550 Music
| 550 Music | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Sony Music |
| Founded | 1992[citation needed] or 1993 |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Epic Records (in the United States) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Official website | epicrecords |
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550 Music (originally known as Sony 550 Music) was a unit of Sony Music, which operated through Sony Music's Epic Records division.[1] The name was inspired by the address of then Sony Tower at 550 Madison Avenue in New York City.[citation needed] From its launch in September[2] or October 1993, Polly Anthony served as its general manager.[3]
Local rock band Eve's Plum was its first signing, among six more acts.[4] Anthony became its president in 1994,[3] and through the efforts of Alan McGee that year, it hosted Velvet Crush's debut album Teenage Symphonies to God (1994), with the single "Hold Me Up", after the band's earlier work with McGee's Creation Records.[5]
By 1995, it had featured work by Celine Dion and Des'ree, among others.[2]
As part of a plan to renew Jon Secada's career, it hosted his 2000 album Better Part of Me and cut a deal with Loews Cineplex Entertainment to feature a music video of the album's single "Stop".[6]
Epic began consolidating 550's business operations in 2000,[7] as Tommy Mottola left Sony Music.
Artists on label
- 3 Lb. Thrill
- Amel Larrieux
- Apollo 440
- Ben Folds Five
- Bolt Upright
- Carl Hancock Rux
- Celine Dion
- Coco Lee
- Damascus Road Experience
- Deep Forest
- Des'ree
- Echolyn
- Eve's Plum
- Fear of Pop
- Flight 16
- Flop
- For Squirrels
- Fuel[8]
- George Clinton & the P.Funk All-Stars
- Getaway Cruiser
- Ginuwine
- Haley Bennett
- Infectious Grooves
- Jon B.
- Mandy Moore
- Men of Vizion
- Mista Grimm
- moe.
- Motherland
- Nine Days
- No-Man
- Old Pike
- Patra
- Rah-Sun
- Social Distortion
- Taja Sevelle
- Tanto Metro & Devonte
- The Poor
- Ultimate Fakebook
- Vallejo
- Velvet Crush
- Verbow
- Vernon Reid
- Vonda Shepard
- XC-NN
See also
References
- ↑ Hay, Carla (September 4, 1999). "Can 550 Music deliver on its rock promise?". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 36. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Newman, Melinda (13 May 1995). "It's Independence Day for 550 Music; Revolution-ary Laffitte goes to Elektra". Billboard. Vol. 107 no. 19. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Borzillo, Carrie (3 December 1994). "Anthony promoted to 550 Music presidency". Billboard. Vol. 106 no. 49. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Lichtman, Irv (16 October 1993). "Sony 550 Music adds 7 acts". Billboard. Vol. 105 no. 42. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Newman, Melinda (28 May 1994). "550 Music is conductor for Velvet Crush's 'Symphonies'". Billboard. Vol. 106 no. 22. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Flick, Larry (1 July 2000). "Secada Debuts On 550 Music/Epic With 'Better Part Of Me'". Billboard. Vol. 112 no. 27. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Oppelaar, Justin (31 October 2000). "Epic, 550 Promo Units Merged". Daily Variety. Vol. 269 no. 42. ISSN 0011-5509.
- ↑ Janci, Jenelle (July 19, 2018). "Fuel frontman Brett Scallions reminisces on the band's local roots before Rock at the Park". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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