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| | Label: | Syntax Records |
|  | | Website: | http://www.syntaxrecords.com |
| Email: | info@syntaxrecords.com |
| Info: | This label is founded by the brothers Steve and Tim Trudeau
in 1997. After ending up with debts due to the fact that
their old distributor the Butterfly-Diamante Music Group
suddenly went bankrupt in 2004 they worked hard to keep the
label going and to pay their creditors.
Movies
Syntax Records is therefore still around and one of the most
mainstream succesful Holyhiphop labels with songs being
licensed for movies, sites and commercials.
Digital only
On May 30th, 2006 the dance album of Shane Newville entitled
Formless is the first digital only release by Syntax
Records.
Distribution
Syntax Records almost made a deal with Sony distribution for
RedCloud's album Hawthorne's Most Wanted. But the label
ended up bringing the whole Syntax catalogue to a bigger
distributor.
Koch Distribution
Syntax has chosen Koch Entertainment Distribution (press
release Koch - December 16th, 2006) to bring their products
to the market place. Koch is the largest independent music
and video distributor in North America and holds the highest
market share of any independent. In 1991, Koch
revolutionized independent music distribution by becoming
the first national independent distributor of domestic
labels in the U.S., offering the first alternative to the
traditional system of regional independent distribution or
national major label distribution.
Back
So the label seems to be back on top and 2007 will be their
return to form, when several new albums are ready for
release. The first album through Koch Distribution is the
compilation Night Owls 3, released in Spring 2007.
Site
The site of the label is renewed and launched in July 2007,
without the forum.
Nominations: Albums
Syntax Records received for the first time a nomination for
one of their albums, LA Symphony is nominated for
"Unleashed" (2007) in the category "Rap/Hip Hop Album of the
Year" at the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards 2008. Syntax
Records president and co-founder Tim Trudeau states: "We are
glad to share this honor with LA Symphony. We started around
the same time and have been able to watch each other grow in
our various circumstances. To get this nomination when we
finally got to work together is enjoyable."
Awards: Label
The awards ceremony All Eyes On Me (AEOM) celebrated the
best in positive hip hop in Houston Texas on June 20th and
21st, 2008. Held at Copperfield Church, the newly revamped
awards show saluted Syntax Records with top honors. Formerly
focusing on Texas, the AEOM Achievement Awards took a
national spin this year, bringing artists together from New
York to California in the name of hip-hop. In 2008, AEOM
gave Syntax Records the mantle of "Pioneer Classic Record
Label".
Imprint
On July 18th, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) it was
announced that "Up At Nite Records" is the new rock imprint
of Syntax Records, created by the pacesetters behind
JoshuaFest and Cornerstone California.
The Los Angeles based rock band Transistor Radio released
the first album on the imprint, their debut album "A Legacy
Between", on August 28th, 2007.
Ringtones
On October 18th, 2007 Hudson Entertainment and Syntax
Distribution announce an exclusive Mobile Deal. Continuing
it's practice of bringing all genres of popular music to the
mobile market, Hudson Entertainment announced an exclusive
deal with Syntax Distribution to distribute ringtones,
ringbacks, full-length tracks and videos from the label’s
hottest contemporary Rock, Christian, Gospel and Hip Hop
artists.
Sources: Syntaxrecords.com: Founders of JoshuaFest,
Cornerstone California & Syntax start rock imprint, July
18th, 2007. |
| Address: | 2766 Citronella Avenue |
| Zipcode: | CA 9194 |
| City: | Lemon Grove |
| Country: | United States |
| Phone: | + 619-312-4586 |
| Fax: | + 619-312-4587 |
| Releases: | A few random releases on this label...
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|  Pigeon John - Pigeon John is clueless
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|  Kaboose - Bits & Pieces (mixtape)
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|  RedCloud - Is this thing on?
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|  Kaboose - Excuse Me
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|  Various Artists - Syntax Records Presents : New Music Sampler : Summer/Fall 2006
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