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{{Infobox record label {{Infobox record label <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Music -->
| name = RCRD LBL | name = RCRD LBL
| image = ] | image =RCRD LBL Logo.jpg
| image_bg = | parent = ]
| parent = ] | founded = {{start date|2007}}
| founder = {{hlist|]|]|Elliot Aronow}}
| founded = 2007
| founder = Josh Deutsch<br>] | defunct = {{end date|2013}}
| defunct = | status = Defunct
| distributor = | genre = Various
| genre = Various genres | country = U.S.
| location = <!-- headquarters city and state -->
| country = ]
| website = {{URL|www.rcrdlbl.com}}
| location = Exclusively online
| url =
}} }}
'''RCRD LBL''' is an ] which launched in 2007 and is operated by ] and Josh Deutsch. Deutsch's record label, ] operates and funds the website, which also generates ] through advertising and sponsorship.<ref>Peter Lauria, , ''The New York Post'', June 11, 2007.</ref>


'''RCRD LBL''' was a website for free,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lauria |first=Peter |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112007/business/on_the_download_business_peter_lauria.htm |title=On The Download |publisher=NYPOST.com |date=2007-06-11 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref> curated, and legal MP3<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Ethan |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119508767828793513 |title=Music Test: Can a Firm Profit From Free Tunes? - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref> downloads from emergent artists.
RCRD LBL offers free mp3s downloads that are legally hosted with permission from record labels, mostly from ] artist.<ref>Coofler: Music and the Industry, , coofler.com, November 15, 2007.</ref> The blog features music from over 300 artists and over 20 independent labels.<ref name=CNN>Devin Leonard, , CNN Money, February 28, 2008.</ref> Since its founding, RCRD LBL has featured exclusive artist content. Notably, ] released a free "mega mix" from '']'' through RCRD LBL.<ref name=CNN/>


RCRD LBL was launched in 2007 by ], ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2007/11/rcrd_lbl_launch_1.php |title=RCRD LBL Launches |publisher=Coolfer.com |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref> and creative director Elliot Aronow,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dionne|first1=Zach|title=Curator Elliot Aronow's Simple Rules For Success In Branding--And Life|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/1679363/curator-elliot-aronows-simple-rules-for-success-in-branding-and-life|accessdate=25 September 2014|work=Fast Company - Create|publisher=Fast Company|date=10 January 2012}}</ref> and featured thousands of free singles, remixes, exclusive tracks and rarities from a diverse, handpicked roster of artists. The site served up millions of downloads and plays per month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solutionsfordreamers.com/articles/2010/07|title=RCRD LBL: Giving the Artist & Fan What They Want - Solutions for Dreamers}}</ref>
==Partner labels==

As of November 2013, the site has been taken down and there have been no new posts on the site's Facebook or Twitter feeds since May 2013.

==Management==
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|- |-
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*Chairman – ]
*]
*General manager – Terence Lam
*Dirtybird Records
*Chief marketing officer – Doug Smiley
*]
*Creative director – Elliot Aronow<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selectism.com/news/2011/03/29/selectism-profile-elliot-aronow-of-rcrd-lbl/ |title=Selectism Profile &#124; Elliot Aronow of RCRD LBL |publisher=Selectism.com |date=2011-03-29 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
*]
*Fools Gold Records
*]
*Institubes
*]
|valign=top|
*]
*]
*Seen Records
*Spaceland Recordings
*Turbo Recordings
*Turntable Lab Records
*]
|} |}


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Latest revision as of 01:36, 4 September 2021

Record label
RCRD LBL
Parent companyDowntown Records
Founded2007 (2007)
Founder
Defunct2013 (2013)
StatusDefunct
GenreVarious
Country of originU.S.
Official websitewww.rcrdlbl.com

RCRD LBL was a website for free, curated, and legal MP3 downloads from emergent artists.

RCRD LBL was launched in 2007 by Josh Deutsch, Peter Rojas and creative director Elliot Aronow, and featured thousands of free singles, remixes, exclusive tracks and rarities from a diverse, handpicked roster of artists. The site served up millions of downloads and plays per month.

As of November 2013, the site has been taken down and there have been no new posts on the site's Facebook or Twitter feeds since May 2013.

Management

  • Chairman – Josh Deutsch
  • General manager – Terence Lam
  • Chief marketing officer – Doug Smiley
  • Creative director – Elliot Aronow

References

  1. Lauria, Peter (2007-06-11). "On The Download". NYPOST.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  2. Smith, Ethan (2007-11-15). "Music Test: Can a Firm Profit From Free Tunes? - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. "RCRD LBL Launches". Coolfer.com. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  4. Dionne, Zach (10 January 2012). "Curator Elliot Aronow's Simple Rules For Success In Branding--And Life". Fast Company - Create. Fast Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. "RCRD LBL: Giving the Artist & Fan What They Want - Solutions for Dreamers".
  6. "Selectism Profile | Elliot Aronow of RCRD LBL". Selectism.com. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-04.



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