El Camino Media

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El Camino Media
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Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
FounderMatt Messer
Country of originUnited States
Location Beverly Hills, California
Official website elcaminomedia.com

El Camino Media is an independent record label founded in 2012 [1] and operated by Matt Messer, previously of EMI Music Publishing. [2] The label's first release, issued in 2013, was the album Close Your Eyes by Digital Daggers.

Contents

Label roster

Current artists [3]

Former artists

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References

  1. ↑ "About". El Camino Media. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Olmstead, Todd (July 24, 2014). "Self, a.k.a. the Dude Who Made the Expedia Dot Com Jingle, Is Back". Vice . Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Artists". El Camino Media. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ Headley, Janice (December 18, 2015). "Song of the Day: Battleme - Shake Shake". KEXP-FM . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ Curtin, Kevin (September 24, 2021). "Watch This: Life is Going Pretty Great for Chief White Lightning in "Mr. Miyagi" Video". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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