50 Records

50 Records
Parent company	50 Entertainment
Founded	2005 (2005)
Founder	Drew Pearson Dylan Ohm Deb Ingstad
Distributor	RED Distribution
Genre	Alternative rock rock pop
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota

50 Records was a record label based in Minneapolis which was co-founded in 2006 by Drew Pearson, Dylan Ohm, and Deb Ward-Ingstad. Ward-Ingstad also owns several radio stations in the southern United States and was the label's CEO. ^[1] Artists on their roster included Minneapolis indie rock band White Light Riot and Elevation. Both bands charted nationally on all three charts at specialty radio receiving high rotation on college radio.

Activities

50 Records partnered with Zude and hosted an event at the 2008 SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. ^[2] 50 Records/50 Entertainment were major contributors in organizing the 10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in 2008, primarily in relation to the related Cosmic Break Tour. ^[3]

A full-length album from Elevation was released in August 2008 by 50 Records/Sony RED. 50 Records album releases have been in collaboration with engineer Adam Ayan (The Rolling Stones, Nirvana), producer Mark Endert (Madonna, Maroon 5), engineer Bob Ludwig, ^[4] and Dan Hannon (Manchester Orchestra). ^[5]

Artists represented by 50 Records have been featured in the New York Post , ^[6] National Public Radio ^[7] and almost every news and arts publication with local coverage in Minnesota receiving positive reviews. ^[8] 50 Records produced a charitable compilation album for Faith's Lodge ^[9] called Hope Rocks. Faith's Lodge has received national recognition on The Today Show ^[10] and local Minneapolis support from WCCO-TV. ^[11]

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Corporate site
• MySpace page
• Official WLR Digital Press Kit

References

1. "Twin Cities Business Magazine". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
2. "SXSW Official Parties". Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2006-06-17.
3. "10KLF 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
4. "Bob Ludwig Album Credits" . Retrieved 2008-06-17.
5. "PerformerMag". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
6. Shen, Maxine (2008-05-20). "New York Post article" . Retrieved 2008-06-17.
7. "NPR.org article". NPR . Retrieved 2008-06-17.
8. "WLR Press". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
9. "Faith's Lodge".
10. "Vacations with a Heart". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
11. "Faith's Lodge: A Place To Grieve And Hope". Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-10-03.