M.A.C.E. Music

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M.A.C.E. Music
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FoundedApril 1993 (1993-04)
Founder Michael Angelo Batio
Genre Heavy metal
Progressive metal
Instrumental rock
Neo-classical metal
Country of origin United States
Location Gurnee, Illinois

M.A.C.E. Music, Inc. is an American record label founded by Michael Angelo Batio in April 1993. Currently based in Gurnee, Illinois, [1] the label's main job is that of selling material and merchandise of Batio's, including his albums, videos and accessories such as the "MAB String Dampener". The label also releases material by other artists, including Batio's side-project C4, T. D. Clark, Tom Kopyto and The Flyin' Ryan Brothers. M.A.C.E. distributes material both directly and through other labels, to over 40 countries worldwide including the United States, the United Kingdom, all throughout Europe, Canada, Japan, Qatar, South Africa, Australia, Mexico and Brazil. [2]

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M.A.C.E. has its own recording studio in Gurnee called Monster Mix, [3] which has been the location of the recording of some of the later Batio material, most notably Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity Part 2 [4] and 2 X Again . [5]

Artists and releases

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  2. ↑ "About Us". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Monster Mix Studio". M.A.C.E. Music. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  4. ↑ "Michael Angelo Batio "Lucid Intervals And Moments Of Clarity Part 2" Artist Credits". Guitar Nine Records. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Michael Angelo Batio "2 X Again" Artist Credits". Guitar Nine Records. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  6. ↑ "MAB CDs page 2". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  7. ↑ "The Flyin Ryan Brothers". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  8. ↑ "T.D. Clark / Francesco Fareri". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  9. ↑ "Katrina Johansson". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  10. ↑ "Ross Butterfield / Kiloton". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  11. ↑ "Lyden Moon / Kopecky". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  12. ↑ "Michael Fath". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  13. ↑ "Nitro / Tobias Hurwitz". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  14. ↑ "Tom Kopyto / Richard Jessee". M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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