Merovingian Music
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Merovingian Music also abbreviated as MRV or MRV Music, is a non-genre specific record label based out of Red Bank, New Jersey
. The label was founded by industry veteran Jack Ponti
(Bon Jovi
, Alice Cooper
, India.Arie
, Boyz II Men
) who currently serves as CEO of the company. Shortly after, independent label owners Gregory Edgerton and Kyle Kraszewski (No Milk Records
) were appointed co-presidents. MRV has a number of strategic partnerships within the industry.
Most recently MRV entered a partnership with Jive Records
/ Battery Records
(Sony Music Entertainment
) to release the MC and Drummer duo from Atlanta, Big Heed and Alien. In early 2010 Capitol Records
, C.E. Music (David Letterman
’s Worldwide Pants Inc.
) and MRV joined forces to release the new production of the pop-rock band Runner Runner
, which includes former members of Rufio
, Over It
and Don’t Look Down. Merovingian Music recently signed Belgian rock band Black Box Revelation, their album My Perception is due out 3 october 2011. Merovingian Music has also released records from several legacy acts ranging from Sebastian Bach
(original voice of Skid Row) to Anthony Hamilton
(Grammy nominated soul singer) via a distribution deal with EMI
.
* denotes international acts licensed to Merovingian Music in the U.S.
Red Bank, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
. The label was founded by industry veteran Jack Ponti
Jack Ponti
Jack Ponti is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, manager, label executive, and consultant.-Career:Jack Ponti is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, manager, label executive, and consultant who started his career in the music business playing guitar in the rock band...
(Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
, Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, India.Arie
India.Arie
India.Arie is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer . She has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album.-Background:Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado...
, Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
) who currently serves as CEO of the company. Shortly after, independent label owners Gregory Edgerton and Kyle Kraszewski (No Milk Records
No Milk Records
No Milk Records is a Jackson, New Jersey based independent record label founded by Kyle Kraszewski and Gregory Edgerton. In late 2006, No Milk entered a partnership with Merovingian Music which is distributed by EMI Music Group.-Roster Active and Alumni:...
) were appointed co-presidents. MRV has a number of strategic partnerships within the industry.
Most recently MRV entered a partnership with Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
/ Battery Records
Battery Records (hip hop)
Battery Records is a hip-hop label started by Neil Levine under Zomba Label Group, which is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was launched mid-2008 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The label primarily focuses on new talent, often overseeing early-stage development for acts...
(Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
) to release the MC and Drummer duo from Atlanta, Big Heed and Alien. In early 2010 Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, C.E. Music (David Letterman
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...
’s Worldwide Pants Inc.
Worldwide Pants
Worldwide Pants Incorporated is an American television and film production company owned by comedian and talk show host David Letterman. Its ongoing productions are Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson...
) and MRV joined forces to release the new production of the pop-rock band Runner Runner
Runner Runner
Runner Runner is an American pop rock band founded in Huntington Beach, California in 2008. They were the first band signed to a joint venture between Capitol Records, Merovingian Music and C.E. Music, a subsidiary of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc...
, which includes former members of Rufio
Rufio
-History:Rufio was formed when bassist Jon Berry was a freshman in college and the other three members, Scott Sellers, Mike Jimenez, and Clark Domae were in their senior year of high school. Sellers and Domae had been acquainted for some time and found a shared talent in the guitar. Sellers met...
, Over It
Over It (band)
Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, the band formed in 1998 to play pop punk, and has since developed a more mainstream rock sound with punk roots. They were most recently signed to Virgin Records, but are currently unsigned.The band,...
and Don’t Look Down. Merovingian Music recently signed Belgian rock band Black Box Revelation, their album My Perception is due out 3 october 2011. Merovingian Music has also released records from several legacy acts ranging from Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
(original voice of Skid Row) to Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (musician)
Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
(Grammy nominated soul singer) via a distribution deal with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
.
Current roster
- The Black Box RevelationThe Black Box RevelationBlack Box Revelation, also known as the BBR, is a Belgian garage rock band. It was formed in 2005 by vocalist and guitarist Jan Paternoster and drummer Dries Van Dijck...
- Runner RunnerRunner RunnerRunner Runner is an American pop rock band founded in Huntington Beach, California in 2008. They were the first band signed to a joint venture between Capitol Records, Merovingian Music and C.E. Music, a subsidiary of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc...
- Big Heed and Alien
- Sebastian BachSebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
- The SunstreakThe Sunstreak-Career:First known as One Year Nothing, they released an album on B and W records. They played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2002 , and again in 2006—filling the "Bar-Ba_Q" slot, meaning they played and then cooked for the other bands...
- Royal BlissRoyal BlissRoyal Bliss is an American rock band formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently signed to Capitol Records and have released eight studio albums.-Background:...
Alumni Roster
- Anthony HamiltonAnthony Hamilton (musician)Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
- KittieKittieKittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
- Bertell
- Lady Fantastic
- SupagroupSupagroupSupagroup is a rock and roll band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They were formed in the mid-1990s by brothers Chris Lee and Benji Lee from Anchorage, Alaska. Both were students at Tulane University and started playing together as SAP or Shit Ass Punks. Previously, Chris had played bass in New...
- Plastic ParachutePlastic ParachutePlastic Parachute is an American Pop band based in Los Angeles, CA. A powerhouse of Musicianship & Dynamic Energy, Plastic Parachute has been likened to the vintage Hollywood stylings of Greta Garbo meshed with the stage antics & unrelenting energy of The Stones...
- The TrewsThe TrewsThe Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...
- Wire DaisiesWire DaisiesThe Wire Daisies are a four piece British band from Cornwall, who are signed to EMI 'Angel' offshoot. The idea for the band was mooted in 1999 by three members of the group who had met at a party to mark the solar eclipse, however it was not until 2002 that the band finally took shape.After...
MRV Discography
- KittieKittieKittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
- "Funeral for Yesterday" single (2006) - KittieKittieKittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
- Funeral for YesterdayFuneral for YesterdayFuneral for Yesterday is the fourth album released by the female heavy metal music group Kittie. The album was released on February 20, 2007 via the band's own label, X of Infamy Records, with distribution through EMI...
album w/ bonus DVD (2007) - KittieKittieKittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
- "Breathe" single (2007) - Anthony HamiltonAnthony Hamilton (musician)Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
- "They Don't Know" single (2007) - Anthony HamiltonAnthony Hamilton (musician)Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
- Southern Comfort album (2007) - SupagroupSupagroupSupagroup is a rock and roll band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They were formed in the mid-1990s by brothers Chris Lee and Benji Lee from Anchorage, Alaska. Both were students at Tulane University and started playing together as SAP or Shit Ass Punks. Previously, Chris had played bass in New...
- "What's Your Problem Now" single (2007) - SupagroupSupagroupSupagroup is a rock and roll band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They were formed in the mid-1990s by brothers Chris Lee and Benji Lee from Anchorage, Alaska. Both were students at Tulane University and started playing together as SAP or Shit Ass Punks. Previously, Chris had played bass in New...
- Fire for Hire album (2007) - Sebastian BachSebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
- "(Love Is) A Bitchslap" single (2007) - Sebastian BachSebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
- Angel DownAngel Down- DVD :The Angel Down DVD features a documentary titled "Roadrage" which was made by Sebastian Bach himself and features a close look at the making of the album and also includes backstage vision with The Trailer Park Boys....
album (2007) - Sebastian BachSebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
- "By Your Side" single (2008) - Plastic ParachutePlastic ParachutePlastic Parachute is an American Pop band based in Los Angeles, CA. A powerhouse of Musicianship & Dynamic Energy, Plastic Parachute has been likened to the vintage Hollywood stylings of Greta Garbo meshed with the stage antics & unrelenting energy of The Stones...
- "Betty Ford Princess" single (2008) - Wire DaisiesWire DaisiesThe Wire Daisies are a four piece British band from Cornwall, who are signed to EMI 'Angel' offshoot. The idea for the band was mooted in 1999 by three members of the group who had met at a party to mark the solar eclipse, however it was not until 2002 that the band finally took shape.After...
- "Make Everything Change" single (2008) - Royal BlissRoyal BlissRoyal Bliss is an American rock band formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently signed to Capitol Records and have released eight studio albums.-Background:...
- "Save MeSave Me (Royal Bliss song)Life In-Between's first single, "Save Me", was released July 15, 2008. It is currently available for sale digitally at all major online retailers . The song impacted radio only one day earlier on the 14th with a total of 11 adds at radio and climbing to 25 within a few days...
" single (2008) - Royal BlissRoyal BlissRoyal Bliss is an American rock band formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently signed to Capitol Records and have released eight studio albums.-Background:...
- Life In-BetweenLife In-BetweenLife In-Between is the debut album by rock band Royal Bliss. It was released January 13, 2009 as a joint collaboration between Merovingian Music and Caroline Records under the exclusive license to Capitol Records. The album's first single, "Save Me", was released July 15, 2008. It is currently...
album (2008) - Sebastian BachSebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
- Angel Down: Limited Edition album w/ bonus DVD ROADRAGE a film by Sebastian Bach (2008) - Royal BlissRoyal BlissRoyal Bliss is an American rock band formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently signed to Capitol Records and have released eight studio albums.-Background:...
- "We Did Nothing Wrong" single (2009) - The TrewsThe TrewsThe Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...
- "Paranoid Freak" single (2009) - Wire DaisiesWire DaisiesThe Wire Daisies are a four piece British band from Cornwall, who are signed to EMI 'Angel' offshoot. The idea for the band was mooted in 1999 by three members of the group who had met at a party to mark the solar eclipse, however it was not until 2002 that the band finally took shape.After...
- Wire DaisiesWire DaisiesThe Wire Daisies are a four piece British band from Cornwall, who are signed to EMI 'Angel' offshoot. The idea for the band was mooted in 1999 by three members of the group who had met at a party to mark the solar eclipse, however it was not until 2002 that the band finally took shape.After...
album (2009) - The TrewsThe TrewsThe Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...
- No Time for LaterNo Time for LaterNo Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
album (2009) - The SunstreakThe Sunstreak-Career:First known as One Year Nothing, they released an album on B and W records. They played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2002 , and again in 2006—filling the "Bar-Ba_Q" slot, meaning they played and then cooked for the other bands...
- "Until I Met You" single (2009) - The SunstreakThe Sunstreak-Career:First known as One Year Nothing, they released an album on B and W records. They played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2002 , and again in 2006—filling the "Bar-Ba_Q" slot, meaning they played and then cooked for the other bands...
- Once upon a Lie album (2009) - Royal BlissRoyal BlissRoyal Bliss is an American rock band formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently signed to Capitol Records and have released eight studio albums.-Background:...
- "I Just Want You (For Christmas)" single (2009) - Bertell - "She Bad" feat. Bun BBun BBernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...
single (2009) - Bertell - "Beat It Up" single (2010)
- Bertell - "Beat It Up" feat. TwistaTwistaCarl Terrell Mitchell , better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds...
single (2010) - Runner RunnerRunner RunnerRunner Runner is an American pop rock band founded in Huntington Beach, California in 2008. They were the first band signed to a joint venture between Capitol Records, Merovingian Music and C.E. Music, a subsidiary of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc...
- "So Obvious" single (2010) - Runner RunnerRunner RunnerRunner Runner is an American pop rock band founded in Huntington Beach, California in 2008. They were the first band signed to a joint venture between Capitol Records, Merovingian Music and C.E. Music, a subsidiary of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc...
- Runner RunnerRunner RunnerRunner Runner is an American pop rock band founded in Huntington Beach, California in 2008. They were the first band signed to a joint venture between Capitol Records, Merovingian Music and C.E. Music, a subsidiary of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc...
album (2010) - Big Heed and Alien - "Tipsy" single (2010)
External links
- Official MRV web site
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