Mojo Records
Encyclopedia
Mojo Records was a California-based record label
founded in 1995 by producer Jay Rifkin
. It became a joint venture
with Universal Music Group
in 1996 and then sold to the Zomba Group in 2001, who placed it under their subsidiary Jive Records
. The label has been largely inactive since Zomba was purchased and restructured under BMG in 2003, save for a few reissues of older material.
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 1995 by producer Jay Rifkin
Jay Rifkin
Jay Rifkin is a music and film producer.Rifkin created the company Media Ventures with Hans Zimmer, a childhood friend, whom he partnered with to produce and compose with. Media Ventures is a diverse entertainment group that includes music, new media, film and television...
. It became a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
with 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...
in 1996 and then sold to the Zomba Group in 2001, who placed it under their subsidiary 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...
. The label has been largely inactive since Zomba was purchased and restructured under BMG in 2003, save for a few reissues of older material.
Artists and albums
- Admiral TwinAdmiral TwinAdmiral Twin is an American rock band, formed in 1997 by members of the Mellowdramatic Wallflowers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Some descriptions often applied include power pop, alternative rock, with occasional bits of alt-country and indie punk...
(alternative rock)- Mock Heroic (2000)
- Cherry Poppin' DaddiesCherry Poppin' DaddiesThe Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American band established in Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. Formed by Steve Perry and Dan Schmid , the band has experienced many membership changes over the years, with only Perry, Schmid and Dana Heitman currently remaining from the original line-up.The Daddies' music...
(rock/ska/swing)- Zoot Suit RiotZoot Suit Riot (album)Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies is a compilation album by American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on March 18, 1997 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records....
(1997) - Soul CaddySoul CaddySoul Caddy is the fourth studio album, fifth chronologically, by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on October 3, 2000 by Mojo Records.-Album overview:...
(2000)
- Zoot Suit Riot
- The ErniesThe ErniesThe Ernies were a popular American Alternative rock band from Richmond, Virginia. They released two albums on an independent label before signing to Mojo Records and releasing their third album entitled Meson Ray.-History:...
(alternative rock/ska punk)- Meson Ray (1999)
- Factory 81Factory 81Factory 81 was an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1997, the band was active until 2003.- Biography :Factory 81 released their only album, Mankind in 1999 on Medea Records; while it did not chart, it was reissued by The Orchard in 2000 and Universal Motown Republic Group on...
(Nu-metal)- Mankind (1999)
- GoldfingerGoldfinger (band)Goldfinger is a Los Angeles pop punk/ska punk band that formed in 1994. Currently, the band is composed of vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann, guitarist Charlie Paulson, bassist Kelly LeMieux, and drummer Darrin Pfeiffer...
(ska punk/pop punk)- GoldfingerGoldfinger (album)-Personnel:*John Feldmann – vocals, guitar*Charlie Paulson – guitar*Dangerous Darrin Pfeiffer – drums, vocals*Simon Williams – bass, vocals...
(1996) - Stomping GroundStomping Ground-Personnel:*John Feldmann – vocals, guitar*Charlie Paulson – guitar*Dangerous Darrin Pfeiffer – drums, vocals*Kelly LeMieux – bass, vocals...
(2000) - Foot in MouthFoot in Mouth (Goldfinger album)Foot in Mouth is Goldfinger's second live album. Recorded during a 2001 tour of the UK, it features tracks from their previous studio albums, a preview from the album Open Your Eyes , and a cover of Operation Ivy's song Smiling....
(2001) - Open Your Eyes (2002)
- Best of GoldfingerBest of GoldfingerThis CD also comes with a DVD of the music videos for "Here In Your Bedroom", "Mable", "This Lonely Place", "Counting the Days", "99 Red Balloons" and "Open Your Eyes", plus two live videos of "Stay" and "Spokesman"...
(2005)
- Goldfinger
- PilfersPilfersPilfers are an American ska band formed in 1997, when former Toasters vocalist, Coolie Ranx, at the urging of Pietaster's vocalist Steve Jackson, joined with former Bim Skala Bim trombonist, Vinny Nobile...
(ska/rock)- ChawalalengChawalalengChawalaleng is the Pilfers second full length album, yet their first on a major label. It was released on September 21, 1999 through Mojo Records....
(1999)
- Chawalaleng
- Reel Big FishReel Big FishReel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out". The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold certified album Turn the Radio Off. Soon after, the band...
(ska punk)- Turn the Radio OffTurn the Radio OffTurn the Radio Off is the second full-length album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish. It was released in the U.S. in 1996 on Mojo Records.The single "Sell Out" received radio airplay and was a minor success during that year. "Sell Out" also appeared on the soundtrack to the video games FIFA 2000,...
(1996) - Why Do They Rock So Hard?Why Do They Rock So Hard?Why Do They Rock So Hard? is the third full-length release by the ska punk band Reel Big Fish.This is the first, and so far only Reel Big Fish studio album where the band line-up has not changed from the previous album....
(1998) - Cheer Up!Cheer Up!Cheer Up! is the fourth full length release from ska punk band, Reel Big Fish.It is a slight departure from the band's other releases, veering toward more of a rock sound as opposed to ska, especially on the first five tracks, where nary a syncopated drum beat or upstroke on the guitar is heard...
(2002) - Favorite NoiseFavorite NoiseFavorite Noise is more or less a "Greatest Hits" album released outside the United States by the Orange County ska punk band, Reel Big Fish....
(2002) - We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not HappyWe're Not Happy 'Til You're Not HappyWe're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy is the fifth LP by Orange County ska punk band, Reel Big Fish.The follow-up to the band's moderately successful Cheer Up!, We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy was released on April 5, 2005 on Mojo Records...
(2005)
- Turn the Radio Off
- WestonWeston (band)Weston are a punk rock band hailing from Bethlehem, PA. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston's family, since his parents allowed them to practice in their basement. The band never found mainstream success but their energetic and irreverent live shows earned them legendary...
(pop punk)- The Massed Albert Sounds (2000)
- White Hot OdysseyWhite Hot OdysseyWhite Hot Odyssey is an American hard rock band formed in Eugene, Oregon in 2002 by Cherry Poppin' Daddies vocalist Steve Perry and guitarist Jason Moss, along with musicians Mark Rogers , Ed Cole and Jivan Valpey .-Biography:...
(glam rock)- White Hot OdysseyWhite Hot Odyssey (album)White Hot Odyssey is the debut album by American hard rock band White Hot Odyssey, released on Mojo/Jive Records in 2004.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Steve Perry.#"Good Head" – 3:49#"Permanent Juvenile" – 3:52...
(2004)
- White Hot Odyssey