Monstercat
| Monstercat | |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 1, 2005 |
| Founder | |
| Genre | EDM |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Official website | Monstercat.com |
Monstercat (also known as Monstercat Media, usually formatted as "monstercat") is a Canadian-based independent electronic dance music (EDM) record label in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] Monstercat was formed in July 2005 by Mike Darlington CEO,[2][3] and Ari Paunonen, COO.[1]
The label signs artists on a non-exclusive single-track basis, allowing artists to freely move between other labels and brands.[4] Monstercat follows a simple release schedule, where new music is released three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,[5][6] in addition to an hour-long podcast that is live streamed every Tuesday on their Twitch account, known as Call Of The Wild.[7] Once Monstercat has released thirty tracks consecutively, a new compilation album is created containing these tracks and two continuous mixes of the album.[8] At several points in time, Monstercat has released a track outside of their regular release schedule for various reasons.
History
[change | change source]In July 2005, Monstercat's current CEO - Mike Darlington - along with Ari Pauonen, Monstercat's current COO, created the Monstercat YouTube channel as a way for their friends to promote themselves and share music with each other.[1][2][9] The two created compilation albums to provide artists with an easy method of releasing their music, as well as lessening the competitiveness between the artists.[1][10] Monstercat's first compilation album, Launch Week, featured seven artists: Feint, Halo Nova (currently Varien / Koinu), Stephen Walking, Ephixa, Neilio, Arion and Going Quantum.[11]
Krewella Signs
[change | change source]In December 2005, Monstercat signed the very notable musical group Krewella,[1][2][9] an American electronic dance music duo (at the time, a trio) from Chicago, Illinois. "Killin' It" was Krewella's first original song released by a label.[2][12] Monstercat promoted Krewella using many social media campaigns and partnered with many EDM YouTube promotional channels for a larger platform.[1]
2014 - 2017
[change | change source]During the first few months of 2014, Monstercat partnered with the electric family in aid of the Humane Society of Canada.[13] In December 2014, Monstercat launched a 24-hour digital radio station, hosted on Twitch.[14] Monstercat continued to release compilation albums containing thirty songs and two mixes each until 2017.[10]
2018 - Present
[change | change source]Near the beginning of 2018, Monstercat announced that it would seperate into two brands: Monstercat Uncaged and Monstercat Instinct.[15] In 2021, a third brand, Monstercat Silk, was added.
Artists
[change | change source]Current Roster
[change | change source]The following is a list of all the artists that are on Monstercat's current roster. Please note that not all artists who've released with Monstercat are necessarily supposed to be on this list.[16]
- 7 Minutes Dead
- Aero Chord
- Astronaut
- Au5
- Braken
- Bustre
- Case & Point
- Deon Custom
- Dion Timmer
- Direct
- Dirty Audio
- Draper
- Droptek
- Emsi
- Eminence
- Fox Stevenson (Stan SB)
- F.O.O.L- Part of Falcon Funk
- Feint
- Fractal
- Grabbitz
- Haywyre
- Hellberg
- Hyper Potions
- Karma Fields
- Krewella
- Laszlo
- LVTHER- Alias of TwoThirds
- Mr FijiWiji
- Muzzy
- Nigel Good
- Nitro Fun
- Noisestorm
- PIXL
- PYLOT
- Pegboard Nerds
- Rogue
- Rootkit
- Slaydit
- Slips & Slurs
- Slushii
- Snavs
- Soulero
- Sound Remedy
- Stephen Walking
- Stonebank
- Summer Was Fun- Alias of DotEXE
- TheFatRat
- Tokyo Machine
- Tut Tut Child
- Varien
- Vicetone
- Volant
- WRLD
Former Artists
[change | change source]The following is a list of artists who previously released music with Monstercat.
- 1uP
- 23
- Archie
- Arion
- Atmozfears- Now TVDS
- AZEDIA
- Chris Ramos
- Day One
- DotEXE- Now Summer Was Fun
- Dzeko & Torres
- Ephixa
- Falcon Funk
- Favright
- Gammer
- Halo Nova- Now Varien
- Hot Date!
- I.Y.F.F.E
- Insan3lik3
- Lets Be Friends
- Matduke
- Marshmello
- Mitchell Claxton
- MYLK
- Neilio
- Obsidia
- OVERWERK- Now an independent artist
- Rundfunk- Now part of Televisor
- SCNDL
- Skifonix
- Stereotronique
- Teqq
- Throttle
- TVDS
- TwoThirds- Now LVTHER
- Virtual Riot
- yh
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Line Abrahamian (February 2014). "Mike Darlington: Channeling his inner Monstercat". DJ Magazine Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Monstercat CEO – Mike Darlington". The FrontLiner. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "Behind the Beat: Hellberg Interview". Only the Beat. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "Monstercat: A New Breed of Record Label in the Digital Music Age". The DJ List. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ Monstercat (2011-07-09), [Drum & Bass] - Feint - Atlas [Monstercat Release], retrieved 2016-05-30,
New videos every Monday/Wednesday/Friday!
- ↑ "Monstercat New Releases playlist on Spotify". play.spotify.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
fresh tunes updated 3 times a week!
- ↑ "Monstercat Podcast". www.monstercat.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Weekly radio show featuring 1 hour of dance music." "New episodes every Tuesday 1PM PDT / 4PM EDT / 9PM BST
- ↑ Meadow, Matthew (2014-05-22). "Monstercat Drops Newest Compilation - Monstercat 017: Ascension". magneticmag.com. Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Featuring 30 tracks and two unique hour-long mixes,
- 1 2 Chelsea Perry (10 March 2014). "Monstercat CEO Mike Darlington". NoisePorn. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- 1 2 Bob Vrbanac (17 September 2013). "Thinking of the possibilities". Waterloo Chronicle. Retrieved 26 May 2014. [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Monstercat 001 - Launch Week by Various Artists on iTunes". iTunes. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ Luis Gomez (12 November 2013). "Krewella returning home feeling 'Alive'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "Electric Family and Monstercat Team Up For Humane Society Of Canada Bracelet". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Krystal (18 Dec 2014). "Behind The Scenes of Monstercat the Label Born Out of YouTube". InTheMix. Retrieved 29 Dec 2014.
- ↑ Reis, Sean (2018-01-03). "Monstercat Announces Huge Change for the New Year". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ↑ "Monstercat Artist Lineup". Monstercat.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
