alex Vargas
Alexander Brown
Alphabeat
Apollo
BOY
Burhan G
Caroline Henderson
Carpark North
Celina Ree
De Eneste To (D.E.T.)
Eivør
Eric Gadd
Hedegaard
Fabian Mazur
Freddy Wexler
Jasmin
Joey Moe
Le Kid
Lightwave Empire
Lukas Graham
Nephew
Nexus Music
Nik & Jay
Noah
Patrick Dorgan
Rune Klan
Saveus
Selvmord
Scarlet Pleasure
Sebastian Øberg
Spleen United
Stine Bramsen
Studio Killers
Thanks
Veronica Maggio
Years & Years

Former artists

Cæcilie Nordby
Flødeklinikken
Hanne Boel
Jinks
Johnny Deluxe
Laust Sonne
Mads Langer
Niarn
Rock Hard Power Spray
Sarah Hepburn
Sanne Salomonsen
Silja
Siná
Thomas Dybdahl
Thomas Holm
Tim Christensen
Turboweekend

References

Copenhagen Records (2011). [http://cphrec.dk/ Info & Kontakt] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-02-08 . Retrieved 26 April 2011. {{in lang). da
Svidt, O. R. (17 December 2003). [http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/3551 EMI-Medley står over for sprængning] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-11-30 (EMI-Medley about to blow up). [[Gaffa (magazine)). GAFFA]]. {{in lang. da
(6 September 2011). "Universal Music Acquires Denmark's MBO Group". Billboard.
Charles Ferro. (2004-01-24). "Danish execs form label: Former EMI Denmark staffers to run Copenhagen Records".
[[Sony Music Entertainment]] (Denmark) A/S. (2011). [http://sonymusic.dk/om_sony_music/mermaid_records/ Mermaid Records] {{webarchive. link. (2011-04-14 . Retrieved 26 April 2011. {{in lang). da
Rustrup, S. (27 November 2008). [http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30004 Sony Music køber sig ind i Mermaid Records] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-03-07 (Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). [[Gaffa (magazine)). GAFFA]]. {{in lang. da
"Chefer forlader Copenhagen Records".

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