SpinART Records

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SpinART Records
Founded1991 (1991)
FounderJoel Morowitz
Defunct2007 (2007)
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Country of originUS
Location New York City

SpinART Records was a New York City-based independent record label that released recordings by The Apples in Stereo, Clem Snide, Frank Black, and Michael Penn.

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The label was started by Joel Morowitz and Jeff Price in 1991. [1] SpinART filed for bankruptcy in April 2007 and went out of business.

As of 2013, Jeff Price is founder and CEO of digital music auditing company Audiam. Joel Morowitz is the owner of Ecstatic Electric Pro Audio.

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References

  1. "SpinART in Brooklyn". Archived from the original on 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2006-07-25.