Wichita Recordings facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wichita Recordings |
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| Founded | 2000; 25 years ago |
| Founder | Mark Bowen, Dick Green |
| Distributor(s) | PIAS |
| Genre | Rock, indie rock, punk rock, folk, experimental |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London |
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label based in London, England. It was started in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. A record label helps music artists record, produce, and sell their music. Wichita Recordings has worked with many well-known bands. Some of these include Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
The very first album released by Wichita Recordings was Fevers and Mirrors by Bright Eyes. This album came out in 2000.
Wichita also has a part of their company called Wichita Management. This team helps manage the careers of artists. They work with musicians like Gold Panda, Open Mike Eagle, and Cloud Nothings.
About ten years ago, in 2015, Wichita Recordings celebrated being a label for 15 years. They released new music from bands such as FIDLAR, Cheatahs, and Waxahatchee. The next year, in 2016, they released debut albums from Globelamp and Mothers.
Artists at Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings has worked with many talented artists over the years. Here are some of the bands and musicians who have been part of their journey.
Current Artists
- Cheatahs
- Cloud Nothings
- Espers
- Euros Childs
- FIDLAR
- Frankie & The Heartstrings
- Girlpool
- Gold Panda
- Greg Weeks
- Meg Baird
- Mothers
- Peggy Sue
- Ride
- Slow Club
- Swearin'
- Waxahatchee
- Young Legionnaire
Past Artists
- Best Coast
- Bloc Party
- The Blood Brothers
- Bright Eyes
- The Bumblebeez
- The Bronx
- Canyon
- Cate Le Bon
- Conor Oberst
- Brave Captain
- Euros Childs
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- The Cribs
- Desaparecidos
- The Dodos
- The Drips
- Elastica
- First Aid Kit
- Giant Drag
- Globelamp
- Her Space Holiday
- Kele
- Kid606
- Les Savy Fav
- Lissy Trullie
- Los Campesinos!
- My Morning Jacket
- Northern State
- The Pattern
- Peter Bjorn and John
- Peter Morén
- Ruby
- Saul Williams
- Simian Mobile Disco
- Sky Larkin
- Those Dancing Days
- Times New Viking
- Weevil
- Wild Flag
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
See also
In Spanish: Wichita Recordings para niños
- Category:Wichita Recordings albums
- List of record labels
- List of independent UK record labels
