Beatservice Records
Beatservice Records (established 10 October 1994 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian record label releasing electronic music. It was initiated by Vidar Hanssen who was DJing for a local student radio with the program The Beatservice Radio Show at the time. Records have released music ranging from minimalistic ambient via house and experimental techno to drum and bass.
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Beatservice Records
- Founded
- 1995.
- Headquarters
- Tromsø.
- Activity
- music industry.
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Beatservice Records (established 10 October 1994 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian record label releasing electronic music. It was initiated by Vidar Hanssen who was DJing for a local student radio with the program The Beatservice Radio Show at the time. Records have released music ranging from minimalistic ambient via house and experimental techno to drum and bass.
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The label was an important factor in the mid-to-late 1990s popularity of the Tromsø based electronic music scene, both in Norway and elsewhere. It has released music by artists such as Biosphere, Elektrofant, Aedena Cycle, Kolar Goi, Flunk, Ralph Myerz, Xploding Plastix, Teebee, Sternklang, Kim Hiorthøy, Howard Maple, Bjørn Torske and Frost. Hanssen is also involved in the Insomnia Festival.
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Beatservice Records established.
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Beatservice Records was established or created on 20 February 1995.
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The circumstances in which Beatservice Records stands. Established or created on 20 February 1995. Records has its headquarters at Tromsø. Recorded as record label. Records operates in music industry. Situated in Norway. Records lies within Tromsø.
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- 1.Bransjeregister MIC.no. Beatservice Records.
- 2.Ballade.no. Strong Norwegian presence at London Jazz Festival - Listen to Norway.
- 3.Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Ny på Beatservice.
- 4.Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Insomnia finner formen.
- 5.Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Beatservice Records ut i verden.
- 6.Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Beatservice relanserer Sketch.
- 7.Søvnløs seanse. 25 August 2004.
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