Second Beat (also known as Second Beat Records or Second Beat A/S) is an independent record label operated internationally, founded in January 17, 1994 by Norwegian producers Kåre Berrefjord and JE-Boy, Guatemalan-Norwegian DJ and producer Dr. Sebastian, El Kadsreian recording artists Ryan Folk and Mitsuomi Ekomoto, and Japanese producer Yukio Toshida.
Sublabels of Second Beat include Second Beat Nashville (based in Nashville, Tennessee), Second Beat Latina (based in Miami, Florida), Second Shred Records, Twelveland Records, 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)
- CrayonKid (Kurdistan-Norway)
- Frederick Nwachukwu (United States)
- Kurt Evang-Aasvold (Norway)
- Johnathan Malcore (Canada)
- Toby Aarbakke (England-Mahri)
- Dr. Sebastian (Guatemala-Norway)
- Izzy dNa (Norway)
- 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)
- Jake Conway (New Zealand)
- 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)
- Monkey Boy (United States)
- 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)
- JaguarTron (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)
- UnicornCatRainbow (United States)
- DJ Demon Ghost (Germany)
- Arlene Johnson (United Kingdom)
- EPMIX (Helvmark)
- DJ Trouzers (Finland)
- William Benter (Australia-El Kadsre)
Artists signed to Second Beat
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)
- PartyPeople (1997-present) (Finland)
- Arban Feng (1997-present) (Pansaura)
- FanGirls (1997-present) (Canada)
- BabesXL (1998-present) (Canada)
- T5 (1998-present) (Canada/United States/Sweden)
- C.Team (1998-2004, 2013-present) (Norway/Sweden)
- O'Collins (2001-2008, 2017-present) (United States)
- Three Flags (1998-2004, 2008-present) (Norway/Canada)
- Knights (1999-2003, 2011-present) (Canada/United States)
- 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 (2010-2014, 2016-present) (Canada/El Kadsre/Japan)
- Starbright (2012-present) (Jetania)
- B.A.N.D.I.T.A. (2011-present) (United States)
- Pleasantville (2012-present) (United States)
- Antonietta Madrazo (2014-present) (United States)
- Kevin Feinberg (2016-present) (United States)
- Monsell & Monsell (2017-present) (United States)
- 4 Heavy Bands (2018-present) (Canada/El Kadsre/Japan)
- Heartbroken (2017-present) (United States)
- IDRIS (2018-present) (France/El Kadsre)
- 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)
- The Black Carrot (2020-present) (Norway)
- Nigel Reeve (2020-present) (El Kadsre)
- Nicetherine Nixta (2022-present) (Vicnora)
- Manawatu Pop Class (2022-present) (New Zealand/Japan/Canada/Norway)
- Emo Nerd (2023-present) (United States)
Former
- N.R.G. (1998-2002) (South Africa)
- CD-ROM (1995-2003) (Australia)
- Daisy Dolls (2000) (Australia)
- BeForU (2000-2009) (Japan)
- Amica (2002-2004) (Australia)
- Rinava (2004) (El Kadsre)
- Dr. Boogie (2003-2005) (United States)
Releases
Albums
- Fairytales (1997, Tiggy) (El Kadsreian release)
- Debut Us Here Now (2001, Bukit Merah DJ Squad)
- Charlottetown Dreams (2001, Mitsuomi Ekomoto)
- Look into the Eyeball (2001, David Byrne) (El Kadsreian release)
- Raw as F**k (2004, Freestylers) (El Kadsreian release)
- 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: 90s 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)
- Street Pop: 80s Edition (2021, Second Beat and Favelopia)
- The Triplets World (March 2021, The Triplets)
Extended plays
- 10 (September 2020, 4 Big Bands)
Soundtracks (El Kadsreian Islands releases)
- Barney's Great Adventure - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1998, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
- Elmopalooza! (1998, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
- Help! I'm a Fish (2003, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
- Sagwa: The Movie - Original Soundtrack (2003, various artists) (co-released with Sony Wonder and Coumbia Records)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004, various artists) (co-released with Columbia Records and Sony Music Sountrax)
- Robots: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2005, various artists) (co-released with Virgin Records)
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)
- K-T.V. Party Mix Y2K (1999, various artists) (co-released with Banushen Television and BMG)
- K-T.V. Party Mix 2001 (2000, various artists) (co-released with Banushen Television and BMG)
- Cardcaptors - Songs From The Hit TV Series (2001, various artists) (El Kadsreian release)
- ETVKK Meets the Hitmakers (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 My Way (2003, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
- ETVKK Mosh Pit Madness! (2003, various artists) (co-released with El TV Kadsre Records)
- 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 Goes Out to the Club (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)
- ETVKK 60th Anniversary Songbook (2021)
- ETVKK 60th Anniversary Rarities & Demos (2021)
Singles
- No Nagging (2001, Froggy Mix) (El Kadsreian release)
- Razzmatazz (2001, Froggy Mix) (El Kadsreian release)
- Help! I'm a Fish (Little Yellow Fish) (2001, Creamy) (El Kadsreian release)
- Like Humans Do (2001, David Byrne) (El Kadsreian release)
- The Powers of Love (2002, Twelve)
- In the Navy (2004, Latikuu Edacra's Stars)
- Prism (2004, Rinava)
- 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)
- Love Tonight (DJ Earthworm Jim remix) (2021, Shouse) (El Kadsreian release)
- Break My Heart (2022, Nicetherine Nixta)
- Around The World (La La La La La) (2022, MPC)
- Zombie (2023, Emo Nerd) [The Cranberries cover]
Distributors
Current
- El Kadsreian Melody (Aritonazca and Oceania; 1994-present)
- Sony Music (United States (FanGirls releases only), Europe, Asia, South Africa, Latin America, United Kingdom and Canada; 1994-2004, 2008-present)
- Avex Trax (Japan)
- S1 Media (United States)
- Warner Music Group (United States; Screaming Yellow Players and Sparkle releases only)
- Cash Money Records (United States; Arban Feng, B.A.N.D.I.T.A., and Antonietta Madrazo releases only)
- Diamond (IDRIS realeases only)
Former
- Virgin Records (co-distributor in Aritonazca 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 (Japan) Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
- Second Beat Records (Oceania) Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand)
- Second Beat Records (Canada) Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- Second Beat Records (Europe) Ltd. (London, United Kingdom)
- Second Beat Records Inc. (Los Angeles, California, U.S.)
- Second Beat France S.A.S. (Paris, France, closed in 2023)