Copenhagen Records

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Copenhagen Records is a Danish record label formed on 5 January

Copenhagen Records
2004[1] by former EMI Recorded Music Denmark staff members to give
artists more artistic autonomy.[2] It houses artists spread over a wide
range of genres, from rock to rap, and from pop artists to comedians.

In September 2011, Universal Music Group acquires Copenhagen

Records, along with the rest of MBO Group.[3] The label operates as Parent Universal Music Group
one of UMG's standalone labels. company
Founded 5 January 2004
Founder Jakob Srensen Nick Foss
Contents Mik Christensen Christian
Backman
1 History
2 Artists Genre Various
3 Former artists Country Denmark
4 References of origin
5 External links
Location Copenhagen
Official cphrec.dk
History website

In 2003, EMI-Medley had a 40% share on the Danish music market.[4] Days after Medley-founder Michael
Ritto announced he would depart in February 2004, other senior staff members also left. Among them were
former EMI Denmark head of A&R Nick Foss and former Capitol/Medley GM Mik Christensen, who had both
worked at EMI for 19 years and long wanted to start a company of their own, but who had been persuaded by
Ritto to hold off those plans.[4] Former Medley marketing manager Jakob Srensen and former A&R manager
Christian Backman set up operations; Foss and Christensen joined on 1 April 2004.[4] Christensen explained
that Copenhagen Records had the aim "to recruit and develop quality Danish musicians. Sales of Danish artists
have not dipped nearly as much as international acts [in Denmark]."[4] The label also had the direct intention to
create a strong local competitor against the established multinational labels.[1]

In 2008, Christensen and Foss left Copenhagen Records and started Mermaid Records, which is largely owned
by Sony Music Entertainment Denmark.[5][6] After Srensen and Backman left the company in 2013, the
position of CEO was taken over by Torben Ravn, who was a product manager at Copenhagen Records since
2007.[7]

Copenhagen Records is market leader in Denmark on local repertoire and runs as a 360 label. Copenhagen
Records also includes Copenhagen Music, a booking agency which primarily facilitates bookings for the artists
on the label, and Copenhagen Publishing.

Artists

Agnes Eric Gadd Patrick Dorgan

Alex Vargas Hedegaard Rune Klan
Alexander Brown Fabian Mazur Saveus
Alphabeat Freddy Wexler Selvmord
Apollo Jasmin Scarlet Pleasure
BOY Joey Moe Sebastian berg
Burhan G Le Kid Spleen United
 Caroline Henderson Lightwave Empire Stine Bramsen
Carpark North Lukas Graham Studio Killers
Celina Ree Nephew Thanks
De Eneste To (D.E.T.) Nexus Music Veronica Maggio
Eivr Nik & Jay Years & Years
Noah

Former artists

Ccilie Nordby Mads Langer Thomas Dybdahl

Fldeklinikken Niarn Thomas Holm
Hanne Boel Rock Hard Power Spray Tim Christensen
Jinks Sanne Salomonsen Turboweekend
Johnny Deluxe Silja
Laust Sonne Sin

References
1. Copenhagen Records (2011). Info & Kontakt (http://cphrec.dk/). Retrieved 26 April 2011. (in Danish)
2. Svidt, O. R. (17 December 2003). EMI-Medley str over for sprngning (http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/3551)
(EMI-Medley about to blow up). GAFFA. (in Danish)
3. Smirke, Richard (6 September 2011). "Universal Music Acquires Denmark's MBO Group" (http://www.b
illboard.com/biz/articles/news/1171547/universal-music-acquires-denmarks-mbo-group). Billboard.
Retrieved 11 January 2015.
4. Charles Ferro (2004-01-24). "Danish execs form label: Former EMI Denmark staffers to run Copenhagen
Records" (http://books.google.hu/books?id=gQ8EAAAAMBAJ). Billboard: 42. ISSN 0006-2510 (http
s://www.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved 2011-04-26.
5. Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S. (2011). Mermaid Records (http://sonymusic.dk/om_sony_mu
sic/mermaid_records/) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20110414163509/http://www.sonymusic.d
k/om_sony_music/mermaid_records/) 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 26 April 2011. (in
Danish)
6. Rustrup, S. (27 November 2008). Sony Music kber sig ind i Mermaid Records (http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30
004) (Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). GAFFA. (in Danish)
7. "Chefer forlader Copenhagen Records" (http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/79378). GAFFA.dk (in Danish). Retrieved
2016-01-30.

External links
Official website

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