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Matchbox
Recordings LTD is a music promotion and plugging
company incorporating a record label, P.R/A&R
Agency , 2 Internet RADIO stations ( Matchbox
Radio 24 and Radio
Blitz 24 FM ) and a U.K Radio plugging,
distribution and promotion service. We also offer CD,
Vinyl and DVD manufacturing ( via our sister
company UK DISCS ) and pressing,
plugging and distribution packages for new Indie
artists. Streamline Promotions set up the company in 1997 after promoting
various live nights ( The Streamline Club ) at London venues like THE BULL
AND GATE, THE RED EYE, THE UNDERWORLD and THE MONARCH. The company was
originally called Streamline Promotions but was re-launched as Matchbox
Recordings in Jan 2000. The success of the live gigs prompted the first
release on the label The Streamline Club featuring bands that had played
at the clubs. This turned out to be a big success on the Indie scene and
acted as a launch pad for many more successful campaigns and promotions.
Matchbox still release the best new artists on compilations that have
achieved national TV, Radio and worldwide press. Matchbox compilations
have now achieved cult status worldwide. Matchbox have been bringing the
public and music industry new music for 7 years and have grown into one of
the UK's biggest totally Independent labels. A label that's former acts
have gone onto the airwaves of Radio 1, Radio 2, XFM, BBC 6 Music, Virgin
radio, BBC TV, MTV2, Top shop screens and even voted best rock acts of the
year by classic rock magazine. Hell, some former label mates even got full
pages in Q magazine, hit the official U.K and Irish charts and ended up on
Island Records/Albert productions and more playing support to legendary
acts like Paul Weller/Razorlight, Ian Brown and getting voted album of the
week by NME magazine. Others have simply been played on the coolest
underground Radio stations and show's all over the world like The Fresh
Podcast, Delta FM, XFM Manchester, Radio Ison Australia, Radio Nowhere,
Radio Freakout, 3WBC Australia, Bravo FM's EXTRAO REVOLTIJO show in Chile,
TNR Radio, Radio TE, Private DRM Music Radio, Deep Cuts Radio and many
more.
RADIO PROMOTION
We also offer Radio
promotion and distribution services to new Independent bands and artists.
We like to hear all the music we work with first for obvious reasons.
DISTRIBUTION
Matchbox Recordings now offer worldwide retail and digital distribution to
Independent artists. We can make your releases available through a large
network of .. stores including Amazon, CD Baby, Matchbox shop, legitimate
digital distribution websites like I-tunes and more. We also supply
barcodes and ISRC codes for all of our releases.
A&R AGENCY
The company also promotes new music via an A&R
Agency that has supplied new music to worldwide
music companies from major labels ( including E.M.I, Sony, B.M.G, Warner,
Universal) , Indie Labels and film companies to the BBC, press, Radio,
publishers and managers.
RADIO STATIONS
We operate an Independent new music Radio Station called MATCHBOX
RADIO 24 . Matchbox Radio 24 has its own 24 hour
playlist, specialist shows and interactive chart. The station has already
broadcast to approx 250000+ .. listeners. We also run RADIO BLITZ 24 FM an
.. Radio station that specialises in new Indie music, 80's, new wave, goth,
punk and alternative.
SUBSIDIARIES.
Matchbox Recordings recently set up the sub-label Face
Value Records who hit the official UK chart
at no 100 with it's debut release and has released cult albums from bands
like The Shaker Heights. Face Value is distributed by Genepool/Universal
music operations.
UK
Discs i s the manufacturing wing of Matchbox
Recordings offering CD, DVD and Vinyl replication.