Member Since: 7/12/2005
Band Website: giantstep.net
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Established in New York in 1990, Giant Step started as a weekly underground dance party that featured live musicians with DJs. Over the last 15 years it has grown into an internationally respected brand. Giant Step's mission is to introduce high quality, innovative music, talent, and products to our national and international community.
A leading independent concert promoter since the company's early days, Giant Step events are associated with having fun and introducing new and quality music to an eclectic audience. Over the years Giant Step, has produced hundreds of memorable shows, concerts, and events. Giant Step has worked with artists such as Amy Winehouse, Erykah Badu. M.I.A., Justice, The Roots, Macy Gray, Air, Jamiroquai, The Fugees, Brand New Heavies and Jill Scott, to Fatboy Slim, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Bebel Gilberto, Duffy, Massive Attack, Zero 7 and beyond.
Giant Step Records was founded in 1995 as the logical progression out of its shows and marketing. From the earliest releases by Nuyorican Soul and Groove Collective to more recent releases from Gilles Peterson, Ben Watt, King Britt, Spinna, Suffrajett, Ultra Nate, Zero 7, Jody Watley, Donnie, Jiva, Sara Devine and Zap Mama, Giant Step Record's catalog continues to cross boundaries and defy categorization. With elements of soul, jazz, and electronica, Giant Step Records reflects co-founder and CEO Maurice Bernstein's vision of releasing "simply good music."
Type of Label: Indie