Record Makers

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Paris, France

Record Makers was founded in 2000 by Marc Teissier du Cros and Stéphane Elfassi . According to the label's Facebook page, the label "was born out of their desire to focus on more interesting, ambitious projects that would have been difficult to achieve in the confines of a major label."

Useful Links

• http://www.recordmakers.com/
• https://en-gb.facebook.com/RecordMakers/
• https://www.youtube.com/user/RecordMakers

Relevant Videos

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This is Kavinsky's most recent music video - it was published by Vevo on YouTube on the 6th of August 2013.

Sources

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• https://www.recordmakers.com/about
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Makers
• https://www.facebook.com/pg/RecordMakers/about/?ref=page_internal
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuHvsUG1esCAQw9aTHbH42w

The video depicts Kavinsky rescuing a waitress in an American style diner. The video is stylised in order for the viewer to assume it takes place in the 1980s, an era adopted by Synthwave artists as mentioned by my genre research post.

Photos

(In chronological order - Kavinsky, Tristesse Contemporaine, DSL, Acid Washed, Puro Instinct and Kirin J Callinan

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Artists

These are some of the artists and bands currently signed to the label. As you can see, Record Makers have many artists which could suggest that the label is popular among electropop and synthwave artists.

• I Love UFO
• Kavinsky
• Kirin J. Callinan
• Klub of loosers
• Midnight Juggernauts

• Puro Instinct
• Sebastien Tellier
• Sex In Dallas and Biladoll
• Contemporary Sadness
• Turzi

• Acid Washed
• Arpanet
• Damien
• DSL
• Hypnolove

Below is the rest of the statement written by the label which can be seen on their Facebook page. The statement explains how Record Makers has grown since its foundation in 2000, as well as how they choose to sign and support their artists.

"They were united behind the belief that music of differing styles with strong French influences can have a global impact and that the successes of acts like Daft Punk, AIR or Serge Gainsbourg were not just exceptions to the rule. Music imbued with the elegance and traditions of France has clear potential outside of these exponents of dance and chanson.

The continual growth of the label was spearheaded by the maverick Sebastien Tellier, who announced himself to the world with La Ritournelle, an emotive piano-led piece which evokes beautifully the contrasting joy and sadness of being in love. It received critical acclaim around the world and has been used extensively in the fashion and advertising sectors.

Strong networks in these other fields, allied to a keen interest in cinema, allow Record Makers to develop its publishing arm without compromising its focus on production. Notable collaborations include DSL’s work for Hedi Slimane’s Dior Homme 2003 couture show and the release of the influential soundtrack of John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13. Sebastien Tellier also took the time out from composing to star in Quentin Dupieux’s feature film Steak whilst also contributing the song Universe to Daft Punk’s Electroma.

Our main signing policy is to trust the most innovative people around us, those who have had trouble making a name for themselves in France. Reasons for this range from an abundance of talent and skewed personalities to progressive ideas and the determination to sing in whatever language they please. Our goal is to help our artists make the most of their abilities but with a certain sense of style, as demonstrated by our commitment to producing quality visuals and videos to accompany our releases.

Record Makers is not tied to any exclusive label deal, which allows us to develop our artist’s work over a long period of time. This means we can find the right network to suit each artist individually.

There is no specific musical style one could ascribe to Record Makers. We are proud of our diversity, which encompasses everything from the dark brooding electro of Kavinsky to the rock disciplinaire of Turzi, the synth-disco chic of Hypnolove to the rich compositions of Sebastien Tellier. What is important for us is the hazy romanticism inherent to our vision of modern music, which all our artists share."