A Cappella Records

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A Cappella Records
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FoundedMay 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
FounderChris Crawford, Ross Morey, Jesse Avshalomov, Ryland Hale, Sebastian Wolff
Genre A cappella
Country of originUS
Location San Francisco
Official website www.acappellarecords.com

A Cappella Records is an American record label specializing in a cappella music. In 2010, the label participated in the UCSC's business model competition, winning first place and a $12,000 cash prize. [1]

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History

A Cappella Records launched as an exclusively-digital record label on May 19, 2009. At that time, the organization participated in UCSC's first annual business model competition, but they were removed from the competition in the semi-finals round. [2] Following their elimination from the 2009 USCS competition, they continued growing the label from an initial six albums to 25 artists, 500 tracks, and 30 albums in their first year. [3] In 2010, the label returned to the business model competition and won first place, along with a $12,000 cash prize. [1] That same year, the label represented four of the 10 groups competing on NBC's The Sing-Off . [4]

Joypad Records launch

On April 3, 2012, A Cappella Records launched its first sub-label, entitled Joypad Records. [5] Dedicated to video game music covers, Joypad Records saw its debut single, a cover of the "Skyrim Main Theme" by Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens, chart worldwide, reaching #1 in the Netherlands and Sweden. [6]

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References

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