Ed Banger Records
French electronic label founded by Pedro Winter in 2003.
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The label saw a major rise in fame in early 2007 when several of its artists achieved mainstream success.[1] Pedro Winter founded the electronic music label Ed Banger Records.[2]
Key facts and history
Pedro Winter founded the label and remains its head.[2] That single entered the UK charts at number 20.[1] In July 2013, Ed Banger released a limited-edition skateboard deck collection with Girl Skateboards.[3][4] The collection celebrated the label's tenth anniversary and Girl Skateboards' 20th anniversary.[3][4]
For the anniversary, Pedro Winter organized a concert on 31 March 2018 at the Grand Rex.[5][2] The concert featured a 70-musician symphony orchestra performing covers of the label's tracks.[5][2] At the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, the video for Justice's version of "Never Be Alone" received the Best Video award.[1] The skateboard deck designs were based on the work of Mr. Oizo, Breakbot, Justice, Sebastian, and Busy P.[3][4]
What the cited sources add
A France Inter radio program from March 2018 confirms that Pedro Winter, Breakbot, MYD, and conductor Thomas Roussel participated in the 15th-anniversary broadcast.[2] The same source states the anniversary concert used no electronic machines on stage.[2] A Hypebeast article from July 2013 specifies that the skateboard decks featured custom artwork for skaters Eric Koston, Guy Mariano, Sean Malto, Mike Carroll, and Rick Howard.[4] That article also notes Sean Malto's video part was remixed with music by Justice and Mr. Oizo.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ed Banger Records" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Romano, Tricia, "'Friends' Forever", The Village Voice, 20 March 2007 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Les 15 ans du label Ed Banger", France Inter. facts only, no text reused. franceinter.fr
- Wikipedia, "Ed Banger Records" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: T.S. Fox, "Ed Banger Records x Girl Skateboards 2013 Collection", Hypebeast, 16 July 2013 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- T.S. Fox, "Ed Banger Records x Girl Skateboards 2013 Collection", Hypebeast, 16 July 2013. facts only, no text reused. hypebeast.com
- Wikipedia, "Ed Banger Records" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Les 15 ans du label Ed Banger", France Inter (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Ed Banger Records (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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