Mother West
Mother West is a record label based in New York City. It was founded in 1990 by Charles Newman and Paul Casanova as a vehicle to release the first record, Noreally Thanks, for their band Please. Since then and under the helm of Newman, Mother West has grown from a small label and recording studio to a full-service organization offering music licensing, publicity and promotions, customized distribution, online sales and state of the art recording facilities.
Mother West
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- Mother West
- Founded
- 1990
- Headquarters
- United States
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Mother West is a record label based in New York City. It was founded in 1990 by Charles Newman and Paul Casanova as a vehicle to release the first record, Noreally Thanks, for their band Please. Since then and under the helm of Newman, Mother West has grown from a small label and recording studio to a full-service organization offering music licensing, publicity and promotions, customized distribution, online sales and state of the art recording facilities.
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The company now works with artists including The Magnetic Fields, Flare, AM, Gospel Music, Kris Gruen, The Davenports, and Dylan Trees.
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• Name — Mother West • Founded — 1990 • Founder — Charles Newman & Paul Casanova • Country — United States • Location — New York City • Url — http: motherwest.com/
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• Aarktica • Aloud • Aluminum Babe • AM • Austin Hartley-Leonard • Bela • Bob Sharkey • Bryan Fenkart • Ceramic • Charles Newman • Codachrome • Cold Blood Club • Dead Leaves Rising • Dylan Trees • Earlymay • Electric Ladybugs • Escapade • Flare • Growch • Industrial Tepee • James Marks • JC Milo • Jon DeRosa • Jubei • Kelly Snyder • Kris Gruen • Lauren Molina • Litvar • Lost Tricks • M-16 • Outta Luck • Pale Horse and Rider • Peter Fand • Please • Plexus • Radio America • Red Radio • Sam Barron • Scott Conners • Shannon Corey • Speed Dial • Stuart Hart • The Bowmans • The Davenports • The Domestics • Teddy Grey • The Old Nationals • The Sound of Monday • The Ton-Ups • The Walkup • Tom Shaner • Transmissions From The Speaker Zone • Tremulous Monk • Vidi Vitties • VJS Productions
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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