DRT Entertainment
| DRT Entertainment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Derek Shulman, Ron Urban and Theodore "Ted" Green |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Fontana Distribution |
| Genre | Rock |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | www.DRT-Entertainment.com |
DRT Entertainment was a New York City based independent record label founded in 2003 by Derek Shulman, Ron Urban and Theodore "Ted" Green. The label is now defunct.
Billing itself as an "artist friendly hard rock music company for bands with a touring fan base". The company was distributed by Universal Music Group's Fontana Distribution. DRT was also distributed by Universal Music Canada and a variety of companies in the rest of the world including Soulfood in Germany, Shock Records in Australia and JVC Records in Japan.
DRT had one subsidiary label, Brass Tacks Records. It was a vanity label founded by the Street Dogs.
In 2005, it released Alucard Music's "35th Anniversary" editions of many CDs by Gentle Giant, Shulman's former band. (Thirty-five years after the debut album.)
The label closed in 2009.
Former Artists
- 36 Crazyfists
- Artimus Pyledriver
- Lit
- Aphasia
- American Head Charge
- Blindside
- Clutch
- Fu Manchu
- John Wesley Harding
- Edwin McCain
- Powerman 5000
- Rikets
- Seven Mary Three
- Soil
- The Rasmus
- U.P.O.
- Lynam
- GWAR
See also
- DRT Entertainment albums
- List of record labels