Photo Finish Records
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| Photo Finish Records | |
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| File:PhotoFinishLogo2.png | |
| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Matt Galle |
| Distributor(s) | Republic Records[1][2] (in the US, all artists excluding 3OH!3) Virgin EMI (in the UK) Atlantic Records (in the US, 3OH!3 only) |
| Genre | Alternative rock Pop Hip hop Indie rock Electronica |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Official website | Official website of Photo Finish Records |
Photo Finish Records is an independent record label located in New York City, New York, United States (US).[3] The label was started in 2006 by booking agent Matt Galle and is known for a diverse roster that includes punk bands, indie rock bands, and hip hop artists.
Contents
History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The label's first release was in November 2006 when they put out the debut Envy On The Coast five song EP. Shortly after, they signed Danger Radio, and released their EP and debut studio album.
Photo Finish achieved success with its next signing 3OH!3. The band's debut album WANT debuted at number 88 and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. The band's song "Don't Trust Me" ranked in the number 1 position on the Top 40 Charts and eventually sold over 3 million digital copies. As of February 2014, WANT remains the label's most successful release.
Anthony Green's album Avalon debuted in August 2008 at number 44 on the Billboard charts, making it the label's most successful first-week performance for a release.
Artists
Current artists
- Anthony Green
- MisterWives
- The Mowgli's
- New Medicine
- Orphan Twins
- Rival Schools
- Marian Hill
- Handsome Ghost
Alumni artists
- Brick + Mortar
- Danger Radio
- The Downtown Fiction
- Envy on the Coast
- Fighting with Wire
- Hit the Lights
- I Fight Dragons
- 3OH!3
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | ||
| 2011 | Let's Be Animals
|
— | — | — |
| 2010 | Welcome to the Breakdown (EP)
|
— | — | — |
| 2010 | Race You to the Bottom
|
104 | — | — |
| 2009 | Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)
|
— | — | — |
| 2008 | Avalon
|
44 | — | — |
| 2008 | Want
|
44 | 4 | 47 |
| 2008 | Used and Abused
|
198 | — | — |
| 2007 | Punch Your Lights Out EP
|
— | — | — |
| 2007 | Lucy Gray
|
11 Heatseakers | — | — |
| 2006 | Envy on the Coast EP
|
— | — | — |
Singles
| Year | Artist | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | Billboard US Pop | CAN | AUS | FIN | NZ | UK | IRE | GER | |||||
| 2008 | 3OH!3 | "Don't Trust Me" | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 95 | AUS: Platinum[4] US: 2× Platinum |
Want (and Deluxe Edition) |
| 2009 | 3OH!3 | "Starstrukk" (featuring Katy Perry) | 66 | 25 | 31 | 4 | — | 16 | 3 | — | — | US: Gold | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Compilations/Samplers
References
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1084198/photo-finish-records-matt-galle-moves-his-label-from-atlantic-to-island
- ↑ http://www.RepublicRecords.com
- ↑ Photo Finish’s MySpace Page
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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