LoveCat Music
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LoveCat Music is a USA-based independent record company and music publisher, founded in 1999
. It originally focused on independent rock — notably Evan Olson
and Los Straitjackets
. Since then the label has grown and diversified into releasing Latin (Cesar Mora
, Latin Soul Syndicate
, the Latin Moderns
compilation series), ethnic lounge (Angel Tears
, Zino & Tommy), jazz (Bill Anschell
, Four Piece Suit) and eclectic records such as Lotus Lounge
. LoveCat is one of the most active Latin music publishers in the business, with writer-artists from Colombia, Mexico, Spain, and Ecuador.
Some artists are signed only to LoveCat's music publishing company (Los Niños de Sara
, Madder Rose
, Doug Kershaw
, Mary Lorson & Saint Low
, Seb Taylor
aka Kaya Project, Nick Fowler
, Athenaeum
, Craig Greenberg). Songs from the LoveCat catalog are licensed in various films and television shows including Beverly Hills Chihuahua
, The Incredible Hulk
, Soul Men
, The Sopranos
, Sex and The City
, The Devil Wears Prada
and SpongeBob SquarePants
.
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
. It originally focused on independent rock — notably Evan Olson
Evan Olson
Evan Scott Olson is a rock singer and songwriter based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Born in West Point, New York during the "Summer Of Love," 1967, his father was an officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Olson has recorded seven albums including "One Room" and "Red"...
and Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets is an American instrumental rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1988. Originally comprising guitarists Danny Amis and Eddie Angel and drummer L. J. "Jimmy" Lester under the name The Straitjackets, the band split up soon after forming and reunited as Los Straitjackets...
. Since then the label has grown and diversified into releasing Latin (Cesar Mora
Cesar Mora
Cesar Mora is a leading musician and actor in Colombia. He was born in Cali, and later spent fourteen years as part of the famed Son Del Pueblo band....
, Latin Soul Syndicate
Latin Soul Syndicate
Latin Soul Syndicate is a San Francisco-based band that formed in 2003. On each of their three albums, the core members are joined by a collective of Bay Area based musicians including members of Santana, Chuck Prophet, and Jonathan Richman.Their songs include a blend of upbeat Latin soul,...
, the Latin Moderns
Latin Moderns
The "Latin Moderns" music series is a compilation of salsa, Latin Rock and latin dance music released by LoveCat Music. The Latin Moderns series was started by Benny Fresco who has compiled and produced the three CDs released so far.-Volume 1 :...
compilation series), ethnic lounge (Angel Tears
Angel Tears
-Background:The duo is Momi Ochion and Seb Taylor . Ochion, whose roots lie in Israeli pop and world fusion music, is the melody man of the duo—the brain behind the compositional aspects of the album and a lot of the studio work...
, Zino & Tommy), jazz (Bill Anschell
Bill Anschell
Bill Anschell is a Jazz pianist and composer. He has recorded five CDs as a leader, and performed or recorded with a host of other top jazz players including Lionel Hampton, Nnenna Freelon, Tierney Sutton, Russell Malone, Richard Davis, Russell Gunn, Ron Carter, and many other greats...
, Four Piece Suit) and eclectic records such as Lotus Lounge
Lotus Lounge
Lotus Lounge is a compilation of lounge and chill out music released by LoveCat Music. The CD was produced and compiled by DJ Steve Popkin and Benny Fresco. The liner notes were written by Michael Hill. The CD was distributed by Bar/None Records...
. LoveCat is one of the most active Latin music publishers in the business, with writer-artists from Colombia, Mexico, Spain, and Ecuador.
Some artists are signed only to LoveCat's music publishing company (Los Niños de Sara
Los Niños de Sara
Los Niños de Sara are Spanish-speaking Gypsies from Montpellier, France. They perform on their own, but they are best known for the involvement in the musical group Alabina.-Background:...
, Madder Rose
Madder Rose
Madder Rose was a New York City-based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. The band was fronted by Mary Lorson, who shared songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Coté. The two singer/songwriters continued their collaboration, Cote as guest producer on Lorson's three discs with Saint...
, Doug Kershaw
Doug Kershaw
Doug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1949, Kershaw has recorded fifteen albums and charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.- Early life :...
, Mary Lorson & Saint Low
Saint Low
Saint Low is a band and vehicle for singer-songwriter Mary Lorson, formerly of Madder Rose.In Madder Rose, Lorson sang lead vocals, but guitar player Billy Coté wrote the majority of songs on each album, leaving Lorson with a backlog of her own songs. After Madder Rose released its last album,...
, Seb Taylor
Seb Taylor
Sebastian James Taylor is a composer & producer based in London, UK. He is a core member of the world music duo Angel Tears.Most widely known for his electronic music projects, Shakta, Digitalis, and Kaya Project which cover styles as diverse as Breakbeat, World Music, PsyTrance & more Orchestral...
aka Kaya Project, Nick Fowler
Nick Fowler
Nicholas Russell Fowler is a journalist, novelist, singer, songwriter and actor currently living in New York City.- Literary career :Fowler's debut novel, A Thing About Curtis and Camilla, was published in 2002 by Pantheon/Random House. For this manuscript Fowler received the largest advance given...
, Athenaeum
Athenaeum (band)
Athenaeum was an alternative pop rock four-piece band from Greensboro, North Carolina, USA formed in 1990 at an eighth grade dance by Nic Brown and Mark Kano.- Overview :...
, Craig Greenberg). Songs from the LoveCat catalog are licensed in various films and television shows including Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 family comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and released on October 3, 2008...
, The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (film)
The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 superhero action film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. It is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton as Dr. Bruce Banner. It is the second film to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
, Soul Men
Soul Men (film)
Soul Men is a 2008 American music-comedy-drama film directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by Matthew Stone and Rob Ramsey. It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. It was released on November 7, 2008....
, The Sopranos
Music on The Sopranos
The HBO television drama The Sopranos has received considerable critical attention for its effective use of an eclectic array of music. Series creator David Chase personally selects all of the show's music with the producer Martin Bruestle and music editor Kathryn Dayak, sometimes also consulting...
, Sex and The City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (film)
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs, a recent college graduate who goes to New York City and gets a job as a co-assistant to powerful and demanding fashion magazine...
and SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
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Notable Latin artists
- AlabinaAlabinaAlabina is a French-based group that performs a mix of world music: Middle Eastern, Arabic, French, Hebrew, and Spanish Gypsy music. Alabina consists of lead singer Ishtar, who does the female vocals, and the band Los Niños de Sara, who provide male vocals and music.Although the name of the group...
- Cesar MoraCesar MoraCesar Mora is a leading musician and actor in Colombia. He was born in Cali, and later spent fourteen years as part of the famed Son Del Pueblo band....
- DamnDamn (band)Damn is a funk-rock band based in Lund, Sweden. The four core members are joined on stage and on record by a collective of DJs and live musicians. The group's first album "Natural Sounds" was recorded by the group as a trio and released on Lund Records in Sweden and LoveCat Music in North...
- Latin Soul SyndicateLatin Soul SyndicateLatin Soul Syndicate is a San Francisco-based band that formed in 2003. On each of their three albums, the core members are joined by a collective of Bay Area based musicians including members of Santana, Chuck Prophet, and Jonathan Richman.Their songs include a blend of upbeat Latin soul,...
- Los Niños de SaraLos Niños de SaraLos Niños de Sara are Spanish-speaking Gypsies from Montpellier, France. They perform on their own, but they are best known for the involvement in the musical group Alabina.-Background:...
- Mangana
Notable other artists
- Angel TearsAngel Tears-Background:The duo is Momi Ochion and Seb Taylor . Ochion, whose roots lie in Israeli pop and world fusion music, is the melody man of the duo—the brain behind the compositional aspects of the album and a lot of the studio work...
- AngieScreams
- Bill AnschellBill AnschellBill Anschell is a Jazz pianist and composer. He has recorded five CDs as a leader, and performed or recorded with a host of other top jazz players including Lionel Hampton, Nnenna Freelon, Tierney Sutton, Russell Malone, Richard Davis, Russell Gunn, Ron Carter, and many other greats...
- Nick FowlerNick FowlerNicholas Russell Fowler is a journalist, novelist, singer, songwriter and actor currently living in New York City.- Literary career :Fowler's debut novel, A Thing About Curtis and Camilla, was published in 2002 by Pantheon/Random House. For this manuscript Fowler received the largest advance given...
- Evan OlsonEvan OlsonEvan Scott Olson is a rock singer and songwriter based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Born in West Point, New York during the "Summer Of Love," 1967, his father was an officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Olson has recorded seven albums including "One Room" and "Red"...
- KhalilKhalilAl-Malik al-Ashraf Salāh al-Dīn Khalil ibn Qalawūn ; was the eighth Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 1290 until his assassination in December, 1293...
- Daniel LemmaDaniel LemmaDaniel Lemma is a Swedish composer and singer.He's currently a member of the band Mo Blues. Daniel is from Nyhamnsläge, Höganäs Kommun in Skåne, Sweden, but nowadays lives in Gothenburg. Lemmas biggest hit is the song If I Used To Love You which he both wrote and sung himself...
- Los StraitjacketsLos StraitjacketsLos Straitjackets is an American instrumental rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1988. Originally comprising guitarists Danny Amis and Eddie Angel and drummer L. J. "Jimmy" Lester under the name The Straitjackets, the band split up soon after forming and reunited as Los Straitjackets...
- Mary Lorson & Saint LowSaint LowSaint Low is a band and vehicle for singer-songwriter Mary Lorson, formerly of Madder Rose.In Madder Rose, Lorson sang lead vocals, but guitar player Billy Coté wrote the majority of songs on each album, leaving Lorson with a backlog of her own songs. After Madder Rose released its last album,...
- Sandy MoucheSandy MoucheSandy Mouche is a Swedish band from Lund, Skåne County, southern Sweden. It consists of songwriter- and singer couple Martinique and Helena Josefsson, and the brothers Per and Ola Blomgren. On live shows they bring a bassist and a pianist. They sing in English and French.-Sandy Mouche was born...
- SnuzzSnuzzSnuzz, is a musician from North Carolina and graduate of UNC-G. He played guitar and keyboards for Ben Folds on the tour of "Rockin' the Suburbs" and still writes and releases music under his name as well as playing in several other groups. Snuzz played in Bus Stop with Chuck Folds, Eddie Walker,...
- Tracy ThorntonTracy Thornton-Career:Making his living for the past fifteen years as a steelpannist, Tracy Thornton has worked as a performer, averaging over 150 shows a year, an arranger/composer, bandleader, manager, producer and clinician....
- Pierce TurnerPierce TurnerPierce Turner is an Irish singer-songwriter. After forming a duo with Larry Kirwan he went solo in the mid-1980s and has since released several albums to critical acclaim.-Biography:...
- Chris Von SneidernChris Von SneidernChris Von Sneidern, born Syracuse, New York, is an American singer/songwriter. He earned a cult following with a string of indie releases during the 1990s and 2000s.-Career:...
- Zee Asha
- Zino & Tommy
- Craig Greenberg
Compilations
- Dance Grooves Vol. 1, 2005
- Dance Grooves Vol. 3, 2006
- Dance Grooves Vol. 4, 2007
- French Pop: Vive Les Femmes, 2008
- Lotus Lounge Vol. 2Lotus LoungeLotus Lounge is a compilation of lounge and chill out music released by LoveCat Music. The CD was produced and compiled by DJ Steve Popkin and Benny Fresco. The liner notes were written by Michael Hill. The CD was distributed by Bar/None Records...
, 2001
- Lund CallingLund CallingLund Calling is a compilation of new pop, rock and alternative music from bands based in Lund, a college town in Sweden. The six bands were all signed to the Swedish independent label Lund Records, which licensed this CD to LoveCat Music in the United States of America. The bands include: Damn,...
, 2005
- Latin Moderns Vol. 1, 2005
- Latin Moderns Vol. 2, 2007
- Latin Moderns Vol. 3, 2008
- TribalisticTribalisticTribalistic is a compilation of tribal house, conga and bongo music released by LoveCat Music. The music was produced in Milan, Italy at the underground studios of Dieffe Music. All tracks were written by Bergsenson except 14 written by A. Franchi, D. Torrente, and M. Gulino...
, 2007