Altavoz

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Altavoz, Inc.
Private
Industry Entertainment, Wholesale
Founded 1994
Founder Nelson Jacobsen
Headquarters Rockville, Maryland
Area served
 U.S.: Southeast and nationwide
Services Digital, Physical, Global Distribution
Website http://www.altavoz.com/

Altavoz's catalog is composed of independent entertainers covering a variety of musical genres. A year after it was founded, Altavoz was purchased by investor Nelson Jacobsen, and relaunched in Rockville, Maryland.[1]

Jacobsen established Altavoz.com which was one of the first fifty thousand domains on the internet. The website offered downloads of digital sound files (.wav) and fifteen second introductions to music streams.

This business innovation dovetailed to substantial distribution vehicles. By 1999, Altavoz had rolled out merchandise in big box stores like Best Buy and independent retailers nationwide. Their offerings had expanded to vinyl records, books and more. By the time of the dot-com crash, Altavoz continued to provide stock to thousands of independent stores, big box stores and was receiving 1.2 million hits a day on Altavoz.com.[2]

In 2011, Jacobsen took a new leadership role in the company as CEO.[1] In 2013, Altavoz began online presentations for distribution deals exporting US-made music. Part of the incorporation of Altavoz included the non-profit "Help Earth Foundation." On September 25, 2015, Max Media Group, Inc. (MXMI) announced that its board of directors had voted unanimously to transfer majority control of MXMI to Altavoz Entertainment.[3] As of the close of 2015, Jacobsen, a board member of MXMI, continues to lead Altavoz as CEO.

Also, primary meaning of altavoz is loudspeaker or Tannoy (British english)[4]

Major Project

In collaboration with David Lynch, Altavoz released a limited-edition vinyl box set to benefit the David Lynch Foundation on Record Store Day in 2012.[5] The compilation, Music That Changes the World, features 34 songs from Alanis Morissette, Tom Waits, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, Iggy Pop, Maroon 5, Neon Trees and more.[6] The four-LP box set also includes a 42-page color book, custom-made by “Imprint Indie Printing” of N. Venice, Florida. The book, introduced by David Lynch, was illustrated by Nepali artist Romio Shrestha and New Jersey artist Davel Hamue. All songs were re-mastered for this project by Gavin Lurssen.[5] While Altavoz had the right to release up to 2,500 of these box-sets, less than 350 actual box sets were available, all of which had to be delivered overnight on a Friday for Saturday's Record Store Day.[citation needed]

Exclusive library release (2015)

"Songs of Phillip Carter" was released exclusively to US Public Libraries[7] before being made available to digital and physical outlets. This is to highlight the importance of Huge Public Libraries as modern media players, and opportunities that they provide for artists like Phillip Carter to connect to their communities and patrons (Estimated 120,000 Public Libraries in the USA).[8] Phillip Carter has the distinction of being the first gospel artist with an exclusive music release to the US Public Library system.[9]

Artists

Former artists

  • Jack Mack and the Hearth Attack
  • K Mitch
  • Love Dominique

Releases

  • Theo Sampel - Sampel This (2006)
  • Revival - Horses of War (2007)
  • Dawn Richard - Golden Heart (2013)
  • Bella Nae - H.I.G.H. XOXO (2013)
  • Quinn Sullivan - Getting There (2013)
  • Various Artist - Drop the Needle: Boston Punk Anthology (2013)
  • VALIS - Minds through Space and Time (2013)
  • Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein - Abominator (2013)
  • Julie Doiron - So Many Days (2013)
  • Argonauts - Whats Your Perfect Day (2013)
  • Jack Mack And the Heart Attack* – Lookin’ Up (2013)
  • Love Dominique* - Love Dominique (2014)
  • Big Mucci - Shuffle, Step, Slide (2014)
  • Lady Cam - Get It Got It (2014)
  • Sunwolf - Angel Eyes (2014)
  • Phillip Carter - Songs of Phillip Carter (Exclusive Library Release) ELR
  • John Bull and The Bandits - Words to the Wise (2015)
  • K. Mitch* - WDGAF (single)

* Not currently signed.

Billboard chart history

2013:

Dawn Richard CD Goldenheart January 2013 after leaving Diddy Dirty Money and Danity Kane

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums Breakers[10] 16
US Billboard 200[11] 137
US Independent Albums[12] 21
US Top Heatseekers Albums[11] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[12] 22

Quinn Sullivan - CD Getting There Released May 2013 [13] reached #4 on Billboard Blues Chart. Aug, 24th 2013 [14]

2015:

John Bull and the Bandits, Single "Mr Bradley" April 9, 2015 #73 Billboard Blues Cart.[15]

References

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