Strange Music
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| Strange Music | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Travis O'Guin Aaron Yates |
| Distributing label | JCOR Entertainment (2001) MSC Entertainment (2002-2006) Fontana Distribution (2006-present) |
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, Midwest hip hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Los Angeles, California - Kansas City, Missouri |
| Official website | www.StrangeMusicInc.com |
Strange Music is a record label created by Travis O'Guin and Tech N9ne. Travis, an established businessman in the world of Furniture, was looking to get into the music industry. He had been a fan of Tech N9ne's and had seen how his career was being handled.
Tech at the time had several commitments and deals pulling him in several directions. He was currently signed to Qwest Records as well as MidwestSide Records, he also had commitments with both QDIII's Soundlab and Sway & King Tech of The Wake Up Show. Travis came into the picture and offered Tech something he never had, his own label. They agreed upon a 50/50 set up, Travis acting as President and Tech as Vice President.
Their first venture was a deal with JCOR Entertainment to release Anghellic, though JCOR mishandled the album. They would then seek another 50/50 deal, this time with Mark Cerami (previously of Priority Records) & Dave Weiner (previously of JCOR Entertainment) who were doing their own joint label at the time, MSC Entertainment. The first album Absolute Power was a success, selling about 250,000 copies.
The label is now independent, no longer joined with MSC Entertainment, instead having a distribution deal through Fontana Records. Their first release under the deal with Fonatana was Tech N9ne's 2006 effort, Everready (The Religion). While many albums where advertised for 2007 releases in the artwork for that album, only one release was seen in 2007 from Strange Music, Misery Loves Kompany.
The other albums advertised inside the Everready case would however see release a year later in 2008, along with albums from new signee Ill Bill and a solo effort from Project: Deadman member, Prozak.
Contents |
[edit] Artists
[edit] Strange Music Artists
- Ill Bill
- Kabosh (Tech N9ne & Krizz Kaliko)
- Krizz Kaliko
- Kutt Calhoun (link)
- Project Deadman (Prozak & Mike E. Clark) (link)
- Prozak (link)
- Skatterman & Snug Brim
- Tech N9ne
[edit] Dirty Thug Records Artists (Sub Label)
- Grave Plott (Killa C & Liquid Assassin)
[edit] Strange Music releases
[edit] Album releases
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | Top Independent | Top R&B/Hip-Hop | Top Rap | ||||||||
| 2001 | Tech N9ne - Anghellic | 59 | — | 50 | — | 173,511[1] | |||||
| 2002 | Tech N9ne - Absolute Power
|
79 | 3 | 28 | — | 250,000[2] | |||||
| 2003 | Tech N9ne - Anghellic: Reparation
|
— | 46 | — | — | ||||||
| Beef (Soundtrack) | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2004 | Skatterman & Snug Brim - Urban Legendz | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Project Deadman - Self Inflicted | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Kutt Calhoun - B.L.E.V.E. | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2006 | Tech N9ne - Everready (The Religion)
|
50 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 141,480[3] | |||||
| 2007 | Tech N9ne - Misery Loves Kompany | 49 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 37,000[4] | |||||
| 2008 | Krizz Kaliko - Vitiligo | 167[5] | 19[6] | 50[7] | 20[8] | 9,374[9] | |||||
| Grave Plott - The Plott Thickens | — | — | 95[10] | — | 1,189[9] | ||||||
| Prozak - Tales From The Sick | — | 25[11] | 52[12] | 20[13] | |||||||
| Tech N9ne - Killer | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Skatterman & Snug Brim - Word on tha Streets | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Kutt Calhoun - Feature Presentation | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" indicates albums that did not chart. | |||||||||||
[edit] DVD releases
| Year | DVD details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Billboard Top Music Video | ||
| 2004 | Tech N9ne - T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience | — |
| 2008 | Tech N9ne - The Psychumentary | 7 |
| "—" indicates releases that did not chart. | ||
[edit] References
- Steve Reissner (Director), Soren Baker (Writer). (2004-07-27). T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience [Documentary]. Strange Music/MSC Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ Danish Rap site
- ^ Strange Music Newsletter: Volume 1, Number 12 (July 14th, 2007)
- ^ Soundscan Album Sales 05-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ MLK TOUR SET TO LAUNCH. TheRealTechN9ne.com (2007-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ The Billboard 200 - Vitiligo. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Top Independent Albums - Vitiligo. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Vitiligo. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Top Rap Albums - Vitiligo. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ a b Soundscan Week of 05/28/08. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - The Plott Thickens. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ Top Independent Albums - Tales From The Sick. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Tales From The Sick. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ Top Rap Albums - Tales From The Sick. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
