Megatone Records
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Megatone Records was an independent music label created in San Francisco in 1981 by Patrick Cowley
and Marty Blecman. The name was derived from Cowley's "Megatron Man". The top artists involved include The Patrick Cowley Singers, Jeanie Tracy
, Sylvester
, and Paul Parker
.
Megatone owned 2 sublabels. Megatone House Records, active from 1988 to 1991, specialized in House music
. Mega-Tech Records, active in 1992, specialized in Techno rave music.
After Cowley's death in 1982, Blecman was head of the label until he died of AIDS in 1991. In 1992, John Hedges and Terrence Brown took over Megatone. In 1995, Megatone closed down & its back catalog was sold to Unidisc Music.
Patrick Cowley
Patrick Joseph Cowley was an American disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist. He recorded in a style that has drawn comparisons to that of Giorgio Moroder and is often credited with pioneering electronic dance music.-Early life:Patrick Cowley was born in Buffalo, New York to...
and Marty Blecman. The name was derived from Cowley's "Megatron Man". The top artists involved include The Patrick Cowley Singers, Jeanie Tracy
Jeanie Tracy
Jeanie Tracy is a female African American R&B, Dance-pop, Hi-NRG and house singer-songwriter and actress, born in Houston, Texas and raised in Fresno, California.-Career:Growing up Tracy sang in a church choir in addition to studying opera and piano...
, Sylvester
Sylvester
Sylvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun silva meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with i. In Classical Latin y represented a separate sound distinct from i, not a native Latin sound but one used in...
, and Paul Parker
Paul Parker
Paul Andrew Parker is a retired English footballer who played for Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and most notably Manchester United...
.
Megatone owned 2 sublabels. Megatone House Records, active from 1988 to 1991, specialized in House music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
. Mega-Tech Records, active in 1992, specialized in Techno rave music.
After Cowley's death in 1982, Blecman was head of the label until he died of AIDS in 1991. In 1992, John Hedges and Terrence Brown took over Megatone. In 1995, Megatone closed down & its back catalog was sold to Unidisc Music.
Artists
- Patrick CowleyPatrick CowleyPatrick Joseph Cowley was an American disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist. He recorded in a style that has drawn comparisons to that of Giorgio Moroder and is often credited with pioneering electronic dance music.-Early life:Patrick Cowley was born in Buffalo, New York to...
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- Jeanie TracyJeanie TracyJeanie Tracy is a female African American R&B, Dance-pop, Hi-NRG and house singer-songwriter and actress, born in Houston, Texas and raised in Fresno, California.-Career:Growing up Tracy sang in a church choir in addition to studying opera and piano...
- SylvesterSylvesterSylvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun silva meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with i. In Classical Latin y represented a separate sound distinct from i, not a native Latin sound but one used in...
- Paul ParkerPaul ParkerPaul Andrew Parker is a retired English footballer who played for Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and most notably Manchester United...