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Minty Fresh is a Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

-based record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

, founded in 1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....

 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt (band)
Veruca Salt is an alternative rock band founded in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included vocalist-guitarist Louise Post. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick has been with the band since 1999 and drummer Kellii Scott has worked with the group on and off since 1999...

. They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...

 their first US release and released the debut single by Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Phair's entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw and Phair moved to San Francisco together, and Phair tried to become an artist there...

. They also run the "Mini Fresh" label which produces children's music.

Artists

  • All India Radio
    All India Radio (band)
    All India Radio are an Australian electronic band. The music is lo-fi, down tempo and instrumental. Part live band, part studio-based project, All India Radio have released nine albums:* The Inevitable * 002 * All India Radio...

  • The Aluminum Group
  • Lindsay Anderson
  • Astrid Swan
    Astrid Swan
    Astrid Swan is a Finnish musician and singer. She records in English. Her album Poverina was released May 11, 2005 in Finland and May 22, 2007 in the U.S....

  • Axe Riverboy
  • Beangrowers
    Beangrowers
    Beangrowers are a Maltese three-piece indie rock band consisting of Alison Galea , Mark Sansone and Ian Schranz . All three were born in 1977 in St. Julian's, Malta...

  • Bettie Serveert
    Bettie Serveert
    Bettie Serveert are a Dutch indie-rock band. Their name translates to "Bettie Serves", or "Service to Bettie", which is the title of a book written by Dutch tennis player Betty Stöve, who made it to the Wimbledon ladies singles final in 1977.-Genesis:...

  • The Cardigans
    The Cardigans
    The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...

  • Alison Chesley
    Alison Chesley
    Alison Chesley , known also by her stage name as Helen Money, is a Chicago based cellist and composer.Chesley was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University, where she received a Master's degree in Cello Performance in 1994. While at...

  • The Children's Hour
  • Doktor Kosmos
    Doktor Kosmos
    Doktor Kosmos is a pop band best characterized by the unique style of their humorous lyrics. The lyrics often have social or political themes, and the band is socialist, although not above making fun of their own opinions....

  • Drew Andrews
    Drew Andrews (musician)
    Drew Andrews was born in San Diego, CA on February 19, 1979. He is a member of indie/electronic rock trio Via Satellite and a touring member of Sub Pop Records act, The Album Leaf , Drew also is actively involved in his own solo musical career and in his various writings .Since 2003, with both The...

  • Every Good Boy
  • Ezra Furman and the Harpoons
    Ezra Furman and the Harpoons
    Ezra Furman & the Harpoons are a four-piece rock band composed of Ezra Furman , Job Mukkada , Adam Abrutyn , and Andrew Langer .- History :Ezra Furman and the Harpoons formed at Tufts University in 2006...

  • Firefox AK
  • Floraline
  • Friend + Doktor Kosmos
  • Fugu
  • The Hit Parade
    The Hit Parade
    The Hit Parade is a British pop music group, based in London, England. Named after the NBC US television programme, Your Hit Parade, which was broadcast across America in the 1950s as a showcase of the best of chart music, The Hit Parade was formed in 1984, by three schoolfriends Raymond Watts,...

  • HushPuppies
    HushPuppies
    HushPuppies is a French garage rock band influenced by the various bands of the sixties. Members of the group live in Paris, France, although originate from Perpignan and Bordeaux.- Members :* Singer: Olivier Jourdan* Guitar: Cyrille Sudraud...

  • Husky Rescue
    Husky Rescue
    -History:The band was formed by Marko Nyberg, who began composing under the name in 2002, wanting to create cinematic music influenced by film, photography and painting. When recording the debut album Country Falls, Nyberg recorded around 20 musicians and singers for use on the album—each of...

  • Ivy
    Ivy (band)
    Ivy is a New York City band composed of a trio of musicians, Adam Schlesinger, Dominique Durand, and Andy Chase.-Lately and Realistic:...

  • Kahimi Karie
    Kahimi Karie
    Kahimi sings in English, French, and Japanese with whisper-like vocals.-Albums:* 1997 - Larme de crocodile * July 15, 1998 - K.K.K.K.K. * May 24, 2000 - Tilt...

  • Klee
  • Komeda
    Komeda
    Komeda is a Swedish pop/indie band from Umeå. The group is named in honour of the late jazz musician Krzysztof Komeda. The band started in 1991 as a pit band for a Buster Keaton festival. Forming as a quartet, Komeda consisted of vocalist Lena Karlsson, guitarist Henrik Andersson , bassist Marcus...

  • The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group
  • Light FM
  • The Living Blue
  • Liz Phair
    Liz Phair
    Phair's entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw and Phair moved to San Francisco together, and Phair tried to become an artist there...

  • Love Jones
    Love Jones (band)
    Love Jones is an American band, formed in Louisville, Kentucky in spring 1990 by Ben Daughtrey and Barry Thomas , with Chris Hawpe , Stuart Johnson and Jonathan Palmer . According to Entertainment Weekly, Love Jones was the leader of the "cocktail nation" groups of the early 1990s...

  • Mastretta
    Mastretta (musician)
    Mastretta is the artistic alias of Ignacio Mastretta Rodríguez, ; a Spanish musician, composer and record producer.- Early years :...

  • Melony
  • Mike Scott
    Mike Scott (musician)
    Michael 'Mike' Scott is the founding member, lead singer and chief songwriter of rock band The Waterboys. He has also produced two solo albums, Bring 'em All In and Still Burning...

  • Miou Miou
    Miou Miou
    Miou Miou is an East Bohemia indie pop band formed in the spring of 2003. Miou Miou’s music is characterized by girlish vocals in French, catchy lyrics, playfulness, repetitive elements, dynamic contrasts and searching for new sounds...

  • The Orange Peels
    The Orange Peels
    The Orange Peels is a Northern California band known for its ability to melodically evoke images and atmospheres of life on the West Coast. The group uses standard rock instrumentation to produce soundscapes that are at once sweeping and jarring, giving them a unique place between orchestral pop,...

  • Papas Fritas
    Papas Fritas
    Papas Fritas is an American indie-rock band that formed in 1992 and released three studio albums before quietly breaking up around 2001. The band's name is Spanish for "French fries" but is also a pun on the phrase "Pop has freed us," which they used as both the name of their music publishing...

  • The Poems
  • Prototypes
    Prototypes (band)
    Prototypes are an indie rock band from France.-Personnel:The band comprises:*Stephane Bodin *Isabelle Le Doussal , known on-stage as "Bubble Star"*François Marche -History:In 2006, a song from the band's U.S...

  • Sepiatone
  • Sarah Shannon
    Sarah Shannon
    Sarah Shannon is a female vocalist best known for her work in the band Velocity Girl. Shannon has released two solo albums: Sarah Shannon and City Morning Song . She also joined Styrofoam to record the song "I Found Love." Shannon currently lives in Seattle, Washington.- External links :* *...

  • Sébastien Schuller
    Sébastien Schuller
    Sébastien Schuller is a French singer and songwriter from Aubergenville. He also took part in composing several soundtracks Sébastien Schuller (born Jean-Sébastien Schuller) is a French singer and songwriter from Aubergenville. He also took part in composing several soundtracks Sébastien Schuller...

  • Soy Un Caballo
  • Stump The Host
    Stump The Host
    Stump The Host was a band from Chicago, USA, featuring lead singers Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen, who later formed the band Dolly Varden. From 1988 to 1993 they played primarily in Chicago and the Midwest. Their music was a mix of country, rock, and R&B, featuring dual male / female harmony...

  • Suburban Kids with Biblical Names
    Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
    Suburban Kids with Biblical Names is a Swedish twee pop band consisting of Johan Hedberg and Peter Gunnarson. The band was formed in December 2003, in Haninge. Their name comes from a lyric in the song "People" by the Silver Jews.-History:...

  • The Sugarplastic
  • Tahiti 80
    Tahiti 80
    Tahiti 80 are a French indie pop band from Rouen and Paris. The group was founded in 1993 by Xavier Boyer, Pedro Resende, Médéric Gontier and Sylvain Marchand....

  • Trost
  • Veruca Salt
    Veruca Salt (band)
    Veruca Salt is an alternative rock band founded in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included vocalist-guitarist Louise Post. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick has been with the band since 1999 and drummer Kellii Scott has worked with the group on and off since 1999...

  • The Waterboys
    The Waterboys
    The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a...

  • White Shoes & The Couples Company
    White Shoes & The Couples Company
    White Shoes & The Couples Company are an Indonesian pop/ funk/ jazz band from Jakarta. The band are currently signed to both Indonesian label Aksara Records and American independent label Minty Fresh based in Chicago...

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