Marathon Artists
Marathon Artists is a London-based independent record label founded by Paul-René Albertini, Philippe Ascoli and Jimmy Mikaoui in 2012. The label also runs its own publishing and management divisions. Artists on the label include Courtney Barnett, Pond, Hazel English, Childhood, Max Jury, Sonia Stein, Jamie Isaac, Tiny Ruins, Baaba Maal, Shock Machine, Afro B, Alaskalaska, Jen Cloher, and Bellah.
Marathon Artists
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- Marathon Artists
- Founded
- 2012
- Founder
- Paul-Rene Albertini · Philippe Ascoli
- Headquarters
- London
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Marathon Artists is a London-based independent record label founded by Paul-René Albertini, Philippe Ascoli and Jimmy Mikaoui in 2012. The label also runs its own publishing and management divisions. Artists on the label include Courtney Barnett, Pond, Hazel English, Childhood, Max Jury, Sonia Stein, Jamie Isaac, Tiny Ruins, Baaba Maal, Shock Machine, Afro B, Alaskalaska, Jen Cloher, and Bellah.
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Also home to imprint labels House Anxiety, MOVES and Mahogany Records. House Anxiety launched in 2008, with releases from King Krule to Forth Wanderers, Childhood to The Big Pink. MOVES launched in 2017, led by the A&R and journalist Ian McQuaid, who, along with Afro B, co-curated the first official UK Afrobeats compilation, MOVES: The Sound of UK Afrobeats. The label has worked with Naira Marley, Harlem Spartans, Mista Silva, Jaji Hollands and Omo Frenchie. MOVES has released music from Belly Squad, Afro B, Skengdo & AM and Finesse Foreva. Mahogany Records launched in 2017 to release recordings from the Mahogany Sessions YouTube Channel, and has released works from James Bay and George Ezra. In 2016, Marathon Artists LABs accelerating startup business development programme in music and technology launched in partnership with Sushi Venture Partners. Artists LABs targets product-ready applications that optimise the exposure of creators’ work and its monetisation.
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• Name — Marathon Artists • Founded — 2012 • Founder — Paul-Rene Albertini, Jimmy Mikaoui, Philippe Ascoli • Country — United Kingdom • Location — London, England
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- 1.Marathon Artists co-founder Philippe Ascoli exits label. Music Business Worldwide. 2016-08-05.
- 2.Marathon Artists co-founder Philippe Ascoli exits label - Music Business Worldwide. Music Business Worldwide. 2016-08-05.
- 3.Afro B and Ian McQuaid on the ascent of UK Afrobeats. www.factmag.com.
- 4.Stereo, London In. MOVES: The Sound of UK Afrobeats // In Five LONDON IN STEREO. LONDON IN STEREO. 2017-05-17.
- 5.How Afro B captured the sound of UK Afrobeats for the 'MOVES' compilation. Crack Magazine.
- 6.Mahogany Sessions are creating the world's greatest live sessions Patreon. Patreon.
- 7.LABs, MarathonArtists. [VIDEO] Jimmy Mikaoui presents MarathonArtists LABs Stagelink wins award — MIDEM 2016. Medium. 2016-06-13.
- 8.Hu, Cherie. The Record Labels Of The Future Are Already Here. Forbes.
- 9.Music Week. Marathon Artists LABS to celebrate innovative industry start-ups.
- 10.Stuart Dredge. How indie label Marathon Artists launched its own startups accelerator. musically.com. 2016-04-08.
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