Signature Sounds Recordings
| Signature Sounds Recordings | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer |
| Distributor(s) |
E1 Entertainment (US) True North Records (Canada) Continental Record Services (Europe) |
| Genre | Americana, and modern folk music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Official website |
www |
Signature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in singer-songwriter, Americana, and modern folk music. Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote the acoustic artists playing in the Northampton, Massachusetts music scene. The label has served as the career launching pad for several important singer-songwriters including Josh Ritter, Erin McKeown, Mary Gauthier & Lori McKenna. The label's many albums are distributed in the U.S. by E1 Entertainment, in Canada by True North Records and throughout the U.K. and Europe by Continental Record Services (CRS).
History
Thayer previously established the Signature Sounds Recording Studio in 1982 and joined with Olsen in 1995 to create the label. The studio in Pomfret, Connecticut (is a separate company) has recorded numerous folk and jazz musicians including many of the Signature Sounds recordings.[1] The label's main office moved in 2012 from its original location in Whately, Massachusetts to a more prominent site in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts. The new offices include an intimate music venue, called The Parlor Room, in which concerts are held regularly.
Artists with recordings on Signature Sounds
- Poor Old Shine
- Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem
- Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
- Crooked Still
- Kris Delmhorst
- Mark Erelli
- Jeffrey Foucault
- Fred Eaglesmith
- Mary Gauthier
- Mark Geary
- Tracy Grammer
- Jim Henry
- Caroline Herring
- Joy Kills Sorrow [2]
- Knots And Crosses
- Eilen Jewell
- Lake Street Dive
- Patty Larkin
- Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum
- Peter Lehndorff
- The Mammals
- Heather Maloney[3]
- Lori McKenna
- Erin McKeown
- Peter Mulvey
- Pete Nelson
- Deb Pasternak
- Redbird
- Amy Rigby
- Josh Ritter
- Salamander Crossing
- Maria Sangiolo
- Richard Shindell
- Chris Smither
- The Sweetback Sisters
- Louise Taylor
- Viva Quetzal
- Erica Wheeler
- Brooks Williams
- Winterpills
See also
References
- ↑ Signature Sounds by Kim Rhuel, About.com Folk Music, 20132, retrieved Jan 21, 2014 Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Joy Kills Sorrow to Appear on Prairie Home Companion, Broadway Music World, 2013, retrieved July 21, 2013
- ↑ Bialas, Michael (October 7, 2015). "Taking the High Road, Heather Maloney Keeps Making All the Right Turns". The Blog. Huffington Post. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2016.