Telefuture Records

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Telefuture Records
Founded2010
FounderSteve Jenkins, Frank Martin
Genre Electronic Music, Synthwave, Chiptune
Country of origin United States
Official website www.telefuturenow.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 November 2019)

Telefuture Records is a North American record label located in the central coast of California with retro electronic music such as Synthwave [1] and Chiptune as their main focus.

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History

Telefuture Records was founded in 2010 by Steve Jenkins and Frank Martin. [2] With the love for the 80s inspired music that emerged during the 2010s, [3] the label has since then released artists like Makeup and Vanity Set, Arcade High, Garth Knight, Robert Parker, Betamaxx, Waveshaper and Perturbator. [4]

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References

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  2. "10 Good Questions with Steve Jenkins of Telefuture". Rock4Rookies.com Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. "About Telefuture". 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21.. Bandcamp. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. "Telefuture-Releases". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 June 2015.