Water Music Records is an electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 record label

Record label

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 based in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. Launched in July, 2000

2000 in music

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, Water Music Records releases, markets and distributes albums in various sub-styles of electronica including Chill Out, Lounge and Down-Tempo music. Its sister label Water Music Dance releases albums, EPs and singles in the following genres: trance

Trance music

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...

, dance

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 and techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

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The label was started by Brad Pressman, former VP of A&R

A&R

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 and Label Manager for Sonic Images Records since 1993. Joined by former Universal

Universal Music Group

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 VP Rod Linnum, the label has released over 110 projects, both artist albums and various compilations. Water Music Records has achieved over 15 Top 50 albums, 2 Top 25 singles.

In 2007, the label launched a pop music oriented label called 10 Spot Records devoted to developing talented singer/songwriters. The label's initial roster includes Justin James, Jeremy Kay, and former teen queen Tiffany

Tiffany (singer)

Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...

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External links

• Water Music Records