Pendulum Records Explained

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.^[1] ^[2] 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.^[3] In 1993, it switched distribution partners from Elektra to EMI Records.^[4] 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.^[5]

In October 2021, Pendulum Records founder Ruben Rodriguez died at 68 years old.^[6] ^[7]

Notable artists

Notes and References

Web site: About Pendulum Records . Pendulum Records . en-US . 2018-07-25.
News: Black Executives Quietly Rising in Music Industry . Shiver . Jube Jr. . 1991-12-28 . . 2018-07-25 . en-US . 0458-3035.
News: Rodriguez ankles Elektra urban post . Variety Staff . 1992-11-04 . . 2018-07-25 . en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063704/https://variety.com/1992/scene/people-news/rodriguez-ankles-elektra-urban-post-100663/. July 25, 2018.
News: Pop Eye . 1993-09-12 . Los Angeles Times . 2018-07-25 . en.
News: Cee Knowledge catches a cosmic ride away from Digable Planets . Parker . Chris . 2014-04-16 . . 2018-07-25 . en.
Web site: R.I.P. RUBEN RODRIGUEZ . hitsdailydouble.com . HITS Digital Ventures . 2024-08-04.
Web site: Obituary of Ruben Rodriguez . claytonfuneralhome.com . Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home . 2024-08-04.
Reynolds . J.R. . 1994-07-09 . Pendulum Dives In With Debut Of Boogiemonsters' 'Underwater' Music . . 21. en . Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 2018-07-24.
Norment . Lynn . June 1995 . Entertainment Industry . . en . Johnson Publishing Company . 116 . 2018-07-24.