Second Beat Records

Second Beat (also known as Second Beat Records or Second Beat A/S) is an Norwegian-El Kadsreian-Japanese independent record label operated internationally, founded in January 17, 1994 by Norwegian performer/producer Kåre Berrefjord, El Kadsreian recording artists Ryan Folk, Mitsuomi Ekomoto, and Japanese producer Yukio Toshida.

Sublabels of Second Beat include Second Shred Records, Twelveland, and Vicar Records.

Members

 * Kåre Berrefjord (Norway)
 * Ryan Folk (El Kadsre)
 * Mitsuomi Ekomoto (El Kadsre)
 * Yukio Toshida (Japan)
 * Patrick Bail (Norway)
 * François-Xavier Hyvärinen (Belgium-Canada)
 * JE-Boy (Norway)
 * Kurt Evang-Aasvold (Norway)
 * Johnathan Malcore (Canada)
 * Toby Aarbakke (England-Mahri)
 * Andrew Masyu (Japan)
 * Lütold Aeschbacher (Switzerland)
 * Smith Beadon (United States)
 * Greggo J. (Hong Kong)
 * Bukit Merah DJ Squad (Singapore)
 * Captain Sonalyst (United States)
 * Magnar Berrefjord (Norway)
 * DJ Mr. Blobby (South Korea-England)
 * DJ Listerine (New Zealand)
 * Mart Willy (El Kadsre-Singapore)
 * Agent Jeff (United States)
 * David Gim (El Kadsre)
 * DJ Concerned Citizen (France)
 * Lilli Handel (Sweden)
 * Morgan Bows (Ireland)
 * MC Azim (Jordan)
 * Speed Demon (Denmark)
 * Alexander O'Neil Stewart (Northern Ireland)
 * Václav Krejčík (Czech Republic)
 * DJ Ice Lolly (Scotland)
 * DJ Earthworm Jim (El Kadsre)
 * Carlos Karanka Jr. (Spain)
 * DJ Critic Killa (England)
 * Ali Fahimi (United Arab Emirates)
 * Torje Grieg (Norway)
 * Ronald Đzeji (Serbia)
 * LaTonya Batchelor (United States)
 * Pascale Quéré (Canada)
 * MC Speed Racer (New Zealand)
 * DJ Lion (South Africa)
 * JaugarEX (Australia)
 * Mr. Headache (Netherlands)
 * Dr. Adelaide (Australia)
 * Sakawa King Squad (Ghana)
 * MC Nuclear Reactor (England)
 * El Spinman (Spain)
 * UwU (Japan)
 * Splashy (Israel)
 * Tyrone Cashba (Portugal)
 * Ra1nb0wK1tty (United States)
 * Darkfairy (Germany)
 * ArwenTheCutestWolf (United Kingdom)
 * EPMIX (Helvmark)
 * pantsmode (Finland)

Current

 * Twelve (1994-present) (Åland Islands/Sweden)
 * Metronome (1994-present) (Norway)
 * Gently Shake (1994-2011, 2018-present) (El Kadsre)
 * Barry Berlin (1994-present) (Italy)
 * Jacek Fiedorowicz (1994-present) (Canada)
 * Egon J. (1995-present) (Italy)
 * Every Friday Evening (1997-2004, 2010-present) (United States/United Kingdom/South Africa/Sweden/Canada)
 * Arban Feng (1997-present) (Pansaura)
 * FanGirls (1997-present) (Canada)
 * Three Flags (1998-2004, 2008-present) (Norway/Canada)
 * C.Team (1998-2004, 2013-present) (Norway/Sweden)
 * Knights (1999-2003, 2011-present) (Canada/United States)
 * PartyPeople (1999-present) (Canada)
 * BabesXL (1999-present) (Canada)
 * The Blood Foundation (2004-present) (United Kingdom)
 * 12-1-1969 (2007-present) (Israel)
 * Screaming Yellow Players (2009-present) (United States)
 * Scott Cain (2000-present) (Australia)
 * Sparkle (2009-present) (United States)
 * Boyzlove (2009-present) (Denmark)
 * BeForU Reborn (2010-present) (Japan)
 * Bacer (1997-present) (United States)
 * 4 Big Bands (2010-present) (Canada/El Kadsre/Japan)
 * Starbright (2012-present) (Jetania)
 * Antonietta Madrazo (2014-present) (United States)
 * Kevin Feinberg (2016-present) (United States)
 * Monsell & Monsell (2017-present) (United States)
 * 4 Heavy Bands (2017-present) (Canada/El Kadsre/Japan)
 * Heartbroken (2017-present) (United States)
 * The Triplets (2018-present) (El Kadsre)
 * Ironhide (2019-present) (El Kadsre/Norway/New Zealand)
 * Triplets F.A.B. (2019-present) (El Kadsre/Norway)
 * Georgiana Kelly (2019-present) (El Kadsre)
 * MC CUBED (2021-present) (United States)

Former

 * N.R.G. (1998-2002) (South Africa)
 * CD-ROM (1995-2003) (Australia)
 * Amica (2002-2004) (Australia)
 * Dr. Boogie (2003-2005) (United States)

Albums

 * Debut Us Here Now (2001, Bukit Merah DJ Squad)
 * Charlottetown Dreams (2001, Mitsuomi Ekomoto)
 * The Triplets (2018, The Triplets)
 * The Triplets II (2019, The Triplets)
 * In My Beliefs (2019, Mitsuomi Ekomoto)
 * Street Pop: Second Beat Edition (2019, Second Beat and Favelopia)
 * Street Pop: Mensch-Machine Edition (February 2020, Second Beat and Favelopia)
 * The Triplets Strike Back! (2020, The Triplets)
 * Dragons (December 4, 2020, Nigel Reeve)
 * The Triplets World (March 2021, The Triplets)

Extended plays

 * 10 (September 2020, 4 Big Bands)

Soundtracks

 * Barney's Great Adventure - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1998, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Elmopalooza! (1998, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Robots: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2005, various artists) (co-released with Virgin Records) (El Kadsreian release)

Children's/ETVKK Albums

 * The Best of Elmo (1997, Sesame Street) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (1998 El Kadsreian release)
 * Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House (1998, Bear in the Big Blue House) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Barney's Favorites, Volume 1 (1993, Barney the Dinosaur) (1998 & 2003 El Kadsreian reissues)
 * Cardcaptors - Songs From The Hit TV Series (2001, various artists) (El Kadsreian release)
 * ETVKK Meets the Hitmmakers (2001, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * Bob the Builder: The Album (2001, Bob the Builder) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records and BBC Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * More Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House (2002, Bear in the Big Blue House) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * ETVKK Radio: Pump It Up!, Vol. 1 (2003, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK Sings the Blues (2003, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK The Album - A Musical Day Out (2003, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK The Album - Sing Along and Play Along (2003, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * Toad Patrol: The Songs & Music, Vol. 1 (2003, Cast of Toad Patrol) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * ETVKK Radio: Pump It Up!, Vol. 2 (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * Toad Patrol: The Songs & Music, Vol. 2 (2004, Cast of Toad Patrol) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * ETVKK: Classic 80s & 90s Theme Songs (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Greatest Hits (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK Sings The Hits (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Blue Danube (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK Kare-Ree-Okay Audio Vol. 1 (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records and The Singing Machine Company)
 * ETVKK's Blue Danube en Español (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Blue Danube en Français (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Blue Danube in Japanese (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Greatest Hits en Español (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Greatest Hits en Français (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Greatest Hits in Japanese (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * Latikuu Edacra's Cartoon Hits Vol. 1 (2004, various artists)
 * ETVKK At The Movies (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Magical Musical Story Machine (2004, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK Radio: Pump It Up!, Vol. 3 (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK Kare-Ree-Okay Audio Vol. 2 (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records and The Singing Machine Company)
 * The Best of ETVKK Radio (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK's Greatest Misses (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK Sings The Charttoppers (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK Sings The Hits Again (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * ETVKK The Album - What's New with ETVKK? (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
 * LazyTown: The Album (2005, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Atomic Betty: Soundtrack (2005, Tajja Isen) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Songs from Redwall: 20 Years of Redwall Music (2007, Redwall Company Players) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records and Lio Books) (El Kadsreian release)
 * LazyTown: The New Album (2007, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records) (El Kadsreian release)
 * ETVKK - Rockout Style (2018, various artists)
 * ETVKK Songbook - 1984-2019 (2019)
 * ETVKK Hits - 1984-2019 (2019)
 * Punk Goes ETVKK (2019, various artists) (co-released with Fearless Records)
 * ETVKK After Hours Songbook - 1984-2019 (2019)
 * ETVKK Hits - Extras and After Hours Tunes (2019)
 * ETVKK - Rockout Style II (2019, various artists)
 * The Best of ETVKK Songs on Vinyl (February 2020, various artists)
 * ETVKK - Rarities, Demos & More (February 2020, various artists)
 * ETVKK - Rockout Style III Pt. 1 (July 2020, various artists)
 * ETVKK and ETVKPS's Stars on 45 (Digital: March 2020; Physical: October 2020, various artists)
 * ETVKK - Rockout Style III Pt. 2 (January 2021, various artists)
 * ETVKK Goes Hip - TV Songs Remix Project (January 2021, various artists)

Singles

 * No Nagging (2001, Froggy Mix) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Razzmatazz (2001, Froggy Mix) (El Kadsreian release)
 * The Powers of Love (2002, Twelve)
 * In the Navy (2004, Latikuu Edacra's Stars)
 * Push Up (2004, Freestylers) (El Kadsreian release) (co-released with Against the Grain)
 * See Me (2005, Melanie Blatt) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Together We Make a Promise (2007, Cori Yarckin) (El Kadsreian release)
 * Dreamers (2010, BeForU Reborn)
 * Heartbreak Coverup (2012, Jesse Labelle ft. Lio Clarkson) (El Kadsreian Islands release) (co-released with Wax Records)
 * Let's Get It (2019, 4 Big Bands ft. The Triplets and Flavia)
 * Good Taste (2019, UwU ft. Natasha Beff and Speed Demon)
 * Dancing in The Clouds (2019, The Triplets)
 * Boy vs. Girl (2019, Nigel Reeve and Natasha Beff)
 * BREAK UP! WAKE UP! (2019, Georgiana Kelly)
 * My R (English cover) (2019, 4 Heavy Bands)
 * In the Navy (2020, ETVKK and ETVKPS characters)
 * Amphibia (2020, 4 Big Bands)
 * Should Be Lucky (2020, The Triplets)
 * ETVKK and ETVKPS's Stars on 45 (2020, ETVKK and ETVKPS characters)
 * Fly Like an Eagle (2020, 4 Big Bands)
 * Keep Under (2020, Nigel Reeve)

Current

 * El Kadsreian Melody (El Kadsreian Islands and Oceania; 1994-present)
 * Sony Music (Europe, Asia, South Africa, Latin America, United Kingdom and Canada; 1994-2004, 2008-present)
 * Avex Trax (Japan)
 * S1 Media/ADA (United States)

Former

 * Virgin Records (co-distributor in El Kadsreian Islands and distributor in Japan and United Kingdom; 1994-2010)
 * Various, including Sony Music and Warner Bros. Records (United States; 1994-2004)
 * BMG (Europe, Asia, South Africa, and Latin America; 1994-2004)
 * Sony BMG (United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and Latin America; 2004-2008)

Headquarters

 * Second Beat Records Ltd. (El Kadsre City, El Kadsre)
 * Second Beat Records A/S (Oslo, Norway)
 * Second Beat Records (Oceania) Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand)
 * Second Beat Records (Japan) Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
 * Second Beat Records (USA) Inc. (Los Angeles, California, U.S.)
 * Second Beat Records (Canada) Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
 * Second Beat Records (Europe) Ltd. (London, United Kingdom)