Chocodog Records
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Chocodog Records was started in 2001
. It was founded by Gene Ween
and Dean Ween
of the band Ween
and run by their management company, Greg Frey Management. This company was created after their contract with their record company, Elektra Records
, expired. Chocodog started with the release of Ween
's "Live in Toronto Canada
" CD. Chocodog has grown from 2001 and has signed three other bands: Moistboyz
, Instant Death
and Chris Harford
.
Chocodog is distributed by Schnitzel Records (London) in Europe.
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
. It was founded by Gene Ween
Gene Ween
Aaron Freeman , best known as Gene Ween, is a musician and a founding member of the experimental alternative rock group Ween...
and Dean Ween
Dean Ween
Dean Ween is the stage name of Michael "Mickey" Melchiondo, Jr., American guitarist and half of the alternative rock group Ween.-Biography:...
of the band Ween
Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
and run by their management company, Greg Frey Management. This company was created after their contract with their record company, Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
, expired. Chocodog started with the release of Ween
Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
's "Live in Toronto Canada
Live In Toronto Canada
-Cover art:The cover art is a parody of the 1964 Frank Sinatra/Count Basie album It Might as Well Be Swing....
" CD. Chocodog has grown from 2001 and has signed three other bands: Moistboyz
Moistboyz
Moistboyz is a band founded by Mickey Melchiondo Jr. and Guy Heller . In the spirit of Melchiondo's other group, Ween, the two have donned aliases. Melchiondo is known as the character Mickey Moist and Heller as Dickie Moist. The first two Moistboyz LP's, now sold together on one CD, are very...
, Instant Death
Instant Death
Instant Death was a rock duo, with members Dave Dreiwitz and Scott Byrne .Byrne and Dreiwitz met in New Brunswick, NJ in the fall of 1986. Shortly after their meeting, they discovered they were neighbors when Byrne was loading his drums into his apartment and Dreiwitz was walking down the street...
and Chris Harford
Chris Harford
Chris Harford is a self-taught American singer, songwriter, guitarist and painter. The New Yorker described him as "...A singer, guitarist, and songwriter who rose through the local club scene in the nineteen-eighties, Harford operates in the free zone outside rock's usual categories. He has a...
.
Chocodog is distributed by Schnitzel Records (London) in Europe.
Chocodog Releases
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Live in Toronto Canada Live In Toronto Canada -Cover art:The cover art is a parody of the 1964 Frank Sinatra/Count Basie album It Might as Well Be Swing.... | Ween Ween Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music... | 2002 | New Evil Vibe | Instant Death Instant Death Instant Death was a rock duo, with members Dave Dreiwitz and Scott Byrne .Byrne and Dreiwitz met in New Brunswick, NJ in the fall of 1986. Shortly after their meeting, they discovered they were neighbors when Byrne was loading his drums into his apartment and Dreiwitz was walking down the street... |
| 2002 | Moistboyz III | Moistboyz Moistboyz Moistboyz is a band founded by Mickey Melchiondo Jr. and Guy Heller . In the spirit of Melchiondo's other group, Ween, the two have donned aliases. Melchiondo is known as the character Mickey Moist and Heller as Dickie Moist. The first two Moistboyz LP's, now sold together on one CD, are very... | 2002 | Live at Stubb's 7/2000 | Ween Ween Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music... |
| 2003 | All Request Live All Request Live All Request Live is the fourth Ween live album and the third to be released on their home record label Chocodog Records. It was released in 2003.... | Ween Ween Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music... |
| 2004 | Shinola, Vol. 1 Shinola, Vol. 1 Shinola, Vol. 1 is the tenth studio album by the band Ween. Released by Chocodog on July 19, 2005, Shinola is a collection of odds and ends that the band put together over the years.... | Ween Ween Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music... | 2006 | Looking for Number 6 (co-release w/Reincarnate | Chris Harford Chris Harford Chris Harford is a self-taught American singer, songwriter, guitarist and painter. The New Yorker described him as "...A singer, guitarist, and songwriter who rose through the local club scene in the nineteen-eighties, Harford operates in the free zone outside rock's usual categories. He has a... |
| 2008 | At the Cat's Cradle, 1992 (co-release with MVD) | Ween Ween Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music... |