Downtown Records is comprised of its Downtown and Mercer Street imprints and joint venture partners Dim Mak, Fool's Gold, and Mad Decent Records. Downtown Records has released groundbreaking music from artists including Miike Snow, Scissor Sisters, Gnarls Barkley, Santigold, Justice, Cold War Kids, Major Lazer and Mos Def; while Mercer Street Records is home to David Gray, Cyndi Lauper, Femi Kuti, Ozomatli and William Fitzsimmons to name a few.
Downtown Records is distributed by Universal Music's Fontana Distribution, with certain releases distributed by ADA. Offices are located in New York and Los Angeles.
Downtown Music Publishing is a full-service music publisher and copyright administrator with offices in New York and Los Angeles. The Company's diverse writer roster includes the likes of Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe fame, British writer/producer Trevor Horn and Afro-Beat legend Femi Kuti as well as many writers/artists signed to affiliate labels Downtown Records and Mercer Street Records, such as Cold War Kids, Santigold and Carla Bruni. DMP now publishes over 8,000 song copyrights, recorded by artists ranging from soul legends Aretha Franklin and the Isley Brothers to pop stars Miley Cyrus and Leona Lewis. The Company also offers a complete line of administration services to boutique publishers, film studios and digital media outlets including Check Your Pulse, The Film Department and RCRD LBL.
dms.FM is the strategic marketing and sonic branding division of Downtown Music, LLC, home to Downtown Records, Downtown Music Publishing, and RCRD LBL. With a roster boasting over twenty record labels and a publishing catalog that spans fifty years of recorded music, the dms.FM creative team connects the best of independent music with all forms of media including film, television, video games, and advertising.
dms.FM also offers clients access to a proprietary content management system that allows for an intuitive and organized method of distribution to high volume music users on a global scale.
Recently, dms.FM has entered high-profile licensing partnerships with Anheuser Busch, Palm, Verizon, Uniqlo, The Standard Hotels, Paramount Pictures, Yahoo, and MGM.
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Downtown Music Studios is a two studio recording facility located in the SoHo neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. Owned and operated by Downtown Music principally for artists associated with Downtown Records and Downtown Music Publishing, this modern, cutting edge studio is also available on a limited basis to outside clients. The studios designed by Martin Pilchner of industry leading Pilchner-Schoustal International feature a forward thinking emphasis on higher fidelity recordings and modern ergonomics.