City Centre Offices
Encyclopedia
City Centre Offices is a record label
based in Manchester
, England
, with an affiliate in Berlin
, Germany
. The label, founded in 1998
by Shlom Sviri and de:bug magazine writer Thaddi Herrmann
, has released music from several notable acts, including Arovane
, Boy Robot
, Marsen Jules, Christian Kleine
, Casino Versus Japan
, Ulrich Schnauss
, and I'm Not a Gun
. They were instrumental in the marketing of several noted plinkerpop musicians as detailed above.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
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, with an affiliate in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The label, founded in 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
by Shlom Sviri and de:bug magazine writer Thaddi Herrmann
Thaddi Herrmann
Thaddeus Herrmann is the editor for de:bug, a German magazine that focuses on the electronica and post-rock genres of music. The magazine is regarded as the nation's premier magazine for music in the aforementioned genres...
, has released music from several notable acts, including Arovane
Arovane
- Biography :Zahn was born in Germany in 1965. He first began experimenting with rudimentary audio equipment and keyboards when he was 15. Over the years he continued experimenting and developing his sound, even learning to play the clarinet at one point. In the late 80s he was dealing increasingly...
, Boy Robot
Boy Robot
Boy Robot is an electronica duo from Berlin, Germany.Michael Zorn and Hans Möller met in Berlin, both working for Ableton, one coding one marketing the new hope of musicians. Both had been making music before, both were looking for a new direction....
, Marsen Jules, Christian Kleine
Christian Kleine
Christian Kleine is a German musician. He was a member of Herrmann & Kleine duo which was disbanded in 2005.He has collaborated with several electronic musicians including Arovane.His signature sound includes warm, ambient guitar riffs.-Albums:...
, Casino Versus Japan
Casino Versus Japan
Casino Versus Japan is the recording name for Erik Kowalski , a United States-based electronic musician who produces intelligent dance music .- Influences :...
, Ulrich Schnauss
Ulrich Schnauss
-Biography:Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of Kiel in 1977. He became interested in a range of music: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Tangerine Dream, Chapterhouse, and early bleep & breakbeat tracks...
, and I'm Not a Gun
I'm Not a Gun
I'm Not a Gun is an electronica/ instrumental pop project of John Tejada and Takeshi Nishimoto.-Discography:*Everything At Once, released via City Centre Offices *Our Lives on Wednesdays, released via City Centre Offices...
. They were instrumental in the marketing of several noted plinkerpop musicians as detailed above.
External links
- Official site
- City Centre Offices label information from DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Junkmedia interview with Herrmann
- Involve Records interview with Herrmann
- Stylus Magazine Label Spotlight: City Centre Offices