Menart Records is a full-service record label with partner companies in Croatia and Serbia.

Activities

Menart Records is the exclusive Sony Music licensee for the territories of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro

As a domestic label, Menart has grown in Slovenia to the leading company in popular music – dominating sales and airplay charts with acts as Atomik Harmonik

Atomik Harmonik

Atomik Harmonik is a music group from Slovenia. Their debut single "Brizgalna Brizga" managed to stay at #1 in the Slovenian pop charts for several months...

, Dan D

Dan D

Dan D is a popular Slovenian rock band that has been formed in 1996 in Novo Mesto and has published four albums till now.-Band members:...

, Siddharta

Siddharta (band)

Siddharta is a five-piece Slovenian rock band founded in 1995. They are named after the popular novel by German writer Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha.- History :...

, Tabu, Jan Plestenjak, Magnifico, Alya, Saša Lendero, Turbo Angels, Niet

Niet

Niet is a punk rock and hardcore punk band from Ljubljana, Slovenia. They were one of the most iconic and influential music groups of the Slovenian punk movement and the Punk in Yugoslavia in general...

, Rebeka Dremelj

Rebeka Dremelj

Rebeka Dremelj is a singer, model, fashion designer, actress and TV presenter...

 and Kingston. Menart has established itself on the top of the Slovenian music industry. Besides releasing physical records, Menart has started in Slovenia the download site mZone.si (early 2008). On this site Slovenian and (on a limited scale) international customers can download domestic and foreign titles.

In Croatia Menart has worked in ten year the label to the top. Known for its strong A&R management and creative marketing solutions, Menart has established the following acts in the top of the Croatian popular music scene: The Beat Fleet

The Beat Fleet

The Beat Fleet, also known by initialism TBF, is a rap-rock band from Split, Croatia, founded in 1990. Members of the band are: Mladen Badovinac , Luka Barbić , Aleksandar Antić , Ognjen Pavlović , Nikša Mandalinić, , Janko Novoselić .The Beat Fleet are widely considered to be one of the...

, Colonia

Colonia (music group)

Colonia is a Croatian dance music band from Vinkovci, Croatia. They have released nine albums and over 27 singles to date with various songs and albums gaining platinum status...

, Hladno pivo

Hladno pivo

Hladno pivo is a Croatian punk rock band. It is one of most popular rock bands in Croatia.-Early history:The band was formed in Zagreb. It initially consisted of four members: Zok, Tedi, Suba, Mile...

, Edo Maajka

Edo Maajka

Edin Osmić , better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian rapper. His stage name literally means "Edo the Mother".-Early life:...

, Goran Karan

Goran Karan

Goran Karan , is a Croatian singer from Split. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor voice...

, Karma, Letu Štuke, Luka Nižetić

Luka Nižetic

Luka Kužer Nižetić is a Croatian musician. His debut album Premijera was recorded in 2006. He is best known for his hits "Ponekad poželim" and "Proljeće" .-Biography:Luka is the second child of Tamara and Milo Nižetić...

, Pips, Chips & Videoclips

Pips, Chips & Videoclips

Pips, Chips & Videoclips are a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. They formed in the early 1990s and have released six studio albums and a number of singles....

, Lollobrigida Girls

Lollobrigida Girls

Lollobrigida girls, also known as VIS Lollobrigida or Lollobrigida is originally a Croatian, Zagreb-based, female electro-pop/synthpop band. In 2008...

, Gustafi

Gustafi

Gustafi are a Croatian folk rock band formed in Vodnjan, a small town in Istria, in 1980. The band was founded by Edi Maružin, Vlado Maružin, Čedomir Mošnja, Igor Arih and Livio Morosin and was originally called Gustaph y njegovi dobri duhovi...

and many others.

International activities

Menart has also managed to release (through licensing partners) various acts outside of the former Yugoslavian territories:

• Karma – a high profiled act in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Besides this the album Seven Days was released in China&Ukraine. Various singles were release on compilation CDs around the globe.
• Colonia: various singles have been released in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Eastern Asia. Besides this the album 'Najbolje od Svega' was released in Russia
• Narany: a high anticipated album is released in August 2008 and expects to be released various European countries as well
• Various songs from the Menart catalogue have been used in movies, commercials and TV shows; including the usage of Frenkie's song 'Soundtrack' in the movie 'The Incredible Hulk'

External links

• Slovenian homepage
• Croatian homepage