Kontor Records

Kontor Records GmbH

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Type	Private
Industry	Music
Genre	Electronic music, dance music
Founded	Hamburg, Germany 1995 (1995)
Founder	Jens Thele
Headquarters	Hamburg, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Parent	Edel AG
Divisions	Club Tools Do It Yourself Entertainment Kontor New Media Musicismusic Sheffield Tunes
Website	www.kontorrecords.de

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Headquarters of Kontor Records and Edel AG at Neumühlen, Hamburg

Kontor Records is a record label based in Hamburg, Germany. The label's artist roster includes ATB, Tiësto and Scooter. Jens Thele is the head manager of Kontor and is also the manager of Scooter.

History

Founded in 1996, the label originated as a club night that Jens Thele organised in Hamburg's central business district. Kontor was rapidly established as a successful musical project for local DJs and producers, and this was followed by interest from international artists. Thele has explained: "We place great importance on long-term artist relationships and development, always looking to create album projects". In 2000 the 51% of the company was acquired by the German larger company Edel AG, with Thele and other subscribers retaining operative roles in the company. As of 2004, the company's office overlooks the Hamburg dockland area.

The label launched the Kontor.TV YouTube channel in 2006 and music videos, playlists and preview-mixes of new releases are uploaded onto the channel. As of October 2013, nearly 2 million users are subscribed to Kontor.TV. In early 2013, the label entered into a partnership with the Spotify online music streaming service and Kontor.FM was launched in March 2013.

In June 2013, Kontor garnered attention for a novel promotional campaign for the new song from artist Boris Dlugosch. The recipient of the music unfolds a device entitled "The Office Turntable" that serves as a 2D Technics turntable on which Dlugosch's vinyl single can be heard. The vinyl is neon orange-colored and most types of smartphones are used to scan an activating QR code on the fold-out device. Label staff explained to the Contagious Magazine's YouTube channel that they were motivated by creative directors who often ignore the music promotions they are sent.

Compilation brands

Kontor's compilation brands include "Kontor Top Of The Clubs" and "Kontor House of House".

Affiliate and partner labels

The Sheffield Tunes imprint is a Kontor affiliate label that released the music of Scooter. Scooter's members, H. P. Baxxter and Rick J. Jordan, are company directors of Kontor Records. As of October 2013, Kontor Records is one of the numerous partners listed on the CR2 Records website, a London, United Kingdom (UK) electronic music label founded by musician Mark Brown (also known by the moniker "MYNC").

Artists

• DJ Antoine
• ATB
• Aquagen
• Cascada
• Code Red
• Blank & Jones
• DJ Dean
• Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
• The Disco Boys
• EDX
• Fedde Le Grand
• Hardwell
• ItaloBrothers
• Klingande
• Klubbingman
• Alexander Marcus
• Nightcrawlers
• R.I.O.
• DJ Sammy
• Scooter
• Giulia Siegel
• Special D.
• Spiller
• Sunset Strippers
• Alexandra Stan
• Lexy & K-Paul
• Martin Tungevaag
• Vinylshakerz
• Jan Wayne
• Rania Zeriri

External links

• Kontor Records discography at Discogs
• Kontor Records publishing catalog at MusicBrainz