Warehouse Records
Encyclopedia
Warehouse Records is a classic house
record label
based in Chicago
, Illinois
, USA.
The company was created by Mike Dunn and Armando Gallop
in 1988. Together with Trax Records
and DJ International Records, among others, Warehouse Records is the major and most important label records in the history of the Chicago 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...
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,...
based in 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...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA.
The company was created by Mike Dunn and Armando Gallop
Armando (producer)
Armando Gallop , who released material under his first name only, was an American house-music producer and DJ who was an early contributor to the development of acid house....
in 1988. Together with Trax Records
Trax Records
Trax Records is a house-music record label based in Chicago. It played a major part in the development of house music with records such as Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles's "Your Love."...
and DJ International Records, among others, Warehouse Records is the major and most important label records in the history of the Chicago house
Chicago house
Chicago house is a style of house music, a genre of electronic dance music which emerged in Chicago in the mid-1980s. Stylistically, Chicago house has no widely accepted definition, but generally includes the first house music productions by Chicago-based artists throughout the 1980s, and any later...
music.
Artists
- ArmandoArmando (producer)Armando Gallop , who released material under his first name only, was an American house-music producer and DJ who was an early contributor to the development of acid house....
- The Chicago Bad Boy
- Paul JohnsonPaul Johnson-Sports:*Paul Johnson , head football coach at Georgia Tech*Paul Johnson [1896-1973], Major League outfielder*Paul Johnson , English cricketer*Paul Johnson , English footballer...
- Ron TrentRon TrentRon Trent is an American house music producer.Trent's father was a disco DJ. He recorded the track "Altered States" while still a high schooler, releasing it on Armando's Warehouse Records in 1990. The track became a club hit among devotees of techno, despite Trent's grounding in the Chicago house...