Toast Hawaii (record label)
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Toast Hawaii is a record label
founded by Depeche Mode
's Andrew Fletcher
and named after his reported fondness for the sandwich. The label is independent, but its North American releases are distributed by Mute Records
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. Client however left the label in October 2006. Although there were many factors, the most accepted one was that Andy Fletcher was touring for the better part of 2005 and 2006, thus making it impossible to manage the band. According to Side-Line Magazine, Toast Hawaii has another band on its roster, but since there has been no news about the status of this band, the label is now close to ceasing activities.
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,...
founded by Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
's Andrew Fletcher
Andrew Fletcher (musician)
Andy Fletcher , known as "Fletch", is a co-founder and member of the English synth band Depeche Mode.-Depeche Mode:...
and named after his reported fondness for the sandwich. The label is independent, but its North American releases are distributed by Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
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History
The first signed artist on this label was ClientClient (band)
Client are an English electronic musical group from London. They are most popular in Germany where they have had limited commercial success...
. Client however left the label in October 2006. Although there were many factors, the most accepted one was that Andy Fletcher was touring for the better part of 2005 and 2006, thus making it impossible to manage the band. According to Side-Line Magazine, Toast Hawaii has another band on its roster, but since there has been no news about the status of this band, the label is now close to ceasing activities.
See also
- Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
- List of record labels
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