Telarc International Corporation is a Cleveland, Ohio based independent record label, founded in 1977 by two classically trained musicians and former teachers, Jack Renner and Robert Woods. Originally a classical music-only label, the label has since released music from other styles of music including jazz, blues, & country music. In 1996, Telarc merged with another independent label, Heads Up, now a Telarc subsidiary. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... 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. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Categories: People stubs | 1948 births | Soap opera actors ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

It was reported on December 19, 2005 that both Telarc and Heads Up have been sold to the Concord Music Group. Terms of the deal have not been announced.[1] Concord Records is well known jazz record label established in 1969 (?) in Concord, California by Carl Jefferson, who also started the Concord Jazz Festival. ...

The Telarc Sound

The Telarc was noticed for the high quality of its recordings, giving it the nickname, "The Telarc Sound". It was one of the first labels to begin recording music with a 20-bit analog to digital converter (ADC) in the late 1980s & has been using 24-bit formats since 1996. Its engineers were highly regarded within the recording business. This article or section should include material from AD converters In electronics, an analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D, or A to D) is a device that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. ... Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent record labels