iamsound records
the la collection is a series of limited edition split 7 - inches released on iamsound records, one a month beginning today through august, in partnership with pure groove records out of the u. k. all artists are la acts hand - picked by iamsound to showcase the depth of talent of our city .
iamsound music is a publishing company formed by los angeles based indie label iamsound records, and administered by kobalt. iamsound music looks ahead to partnering with artists and songwriters who have a fresh perspective on music and songwriting, to establish a unique and progressively diverse catalogue .
iamsound music is a publishing company formed by los angeles based indie label iamsound records, and administered by kobalt, one of the worlds leading music rights administrators. iamsound music looks ahead to partnering with artists and songwriters who have a fresh perspective on music and songwriting, to establish a unique and progressively diverse catalogue .
iamsound records has released the likes of charli xcx, banks, lord huron, florence + the machine, kate boy, salem, hmltd and many others, working with the best and brightest in new music .
label: iamsound records founded: 2006 location: west hollywood, l. a. number of employees: 5 number of active artists: 4 biggest release: lord huron ,
lonesome dreams ,
soundscan 46, 000 next release: kate boy, early 2014 distributor: red twitter: @ iamsoundrecords website: urltoken
iamsound music act superfood release their new album bambino on sept 8th. their new single unstoppable is released today july 21st
superfood writers dominic ganderton and ryan malcolm have signed a publishing deal with iamsound music. the band have completed recording their new album. dom & ryan produced the album and matthew twaites engineered. the album was mixed in los angeles by michael patterson, dom & ryan. the band have signed to dirty hit records. they released a new single' double dutch' on feb 6th .
detroit singer apropos has signed to iamsound music. he is featured on the liquid monk track ‘come down’ which is released on beverly martel on feb 23rd
in each new venture, be it a festival or a soundtrack or a brand campaign, roberton sees an opportunity to improve on the value that iamsound brings to its artists .
though iamsound didn’t actually release “true romance” - - it was quietly handled by warner subsidiary atlantic records in the states with naming rights given to the indie - - it was roberton and tao who first broke aitchison for american audiences. it was their label that licensed her debut ep “you’re the one” in june of 2012, before the artist had any formal representation here. and when atlantic came into the picture later that same year, roberton and tao stayed on - board as co - managers of the artist and marketing consultants on the album, ensuring the project kept its indie credibility intact .
robertson and tao have cast their gaze across the pond, partnering with eclectic london - based music shop pure groove records to release the l. a. collection singles in the u. k .
we want london to know about the l. a. scene as well ,
says tao .
people in the u. k. see los angeles as a concrete hellhole ,
adds robertson .
iamsound is a multidimensional ecosystem encompassing a record label, creative agency and visual art studio. we like music. we like art. we thought it could be fun to work at the intersection of the two .
liquid monk release a 2nd single nighttime ft. kameryn ogden on august 18th via beverly martel. this is the 2nd single from their debut album that will drop on september 22nd. the song is published by iamsound music .
after the tween tidal wave came another breakthrough, when roberton signed florence welch of florence and the machine to a singles deal after discovering her on myspace. the first release, “kiss with a fist, ” caught fire on the internet and drew the attention of red distribution, which eventually agreed to pick up the label and help expand its reach beyond itunes and promo cds. though welch went on to sign a major label agreement with island records, in april of 2009 iamsound released her debut ep “a lot of love. a lot of blood” featuring “kiss with a fist” and other future hit singles “dog days are over” and “you’ve got the love. ”
in addition to the creative agency, now responsible for roughly 40 percent of iamsound’s revenue, the company has begun planning for its own festival in la. , tentatively scheduled to launch next year. iamsound also recently did music supervision for its first feature film “teenage, ” a documentary directed by matt wolf about the history of teen culture. the film, which features original music by bradford cox of deerhunter and atlas sound, premiered at tribeca international film festival this spring and was recently picked up by oscilloscope laboratories .
founded by roberton in 2006, iamsound has made a name for itself in the ever - narrowing gap between indie and pop music. the label was the first home to the platinum - selling, grammy - nominated artist florence and the machine and counts among its current roster bubbling under the radar acts like kate boy, io echo, lord huron and ezekiel. later this year, iamsound will handle the american release of “nirvana, ” the four - song debut ep from the disclosure collaborator and emergent universal music group artist sam smith .
roberton and tao aim to sign artists to two album deals, with masters owned by the label and profits split 50 / 50 with the artist. painless contracts and a low ratio of artists to owners make iamsound an attractive proposition for young bands seeking both support and creative freedom .
, a series helmed by iamsound' s new signees io echo, will match acts like the doom - stricken synth trio salem, the ambitious avant - garde crooner zola jesus and the uncannily creepy doo - wop group cults with a rotation of dance troupes and visual artists. drew barrymore ,
black swan' s
iamsound is now five employees, with full - time staffers handling licensing and business affairs. in 2011, the company added a partner, anh do, and with her a creative agency, which has brought in work doing marketing consulting, music supervision and event programming for brands including vans, warby parker and all saints .
it sounds so basic, and that core essence of the music business hasn' t changed in a century: find good sounds and release them. iamsound records, run out of a modest yet modish grove - adjacent office, has done both quite well, has compiled a diverse roster of artists, including l. a. - born afro - pop purveyors fool' s gold, electronic - pop duo telepathe of brooklyn, indie - dance chanteuse little boots, the black ghosts — whose slick dance - pop debut featured a guest turn by damon albarn of blur fame — and florence and the machine, whose soulful debut album was nominated for england' s mercury prize. with 24 - year - old paul tao as her right - hand man, robertson' s label has signed 16 artists in the past four years, and in march will start releasing a series of one - off singles called the l. a. collection, by notable l. a. musicians .
even if the museum of contemporary art has been under fire for tilting exhibitions toward celebrity and pop, at least it has good taste in nightlife. the museum and the local label iamsound have collaborated on a trio of intriguing events at the geffen contemporary gallery with national and local experimental musicians - - and a strong shot of art - world celebrity as well .
in 2008, iamsound had a pair of breakthroughs that helped transition the label from a two - person diy outfit into a real business with real income. the first was a juicy sync of the black ghosts song “full moon” in the first scene of the first “twilight” movie. the label and artist had agreed to the deal unaware of the vampire mania that would soon grip the country .
in addition to bucking last century' s record - label antics, iamsound frequently pioneers ventures such as the l. a. collection. wanting to give a nod to the thriving l. a. music scene, robertson and tao decided to feature some of the city' s rising acts. the first release will feature a new track by indie roustabouts edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, coupled with a song from low - fi, smell - affiliated rockers moonrats. other artists contributing to the collection include local natives, rainbow arabia, imaad wasif, io echo, pocahaunted and iamsound' s own fool' s gold. artwork for the series has been created by a host of renowned l. a. artists, including aaron rose, ingrid allen and elisa saether. they' re also organizing an art exhibition at the space 15 twenty gallery in hollywood, and a launch party with musical performances to promote the collection .
iamsound is also concentrating its efforts on music licensing for tv and film .
right now, music licensing is bigger than record sales ,
says robertson, citing the black ghosts, whose popularity soared after they appeared on the twilight film soundtrack. more than anything, robertson says, she and tao like being able to handpick the artists they feel passionate about .
we don' t have to put something out because we feel obligated contractually ,
she says .
there are no channels we have to go through. it' s just us .
only 26 when she launched the l. a. - based iamsound label in 2006, niki robertson had been an a & r talent scout for u. k. label parlophone and was directing videos for majors in the u. s. , but was already finding herself jaded beyond her years .
i used to hate the tracks i was sent to work on, these cheeseballs signed to sony who would get dropped the next year ,
says the lanky london native .
i can do better ,
she thought, and her approach was simple .
i went online and found bands i liked that weren' t signed. then i contacted them to see if they were interested in putting out a single, and then an ep .
our goal is to redefine pop music as something that envelops a lot of genres ,
says tao, a native of taiwan .
a lot of labels try to stay in the same ballpark, but we don' t want to pigeonhole ourselves .
rather than signing artists to multi - album, multiyear deals, iamsound handcrafts its deals, whether that means releasing one or two full - length albums or simply a 7 - inch single. this is one of many factors that attracted telepathe to the label .
we met niki at [ austin music - industry festival ] sxsw in 2008 ,
recalls busy gangnes, one half of the brooklyn duo .
she immediately offered to do a one - off single with us and we were into the idea of that. they never hid the fact that they loved our band and wanted to sign us .
the 21 - year - old rising british pop star charli xcx has it all. best known for co - writing icona pop’s unsinkable billboard hot 100 top 10 smash “i love it, ” as well as for her own collection of darkwave pop gems, the well - received 2013 debut “true romance, ” xcx has had a global major label recording deal through warner music group since before she could drive. but the pop singer, born charlotte aitchison, is also an indie darling. in 2011 and 2012, she was the subject of breathless blog buzz, glowing pitchfork reviews and a zeitgeist - capturing v magazine cover with grimes and sky ferreira. the grass - roots momentum was in part due to the fact that in america, aitchison’s music almost always flies under the banner of iamsound, the independent label owned and operated by niki roberton and paul tao out of west hollywood, los angeles .
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emmett malloy will present work alongside them, pairing disciplines to make for some singularly spooky nights out .
the shows come on the heels of several other novel and music - informed moca exhibits, including beastie boy mike d' s
transmission la: av club
and moca tv, a new contemporary - art themed channel on youtube .
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indies are kind of dying out ,
submits bandmate melissa livaudais ,
but [ robertson ] is rising to the top because she and paul have new ideas and really fresh ways of dealing with things. it' s not the male - dominated indie stuff. they want to keep it exciting. they stand behind things they' re passionate about. they have their own ideas and they' re not subscribing to the histories .
as an l. a. label, we wanted to be able to bring together all kinds of music so people would see what l. a. has to offer ,
explains tao. he and robertson reached out to some of their favorite local bands to gauge their interest .
the bands were excited about what we were trying to do, so they started referring their friends and it just grew ,
tao adds .
edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros front man alex ebert says he wanted to do his part to help push the city' s music scene .
l. a. has something going on that' s transcendent of the hipster indie - rock vibe ,
says ebert .
it' s not one certain kind of music. there are lots of different things going on and l. a. is evolving. it' s starting to develop a real culture and community. it' s such a triumph for l. a. to have a community because it' s a sprawling car city. and we don' t want to keep it a secret, indie or under wraps — we want to spread it far and wide .
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danny preston, half of the husband - and - wife duo rainbow arabia, agrees .
it' s a great idea because there are so many good artists to pull from in so many different genres ,
says preston .
brooklyn has gotten a lot more notoriety lately, and london has always been like that, but i think there' s just as much going on in l. a. that no one really knows about .
rainbow arabia, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, fool' s gold and local natives all had a stellar 2009. two of the four bands (edward sharpe and local natives) recently nabbed coveted slots at this year' s coachella music & arts festival, and all of the bands have expanded their following in the past year, not only among angelenos but also nationwide and overseas .
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“we actually get hit up all the time now by major labels who want us to do a sort of window dressing ep for their own artist, ” says roberton. “it’s flattering, but we only pick up stuff that we really love and can really get involved in. ”
roberton, a london native and the daughter of music industry vet and artist manager sandy roberton, got her start in the early 2000s as a twenty - something visual artist and a & r scout for the labels parlophone, east west and warner uk. she moved to l. a. in 2003 to work in film and direct music videos, but she had a new idea after realizing that many of the artists she liked didn’t have record deals .
“i had been around the music industry my whole life, but i didn’t have any real label experience, per se, ” says roberton. “so i just approached these bands, opened an itunes connect account and started putting stuff out digitally. ”
tao, a usc political science grad and former urltoken contributor, joined roberton a few months after the label was off the ground, helping her with cold - call marketing and pr efforts. the label’s first releases were singles from sunny day sets fire, the now defunct project of porcelain raft’s mauro remiddi, and the black ghosts, the dance punk duo composed of simian’s simon william lord and the wiseguys’ theo keating .
“we just thought it was a good sync in a vampire movie, ” says tao. “but after the soundtrack came out, the band emailed us saying ‘hey, do you know why we suddenly have thousands of myspace requests from emo girls? ’”
though the company has grown, the label has kept its focus narrow, releasing only four full - length albums per year on average. a typical release on the label will get an initial run of 3, 000 - 4, 000 cds and 1, 000 lps .
“most contracts we see now are for life, ” says kate ackhurst of swedish experimental electro - pop group kate boy. “but niki and paul were cool about not pressuring us, which was important because it was so early in our career and we were still figuring everything out. they don’t just want to lock you into something to try to make money off you. ”
“we try to do as much as we can to go above and beyond being a normal record label, ” she says. “sometimes we might be too overbearing, too involved, but we really love our bands and we think that’s the best way to help them succeed. ”
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iamsound records is a los angeles , california , usa-based independent label , which was founded in 2006 by niki roberton , as a part of worlds end , usa ( one of the largest us talent management companies for producers ) . roberton continues to run the label , with paul tao . while the label endeavours to promote local indie music , with la-based acts ( e.g. lord huron , io echo and fool 's gold ) , its pre-eminent signings include english artists florence and the machine , little boots and charli xcx . in 2010 , the label released a series of vinyl and digital singles called the l.a. collection , featuring notable la-based musicians through a singles club , although not in the same subscription-only singles club sense that sub pop records used to have . in 2012 , iamsound collaborated with the los angeles museum of contemporary art for a gallery/concert series . 
iamsound records is a los angeles, california, usa-based independent label, which was founded in 2006 by niki roberton, as a part of worlds end, usa (one of the largest us talent management companies for producers). roberton continues to run the label, with paul tao. while the label endeavours to promote local indie music, with la-based acts (e.g. lord huron, io echo and fool's gold), its pre-eminent signings include english artists florence and the machine, little boots and charli xcx. in 2010, the label released a series of vinyl and digital singles called the l.a. collection, featuring notable la-based musicians through a singles club, although not in the same subscription-only singles club sense that sub pop records used to have. in 2012, iamsound collaborated with the los angeles museum of contemporary art for a gallery/concert series.
iamsound records is a los angeles, california, usa-based independent label, which was founded in 2006 by niki roberton, as a part of worlds end, usa (one of the largest us talent management companies for producers). roberton continues to run the label, with paul tao. while the label endeavours to promote local indie music, with la-based acts (e.g. lord huron, io echo and fool's gold), its pre-eminent signings include english artists florence and the machine, little boots and charli xcx. in 2010, the label released a series of vinyl and digital singles called the l.a. collection, featuring notable la-based musicians through a singles club, although not in the same subscription-only singles club sense that sub pop records used to have. in 2012, iamsound collaborated with the los angeles museum of contemporary art for a gallery/concert series.