Artemis Records is a New York-based independent record label, founded in July 1999, by current chairman/CEO Danny Goldberg. State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Danny Goldberg became CEO of the liberal talk radio network Air America Radio(http://www. ...

The label is currently home to a diverse group of artists including: Steve Earle, Sugarcult, Black Label Society, Better Than Ezra, dope, Little Barrie, Stephan Smith, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jaguar Wright, Ruff Ryders, John Hiatt, Pretenders, and the late Warren Zevon. Earle performing at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, CA, October 2, 2005. ... Sugarcult are a lively, 70s-inspired power-pop band, formed in Santa Barbara, CA in 1998. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band and the brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/pianist/songwriter Zakk Wylde (formerly of Ozzy Osbournes band). ... Better Than Ezra are an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Dope, a industrial metal band starting in New York, has come a long way since the days it started. ... Little Barrie are a three-piece band from Beeston, Nottinghamshirein the United Kingdom. ... Stephan Smith is a self-described traveling troubadour. ... The Fabulous Thunderbirds are a blues-rock band, formed in 1974 (see 1974 in music). ... Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially in the case of fiery Philadelphia chanteuse Jaguar Wright. ... Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a New York City-based record label and management company, specializing in hip hop music. ... John Hiatt (born into a strict Catholic family on August 20, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American musician with a growing following, who gets airplay on alternative radio stations. ... The Pretenders are a New Wave and rock band, known best for innovative songwriting and charismatic performances by bandleader, guitarist, and vocalist Chrissie Hynde. ... Zevon on the cover of his 1978 album, Excitable Boy. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

External link

• Official site