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Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single “Warm Leatherette”. Mute Records made a name for itself as the label that was willing to sign post-punk artists like Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey’s pseudonym), Einstürzende Neubauten, Throbbing Gristle, and Cabaret Voltaire. Once electronic music hit the British charts from 1981 onwards, Mute signed artists like Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Yazoo and Erasure that utilised new technology which would eventually redefine the sound of the dancefloor in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Kalan Müzik (“Kalan Music”) is a Turkish independent record label company based in Istanbul. It was founded in 1991 by Hasan Saltık and named after old name of the town of Tunceli. It specializes in releasing Saltık’s recordings of traditional ethnic and folk music from Turkey and vicinity. Kalan was started with a capital of 600 Dollars, but now has annual revenues of three million Dollars and has released more than 400 albums. (weiterlesen…)

The Venezuelan economist José Antonio Abreu attended the Caracas Musical Declamation Academy in 1957, where he studied piano, organ, harpsichord and composition. Abreu obtained a Ph.D. in petroleum economics in 1961. He has served as a delegate to the Venezuelan Congress and also was a professor of  economy and law. In 1967, he received the Symphonic Music National Prize. He was the founder and director of the “National Network of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela”, starting in 1975. (weiterlesen…)

The Maison des Cultures du Monde, founded in 1982, is hosting foreign performances, irrespective of their place of origin or their form of expression: sacred or secular, erudite or widespread, professional or amateur, literary or oral, traditional or contemporary.
Furthermore it is developing tools of distribution, documentation and preservation, specifically through the INEDIT label of traditional music.

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The British rock band Marillion is widely considered within the industry to have been one of the first mainstream acts to have fully recognised and tapped the potential for commercial musicians to interact with their fans via the Internet circa 1996, and are nowadays often characterised as a rock & roll ‘Web Cottage Industry’. (weiterlesen…)

Peter Gabriel first came to fame as the lead vocalist  of the rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He is also involved in various humanitarian efforts.

Gabriel has been interested in world music for many years, with the first musical evidence appearing on his third album. This influence has increased over time, and he is the driving force behind the WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) movement. He created the Real World Studios and record label to facilitate the creation and distribution of such music by various artists. (weiterlesen…)