Who did Eric Hilton found ESL Music, the independent record label in Washington DC, with?
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ESL Music Eighteenth Street Lounge Music (ESL Music) is an independent record label based in Washington, D.C. founded by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton in 1996. The duo, as Thievery Corporation, heads the label's roster of artists.
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Eric Hilton Eric Michael Hilton (July 1, 1933 – December 10, 2016) was an American heir, hotelier, and philanthropist.
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Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation, is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919, the corporation is now led by Christopher J. Nassetta.
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Black Cat (Washington, D.C. nightclub) The Black Cat is a nightclub in Washington, D.C., located on 14th Street Northwest in the Shaw/U Street neighborhood. The club was founded in 1993 by former Gray Matter drummer Dante Ferrando, along with a group of investors (including D.C. area native and Nirvana drummer and future Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl) and quickly established itself as a venue for independent music. While the Black Cat is most known for its support of indie rock, featured musical acts include metal, punk, and electronic, as well as DJ/dance nights.
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Anthony DeMaria Labs Anthony DeMaria Labs, also referred to as ADL, is a small manufacturer of audio equipment specializing in vacuum tube based pieces, although not exclusively. Their products are used by a wide variety of artists in both live performance and studio applications, and are used by such artists as Jimmy Buffett and Bootsy Collins.
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Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (abbreviated as WMG, commonly referred to as Warner Music or WEA International) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the "big three" recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry, next to Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME), being the only American music conglomerate worldwide. Formerly owned by Time Warner, the company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until May 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries, which was completed in July 2011. With a multibillion-dollar annual turnover, WMG employs in excess of 3,500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world.
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Eric Dover Eric Dover (born January 19, 1967 in Jasper, Alabama) is an American musician, guitarist and singer, most notably with Jellyfish, Slash's Snakepit, Imperial Drag and Alice Cooper.
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Pandisc Records Pandisc Records is an American independent record label founded in Miami, Florida, United States. Pandisc specializes in releasing Miami bass, electronic, and other bass and urban artists. CDs produced by Beat Dominator and Bass Mekanik on the Pandisc label are widely used for car audio competitions.
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Eric Hudson Eric Hudson (born October 15, 1986) is an American and Grammy award-winning music producer.
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Kidinakorner Kidinakorner (stylized as KIDinaKORNER) is an American record company founded in 2011 by British music producer and songwriter Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant. The company houses a record label, music publishing, commercial production and a marketing agency. The company is home to several prominent acts in the music industry, including Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors.
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Escapade Music Festival Escapade Music Festival is an annual electronic dance music (EDM) festival usually held on Canada Day (July 1) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and hosts some of the biggest names in the electronic dance music industry.
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Slumberland Records Slumberland Records is an American independent record label, formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, California. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, Evans The Death, St. Christopher, Boyracer, Beatnik Filmstars, 14 Iced Bears, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.
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Dischord Records discography Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The company is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded the label in December 1980. Before founding Dischord, both MacKaye and Nelson were members of the Teen Idles, and the label was initially meant to only foster a single release from the defunct band, the "Minor Disturbance" EP. By the time Dischord #1 was finished, many new bands had emerged from the same music scene, and like the Teen Idles, also began releasing their records through Dischord.
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Iron Fist Records Iron Fist Global LLC (previously Iron Fist Records, ) is an American hip hop record label, founded in 2004 by DeShaun 'Proof' Holton. Cleveland '1st Born' Hurd is the current president and chief executive officer of the label, Khalid El Hakim is the vice-president and chief operations officer.
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Fat Trel Martrel Reeves (born June 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Fat Trel, is an American hip hop recording artist from Washington, D.C.. He is currently signed to Rick Ross's label Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records. From 2009 to 2016, Fat Trel released a solo mixtape every year.
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Exotic Fever Records Exotic Fever Records is an independent record label founded by Bonnie Schlegel in 2000 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Schlegel, formerly of the band Bald Rapunzel, enlisted the help of drummer Katy Otto in running the label. Currently operated by Otto in Philadelphia, bands have included The Shondes, Pygmylush, and 1905, which released their only album on the label. To date, the label has issued over 50 releases, including an array of benefit compilations such as "Keep Singing! A Benefit Compilation for Compassion Over Killing".
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Strata-East Records Strata-East Records is an American record company and label specialising in jazz which was founded in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell with the release of their first recording "Music Inc." The label released over 50 albums in the 1970s. Many of the label's releases are now hailed as prime examples of 1970s Post-Bop, Spiritual Jazz, and Afro-Jazz.
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Brassland Records Brassland is an artist-operated independent record label started in 2001 by Alec Hanley Bemis, Aaron Dessner, and Bryce Dessner. On their 10th anniversary, "The Guardian" said it was "the centre of New York's other music scene.". More recently "Pitchfork" referred to it as a "venerable artpop boutique label."
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Relativity Records Relativity Records, often self-identified as Relativity, was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Early on, as an indie label, Relativity released music in a variety of styles, including dance, jazz, punk, and progressive rock. As it grew and became associated with Sony Music Entertainment, it became more known for its popular metal and hip-hop releases.
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Sparrowheart Music Sparrowheart Music is an independent record label founded by singer/songwriter Ainjel Emme and based out of Austin, Texas.
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Buzz (DC) Buzz – once called "Washington's best electronic dance night" by The Washington Post - was one of Washington, D.C.'s longest running dance parties. It was co-founded by DJ/promoter Scott Henry and DJ/promoter and DC music store (Music Now) owner Lieven DeGeyndt at the East Side Club and then relaunched in October 1995 at the now demolished Nation, formerly the Capital Ballroom. At its peak it was one of the largest dance parties on the East Coast and voted "Best Party" four years in a row by then electronic dance music culture magazine URB (magazine). Buzz attracted the world's top electronic dance music artists to Washington, DC.
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Acme Records Acme Records, an independent record label based in Hastings, East Sussex, England, was formed in 1994 by Gary Ramon (the frontman of Sun Dial). It is known for reissuing classic progressive rock and psychedelic rock albums from the 1960s and 1970s, including out-of-print and previously unreleased material. Acme also produces and releases new material.