Jukebox Records Kmkt, often referred as Jukebox, is a Ostlandic entertainment corporation and record label under the Ostlandic law. Its headquarters are located in Nordostat. It is the biggest music label in Ostland.
History[]
Early history[]
In November 1992, Jan Martesen signed a contract with a small record label in Nordostat, Jukebox Musikk, to pursue his musical career. Martesen left his past label, Magnus Records, after they cancelled his debut album.
Jukebox supported Martesen to release the material that Magnus rejected before, they had to re-record the songs since the masters where under their property.
On 14 May 1993, Jukebox released Martesen's debut album "Ratellser frä sparken mann" (Stories of a fired man), expressing his dissatisfaction with the music industry, and mostly with his past label.
The album featured soft rock, r&b and pop sounds, with elements of hip-hop and metal, which was a very innovative mix, never heard in the Ostlandic music scene. The album received wide critic acclamation and success, being the first album under the label to hit the Top 10 of OOH Albums charts, peaking at number two in June. This was the very first hit by the label.
2003: Consolidation[]
In 2001, Martesen become the second most important shareholder from the label at that time, by acquiring 30%. Martesen led the company to a proccess of renovation and rebranding for the brand to be no longer associated as an underground label for indie artists. In September 2001, ballad singer and sensation of a generation, Enver Gromsö, signed with the label, being of the most important artists under the label to the day.
In 2002, Martesen reunited with shareholders and executives of Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, California, and agreed to merge the label's division in the country, Universal Musikgrupp Ostland, with Jukebox, keeping the name of Jukebox for the new corporation.
Artists[]
- Main article: List of Jukebox Records artists
Soloists[]
- Jan Martesen (2002-present)
- Enver Gromsö (2002-present)
- Max Riksten (2009-present)
- Lukas Berntsen (2009-present)
- Alan Hivjiu (2009-present)
- Irina Hausgurd (2012-present)
Groups[]
| Group | Debut date | Members | Discography |
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| Rolv | 1 November 2009 |
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| R(Ones) | 3 August 2016 |
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| Silk | 15 March 2019 |
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| Cy-O | 5 May 2019 |
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| Boyskap | 21 January 2021 |
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Scrapped projects[]
- Skystar (2014 - 2017): It was intended to be the first girl group by the company. Singer and model Irina Hausgurd was confirmed to debut in the group, along with other 4 members. The project was scrapped in 2017 after the departure of Hausgurd from the project, to debut as a soloist under the company.
Jukeboxland[]
Jukeboxland is the name to the colectivity of artists under the company. The project started in 2013 when the company released the single "Jule mid teg" sung by Anna Maria Hovstat, Daniel Eimiel, Linda Sönnheim, and Rolv, under the name of Jukeboxland.