Thirty Tigers Explained
Thirty Tigers |
Founded: | 2002 |
Genre: | Various |
Founder: | David Macias, Deb Markland |
Country: | United States |
Distributor: | The Orchard |
Location: | Nashville, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, London |
Thirty Tigers is an American music marketing, distribution and management company for independent artists, based in Nashville.[1]
History
The company was founded in 2002 by David Macias and Deb Markland and is distributed by The Orchard.[2] [3]
In 2014, Thirty Tigers entered into a strategic partnership with Sony Music Nashville to promote Chase Rice's single "Ready Set Roll" and album Ignite the Night. This was possibly the first time in country music that a major label paid only for radio promotion.[4] [5]
In 2016, Thirty Tigers partnered with Triple 8 Management and Sony Music to create the country-music label Triple Tigers.[6] Triple Tigers signed Russell Dickerson and Scotty McCreery as its first acts.
In 2024, The Black Opry launched its label in conjunction with Thirty Tigers.[7]
Overview
Thirty Tigers is not a record label, but releases around 100 albums per year for artists who retain ownership and control of their music and career choices.[8]
Thirty Tigers has significant influence in the Americana music community, but works with artists from a wide range of genres including folk, indie rock, R&B, hip hop, and country.[9] [10]
Roster
The company's roster includes the following artists.[11] [12]
Alphabetical by first letter
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About Thirty Tigers. thirtytigers.com. April 26, 2024.
- Web site: Thirty Tigers May Not Be a Label. October 22, 2013 . November 25, 2014.
- Web site: Major Record Labels as Dinosaurs. . November 25, 2014.
- Web site: Columbia Nashville Inks Strategic Partnership With Chase Rice. musicrow.com. March 27, 2014 . November 25, 2014.
- Web site: New business model boosts Chase Rice to No. 1 album. tennessean.com.
- Thirty Tigers Partners With Sony, Triple 8 to Form Triple Tigers Records. Billboard. December 26, 2017.
- Web site: Willman . Chris . The Black Opry, Nashville-Based Collective, Launches Its Own Label With Debut Single From Black, Queer Artist Jett Holden . Variety . 13 June 2024.
- Web site: Nashville's Thirty Tigers Services Company Turns Typical Label Formula Upside Down. The Tennessean. November 25, 2014.
- Web site: Nashville's Thirty Tigers Services Company Turns Typical Label Formula Upside Down. The Tennessean. November 25, 2014.
- Web site: David Macias on the singular thinking behind his singular company, Thirty Tigers. Nashville Scene. November 25, 2014.
- Web site: Who We Are. www.thirtytigers.com . November 25, 2014 . http://web.archive.org/web/20141207060403/http://thirtytigers.com/who-we-are/ . December 7, 2014.
- Web site: Thirty Tigers Artists . www.thirtytigers.com . September 20, 2024 .
- Web site: Bain . Katie . Israeli & Palestinian Boy Band as1one Release Debut Single ‘All Eyes on Us’: Watch the Video . Billboard . 13 September 2024.
- Web site: Charley Crockett - Biography & History. AllMusic. February 14, 2019.
- News: 2023-11-30 . After a heavy pandemic album, Illiterate Light was ready for a balm . 2024-06-13 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
- Web site: The Best Albums of 2023 (So Far) . 2024-06-13.
- Web site: Sodomsky. Sam. Lupe Fiasco Announces New Album DROGAS Light. pitchfork.com. December 24, 2016 . Conde Nast. January 23, 2017.