Pendulum Records
Pendulum Records is a hip hop-oriented record label originally founded in 1991 by Ruben Rodriguez, who was then working as a senior vice president for urban music at Elektra Records. In 1992, Rodriguez resigned his position at Elektra to devote more time to his position as president of Pendulum. At the time, Pendulum was an imprint label being distributed by Elektra.
Pendulum Records
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- 1991
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- United States
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Pendulum Records is a hip hop-oriented record label originally founded in 1991 by Ruben Rodriguez, who was then working as a senior vice president for urban music at Elektra Records. In 1992, Rodriguez resigned his position at Elektra to devote more time to his position as president of Pendulum. At the time, Pendulum was an imprint label being distributed by Elektra.
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In 1993, it switched distribution partners from Elektra to EMI Records. One of the label's most prominent and profitable signatories was the hip hop group Digable Planets. Digable Planets member Craig "Doodlebug" Irving blames the switch from Elektra to EMI for leading to their second album, Blowout Comb, not being very well-publicized. In October 2021, Pendulum Records founder Ruben Rodriguez died at 68 years old.
• Boogiemonsters • Digable Planets • Lords of the Underground • Meli'sa Morgan
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- 1.About Pendulum Records. Pendulum Records.
- 2.Shiver, Jube Jr. Black Executives Quietly Rising in Music Industry. Los Angeles Times. 1991-12-28. 0458-3035.
- 3.Variety Staff. Rodriguez ankles Elektra urban post. Variety. 1992-11-04.
- 4.Pop Eye. Los Angeles Times. 1993-09-12.
- 5.Parker, Chris. Cee Knowledge catches a cosmic ride away from Digable Planets. Charleston City Paper. 2014-04-16.
- 6.HITS Digital Ventures. R.I.P. RUBEN RODRIGUEZ. hitsdailydouble.com.
- 7.Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home. Obituary of Ruben Rodriguez. claytonfuneralhome.com.
- 8.Reynolds, J.R. Pendulum Dives In With Debut Of Boogiemonsters' 'Underwater' Music. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 21. 1994-07-09.
- 9.Norment, Lynn. Entertainment Industry. Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. 116. June 1995.
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