Loma Vista Recordings

Loma Vista Recordings
Parent company Concord Bicycle Music
Founded 2012
Founder Tom Whalley
Distributor(s) Republic Records
Universal Music Group
Genre Pop, R&B, rock, alternative, folk, electronic
Country of origin United States

Loma Vista Recordings is a record label founded by Tom Whalley, former chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records[1] and Executive of A&R at Interscope Records. The label was initially a joint venture[2] with Republic Records[3] and is based in Beverly Hills and Brooklyn.

In July 2014, the label announced [4] it had changed strategic partners and was now part of Concord Music Group.

Label roster

Current artists

Former artists

Awards

In 2013, the label received its first Grammy Nomination[9] for the Django Unchained (soundtrack) released in December 2012.

In 2014, the label received two Grammy Nominations for St. Vincent's self-titled album (Best Alternative Music Album) and Little Dragon's Nabuma Rubberband (Best Dance / Electronic Album).[10]

St. Vincent won the Grammy for her self-titled album on February 8, 2015.[11] She was the first female to win the category since Sinead O'Connor in 1991.[12]

Ghost won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for their song 'Cirice' in 2016.

References

  1. ↑ Pinning down Soundgarden - Los Angeles Times
  2. ↑ "Former Warner Bros. Exec Inks Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Exclusive: Tom Whalley's Seven Four Ent. Signs Label Deal With Universal Republic | Billboard
  4. ↑ "Whalley's World Moves To Concord". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Review Face-Off: Ghost – Infestissumam (Loma Vista Recordings) | Dead Rhetoric
  6. ↑ Ghost B.C. - ‘If You Have Ghost’ EP (Loma Vista Recordings/Spinefarm Records)
  7. ↑ 'It seems like Marilyn Manson is undergoing a bit of a career renaissance. His new album, The Pale Emperor, will be his first with a new label, Loma Vista (the home of Ghost).' - "Marilyn Manson choosing Hell, not Hallelujah, to tour". metalinsider.net. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ↑ lomavistarecordings.com
  9. ↑ "Grammy Nomination". Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Grammy Nomination". Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Grammy Nomination". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "St. Vincent Talks Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Win". Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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