| Disruptor Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment (SME) |
| Founded | September 2014 |
| Founder | Adam Alpert (CEO) [1] |
| Distributor(s) | Columbia Records |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Official website | disruptorrecords |
Disruptor Records is an American record label founded by Adam Alpert in September 2014, as a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment. [2] [3] The label has sold more than 15 million singles worldwide as of 2016. [4]
Alpert founded the label in 2014, alongside his clients' musical group The Chainsmokers, whom he also helped to form by introducing the members, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall in 2012. [5] The Chainsmokers released several chart-topping songs with the label such as "Closer", "Paris", and "Something Just Like This". [6]
Alpert said, "We care about the artist’s career as a whole and not just about the records — that’s the foundation upon which Disruptor was built." [4] In 2014, he signed the joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris, who was replaced by Rob Stringer [7] [8] and launched Disruptor Records, Disruptor Management and Selector Songs. [4]
The name "Disruptor" as described by Alpert, is "about shaking things up". [2] The label would focus on the long-term development of artists through artist-to-fan communication. [9]
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the publishing division, Sony Music Publishing.
"Put Your Records On" is a song by the English singer Corinne Bailey Rae from her self-titled debut studio album (2006). Written by Bailey Rae, John Beck, and Steve Chrisanthou, it was released as the album's second single in February and early March 2006 throughout Europe and as the lead single in North America.
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The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which became a top-twenty single in several countries. They have won a Grammy Award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards. According to Forbes' 2019 list of highest-paid celebrities, the Chainsmokers were the highest-paid DJs, dethroning Calvin Harris after six years.
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Lost Kings are an American DJ duo consisting of Robert Abisi and Nick Shanholtz, based in Los Angeles. The duo gained popularity beginning in 2014 through their official remixes for artists such as Imagine Dragons, Krewella, Halsey, Vance Joy, Echosmith, Rihanna, and Tori Kelly, and through their original progressive house music. Managed by Disruptor Management, a joint venture at Sony Music Entertainment, they signed to Disruptor Records/RCA Records in October 2016.
Memories...Do Not Open is the debut studio album by American electronic music duo the Chainsmokers, released on April 7, 2017, by Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. Its release was preceded by the singles "Paris" and "Something Just Like This", both of which reached the top 10 in several national charts. Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 221,000 album-equivalent units, of which 166,000 were pure album sales.
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Patrick Cybulski, known by his stage name K?d, is an American electronic musician and DJ. He is known for his single "Lose Myself", which charted on the US Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay at #40, as well as his single "Distance", which peaked at #16 on the aforementioned chart. He is also known for his remixes of popular electronic songs, most significantly "Doin' It Right" by Daft Punk and "Renaissance" by Steve James. Cybulski has performed at numerous festivals including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, EDC, Electric Zoo, Nocturnal Wonderland, Beyond Wonderland, Life in Color, and BUKU Music + Art Project, and has toured in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
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Jack William Rutter, better known as Ritt Momney, is an American singer-songwriter from Salt Lake City, Utah. His stage name is a spoonerism of American politician Mitt Romney, who was the Republican nominee during the 2012 United States presidential election and is currently a United States Senator representing Rutter’s home state of Utah since 2019. Ritt Momney rose to fame following his 2020 cover of Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On".
"High" is a song by American electronic music duo The Chainsmokers, released on January 28, 2022, via Disruptor Records and Columbia Records as the lead single from the duo's fourth studio album So Far So Good (2022). The music video was released on the same day. It also marked the duo's first new music since World War Joy (2019). A demo version of the song written and sung by The Kid LAROI, and featuring The Chainsmokers was leaked in 2021 before the official version's release. This song made an instant impact on pop radio.
So Far So Good is the fourth studio album by American DJ and production duo the Chainsmokers. It was released on May 13, 2022, via Disruptor and Columbia Records and is their first album in 3 years since World War Joy (2019) following their hiatus in 2020. Unlike the duo's previous projects, this album does not feature any artists, but includes production credits from Ian Kirkpatrick and Ethan Snoreck, and writing credits from Chris Martin, Emily Warren, Faheem Najm and Akon. The album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Dance/Electronic albums chart.
