Cordless Recordings is a netlabel

Netlabel

A netlabel is a record label that distributes its music through digital audio formats over the Internet...

 owned by Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...

. The label was founded in 2005 by Jac Holzman

Jac Holzman

Jac Holzman was the founder, chief executive officer and head of both Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records.-Biography:He founded Elektra Records in his St. John's College dorm room in 1950 and Nonesuch Records in 1964...

, who also founded Elektra Records

Elektra Records

Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

 and Nonesuch Records

Nonesuch Records

Nonesuch Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:Nonesuch was founded in 1964 by Jac Holzman to produce "fine records at the same price as a trade paperback", which would be half the price of a normal LP...

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Affiliation with Rykodisc - Present

In 2007, Warner Music Group's Rykodisc

Rykodisc

Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...

 label formed a strategic alliance with Cordless Recordings. This alliance was meant to give Rykodisc a greater presence in the digital media space and the flexibility to explore new means of artist development and distribution strategies. As of 2009, current Cordless/Rykodisc artists include Gliss, The Notorious MSG, Throw the Fight

Throw the Fight

Throw the Fight is an American alternative rock band originating from Minneapolis, Minnesota.- The Fire Within :Throw the Fight started out as a five-piece group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band recorded several demos and an eponymous three song EP with lead vocalist Brandon Kyllo...

 and Kennedy

Kennedy (musical artist)

Jack Kennedy, better known as simply Kennedy is a musician from Thousand Oaks, California who currently writes music that fuses disco and modern day techno and electronica music.-Career:...

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Artists on Cordless Recordings

• Basshunter
  Basshunter
  Jonas Erik Altberg , better known by his stage name Basshunter, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is best known for his number one hits "Boten Anna", "Dota", "Now You're Gone" and "All I Ever Wanted". Basshunter has so far released a total of six albums, two of which have...
  
  
• Aerodrone
  Aerodrone
  Aerodrone is an American electro-rock band from Eugene, Oregon, that was founded in 2005 by Gary Zon. Aerodrone is a mix between New Wave, rock, and electro, and are heavily influenced by both rock and electronic elements. According to interviews, Zon is responsible for composing much of the music...
  
  
• The Blood Arm
  The Blood Arm
  -Band Information:The Blood Arm were formed in LA in 2003 and were nominated for the LA Weekly Music Award for Best New Artist in 2004. They won the Best Live Act award at the 2005 South By Southwest Music Conference. Franz Ferdinand have often mentioned The Blood Arm as their favourite band in...
  
  
• Ysabella Brave
  Ysabella Brave
  Ysabella Brave is an American vocalist signed by Cordless Recordings, a division of the Warner Music Group. She was discovered through the popularity of her YouTube channels, ysabellabrave and ysabellabravetalk.-Videos:Ysabella Brave posted the first videos of herself singing on YouTube on July...
  
  
• The Callen Sisters
  The Callen Sisters
  The Callen Sisters are a pair of sisters-duo singer-songwriters with unique and unusual instrumentation incorporating harp and guitar for folk-rock music.-Members:...
  
  
• Die Mannequin
  Die Mannequin
  Die Mannequin is a punk rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are fronted by 23-year-old guitar player and singer Care Failure . They played the "Next Big Thing" Stage at Edgefest 1 in 2006, have toured across Eastern Canada several times on their own as well as opening for Buckcherry on...
  
  
• Freezepop
• Gliss
• HUMANWINE
  H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E.
  H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E. is a band based out of Boston, Massachusetts. Their name is an acronym of the phrase, "Humans Underground Making Anagrams Nightly While Imperial Not-Mes Enslave". This is a reference to the subtly-coded lyrics that comprise most of their songs...
  
  
• Jupiter One
  Jupiter One
  Jupiter One is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. Inspired by a wide range of influences, they create upbeat indie pop songs, with a grounding in futuristic-sounding New Wave-style synth sounds...
  
  
• Kennedy
  Kennedy (musical artist)
  Jack Kennedy, better known as simply Kennedy is a musician from Thousand Oaks, California who currently writes music that fuses disco and modern day techno and electronica music.-Career:...
  
  
• The Notorious MSG
• Plan B
  Plan B (rapper)
  Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew primarily known as Plan B or Ben Drew, is a British rapper, singer-songwriter, actor and film director from Forest Gate, London. Plan B first emerged as a hip hop artist releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words in 2006...
  
  
• Throw the Fight
  Throw the Fight
  Throw the Fight is an American alternative rock band originating from Minneapolis, Minnesota.- The Fire Within :Throw the Fight started out as a five-piece group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band recorded several demos and an eponymous three song EP with lead vocalist Brandon Kyllo...
  
  

External links

• Cordless Recordings' Official Site
• Cordless Recordings' MySpace page
• Cordless Recordings' blog
• Rykodisc Official Site