Naïve Records
Naïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical music.
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Naïve Records
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- Naïve Records
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- Paris
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Naïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical music.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Naïve Records • Founded — 1997 • Founder — Patrick Zelnik Gilles Paires Éric Tong Cuong • Genre — Pop, jazz, classical, chanson • Country — France • Location — Paris • Website — https: www.naiverecords.com
Founding and expansion
Founding and expansion
It was founded in 1998 by Patrick Zelnik, former CEO of Virgin France, Gilles Paires and Eric Tong Cuong. Following finance house Édouard Stern taking a 10% stake in Naïve, Naïve acquired various other record labels, including among classical labels Auvidis (which included early music label Michel Bernstein's Astrée and modernist label Montaigne), Yolanta Skura's Opus 111 (founded 1990, named after Beethoven's Piano Sonata, Op. 111) and Nicolas Bartholomée's Ambroisie.
Acquisition by Believe
Acquisition by Believe
The label got into difficulties after 2010 and, after having operations suspended, was acquired by Denis Ladegaillerie's digital download platform Believe Digital in August 2016. After a long hiatus the label began issuing CDs again with new releases in the Naive Vivaldi Edition.
Artists
Artists
• Aṣa • Asian Dub Foundation • Benjamin Biolay • Perry Blake • Carla Bruni-Sarkozy • Yilian Cañizares • John & Jehn • Jude • Julien Lourau • Souad Massi • M83 • Mirwais • Moriarty • Meshell Ndegeocello • Nervous Cabaret • Pink Martini • Serafin • Tanita Tikaram
Classical and jazz
Classical and jazz
• Avishai Cohen • Tigran Hamasyan • Alison Chesley • Franco Fagioli • Sergey Khachatryan • Garth Knox • Marie-Nicole Lemieux • Nikolai Lugansky • Anne Sofie von Otter • Johann Sebastian Bach • Lise de la Salle • Federico Maria Sardelli, Vivaldi Edition • Fazıl Say • Hopkinson Smith • Anthony Strong
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Naïve Records was established or created on 1 January 1997.
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