Ba Da Bing Records

Ba Da Bing Records is an American record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The name is derived from the saying "ba da bing, ba da boom", common among Italian-Americans, especially in New Jersey.[1]

Ba Da Bing Records
Founded1994 (1994)
FounderBen Goldberg
GenrePop, rock
Country of originU.S.
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Official websitewww.badabingrecords.com

The label was founded in Leonia, New Jersey in 1994 by Ben Goldberg.[1] Goldberg ran the operation from a post office box while taking positions as a publicist for the independent labels Merge and Matador.[1] In 2007, Goldberg moved the label's base to Brooklyn in the Fort Greene neighborhood.

One of the label's most successful acts is the group Beirut, whose debut album Ba Da Bing released in 2006.[1][2]

Artists

Former

References

  1. A Record Label Grows in Fort Greene Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times: The Local, October 12, 2010.
  2. Interview with Ben Goldberg of Ba Da Bing Records. Delusions of Adequacy, March 22, 2010.
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