Captains of Industry (record label)
The Captains of Industry were an independent record label based in London and Durham, UK. They announced their launch in 2003 "as a self-funded experiment in art and commerce" with a plan to exist for 5 years, and as a result ceased trading while in profit in 2008.
Fate | "ceased trading" |
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Defunct | 2008-04-01 |
Headquarters | Durham, England |
They released material by artists including Hell Is for Heroes, The Grates, Peace Burial at Sea, Gay for Johnny Depp, The SoundEx, Marmaduke Duke, Kinesis, TEAM and Sucioperro.[1] Captains of Industry 'ceased trading' as of 1 April 2008, claiming to have achieved their '5 year plan' - to "release some cool records".[2][3]
The label released Transmit Disrupt, the second album by Hell Is for Heroes, after the band was dropped by EMI, and is co-managed by the band's vocalist Justin Schlosberg.[4]
References
- "Listings - Labels - Captains of Industry". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- "Captains of Industry Label Quits". This Is Fake DIY. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- "Captains Of Industry call time on record releasing". Drowned in Sound. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- Bansal, Vik (2004). "Hell Is For Heroes - One Of Us (Captains Of Industry)". MusicOMH.com. OMH. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-19.