Hope Recordings
Encyclopedia
Hope Recordings, established in 1998
by Leon Alexander and Steve Satterthwaite, is a Bristol
, UK
based record label
.
The label is run by Leon Alexander, with English
house music
DJ
and record producer
Nick Warren
in control of its A&R
. It is home to progressive house and breaks
artists such as Starecase, Jaytech, Matt Rowan, and Parallel Sound. Hope has been regarded as one of the more successful independent record labels based in the UK. Well-known electronic music
artists such as Max Graham
, Timo Maas
, James Holden
, Hybrid
and Way Out West (Nick Warren is part of this progressive house duo) have worked with Hope Recordings in the past. Nick Warren is head of Hope's A&R. The label regularly holds dance music events around the world - in the UK, Miami and Ibiza.
Hope Recordings reached their one hundredth release in 2011, which came in the form of a rare single from label A&R and international DJ Nick Waren, entitled ‘Buenos Aires’.
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
by Leon Alexander and Steve Satterthwaite, is a Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, UK
United Kingdom
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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,...
.
The label is run by Leon Alexander, with English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Nick Warren
Nick Warren
Nick Warren is an English house DJ and producer. He is well-known for his eight albums released in the Global Underground series and as a member of the duo Way Out West...
in control of its A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
. It is home to progressive house and breaks
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
artists such as Starecase, Jaytech, Matt Rowan, and Parallel Sound. Hope has been regarded as one of the more successful independent record labels based in the UK. Well-known electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
artists such as Max Graham
Max Graham
Max Graham is a Canadian DJ, composer and producer who manages to transcend genres while producing international hits in the dance music scene. He is most famous for his hits “Sun in the Winter” and “Nothing Else Matters”, His Cycles CD Series/Radio show as well as his remix of the classic song...
, Timo Maas
Timo Maas
Timo Maas is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer.-Career:Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17, and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home...
, James Holden
James Holden (producer)
James Holden is a British electronic music artist and DJ. Holden started his career in 1999, at age 19, when he released the trance single, "Horizons". After this he released numerous singles and remixes on different labels such as Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings...
, Hybrid
Hybrid (producers)
Hybrid are a British electronic music group based in Swansea, comprising Mike Truman and Chris Healings, with the addition of Charlotte James completing their 2010 lineup. They are primarily known as a progressive breaks act, although they overlap considerably with progressive house and trance...
and Way Out West (Nick Warren is part of this progressive house duo) have worked with Hope Recordings in the past. Nick Warren is head of Hope's A&R. The label regularly holds dance music events around the world - in the UK, Miami and Ibiza.
Hope Recordings reached their one hundredth release in 2011, which came in the form of a rare single from label A&R and international DJ Nick Waren, entitled ‘Buenos Aires’.