DRT Entertainment is a New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 based independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 founded in 2003 by Derek Shulman

Derek Shulman

Derek Shulman is a British musician and singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record executive...

, Ron Urban and Theodore "Ted" Green. It is now solely owned by Derek Shulman

Derek Shulman

Derek Shulman is a British musician and singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record executive...

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Billing itself as a " artist friendly hard rock music company for bands with a touring fan base". The company is distributed by Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

's Fontana Distribution

Fontana Distribution

Fontana Distribution is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group that was launched in 2004, which deals in distribution, as well as in a range of sales, marketing, and back office support services, for a diverse roster of independent record labels and their artists. The company takes its name and logo...

. DRT is also distributed by Universal Music Canada and a variety of companies in the rest of the world including Soulfood

Soulfood

Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH is a German company distributing music and computer games as well as related merchandise products. The company's distribution deals usually cover Germany, Austria and Switzerland .-History:...

 in Germany and JVC Records in Japan.

DRT has one subsidiary label, Brass Tacks Records. It is a vanity label

Vanity label

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 founded by the Street Dogs

Street Dogs

Street Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...

.

In 2005, it released Alucard Music's "35th Anniversary" editions of many CDs by Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band was known for the complexity and sophistication of its music and for the varied musical skills of its members. All of the band members, except the first two drummers, were multi-instrumentalists...

, Shulman's former band. (Thirty-five years after the debut album.)

Artist roster

• 36 Crazyfists
  36 Crazyfists
  36 Crazyfists is a four-piece metal band originating from Anchorage, Alaska. They are now based in Portland, Oregon. The band's name comes from a Jackie Chan movie, Jackie Chan And The 36 Crazy Fists...
  
  
• Artimus Pyledriver
• Lit
• Aphasia
  Aphasia (band)
  Aphasia is a California based alternative rock band.-History:Aphasia was a California-based alternative rock band. Forming in 1999, the band solidified their sound and lineup in high school, and began playing shows around the Bay Area, their local area...
  
  
• American Head Charge
  American Head Charge
  American Head Charge is an industrial metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, earning nominations at the Kerrang! Awards on two occasions.-Formation:...
  
  
• Blindside
  Blindside
  Blindside is a post-hardcore band from Tumba, Sweden. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996.-A Thought Crushed My Mind:...
  
  
• Clutch
  Clutch (band)
  Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland, formed in 1990. The band's first release was an EP entitled Pitchfork, which debuted in October 1990. Their first studio album, Transnational Speedway League, was released three years later in 1993. To date, Clutch has released nine studio...
  
  
• Fu Manchu
  Fu Manchu (band)
  Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990. They have been featured on compilations put together by Tony Hawk and ESPN's X Games, and invited to perform on the US television program Monster Garage...
  
  
• John Wesley Harding
  John Wesley Harding (singer)
  Wesley Stace is a folk/pop singer-songwriter and author who goes by the stage name John Wesley Harding. He has called his style of music folk noir and gangsta folk...
  
  
• Edwin McCain
  Edwin McCain
  Edwin McCain is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:While his albums are released under his name, he does have a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin McCain Band...
  
  
• Powerman 5000
  Powerman 5000
  Powerman 5000 is an American Metal band formed in 1991. Through the span of over two decades, the group has released several albums and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's science fiction themed Tonight the Stars Revolt!...
  
  
• Rikets
• Seven Mary Three
  Seven Mary Three
  Seven Mary Three, occasionally abbreviated to 7 Mary 3 or 7M3, is an American hard rock band. They have released seven studio albums and one live album, and are best known for their hit singles "Cumbersome", "Water's Edge", "Lucky", and "Wait"....
  
  
• Soil
• The Rasmus
  The Rasmus
  The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
  
  
• U.P.O.
  U.P.O.
  U.P.O. was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997. Since 2004, the band's line-up has included Shawn Albro , Chris Weber , Ben Shirley and Tommy Holt . Previous members include Zoltan Bathory and Philippe Mathys.To date, U.P.O...
  
  
• Lynam
  Lynam
  For other uses, see Lynam .Lynam, also spelled Lynham, is the Anglicised form of the Modern Irish surname, Ó Laigheanáin which can be roughly translated as someone of Laighean / Laidhghn descent...
  
  

See also

DRT Entertainment albums

• List of record labels