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'''Wind-up Records''' was a label from New York. It was founded in 1997 when Alan and [[Diana Meltzer]] bought Grass Records. This label's works are distributed in the world by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, except of Canada, where the company is ''Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc.'', and the distributor is ''Warner Music Canada''. Wind-up is the biggest independent label in the world. The company's slogan is "Developing Career Artists". | '''Wind-up Records''' was a label from New York. It was founded in 1997 when Alan and [[Diana Meltzer]] bought Grass Records. This label's works are distributed in the world by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, except of Canada, where the company is ''Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc.'', and the distributor is ''Warner Music Canada''. Wind-up is the biggest independent label in the world. The company's slogan is "Developing Career Artists". Some of the artists whose catalogue is under license with Wind-up are [[Evanescence]], [[Seether]], Finger Eleven and Creed. Evanescence left Wind-up in 2014 and since then are independent band. | ||
On 13th January, 2009, ''Sony Music Entertainment'' issues a press release telling it has incorporated Wind-Up Records. In September 2009, the world distribution is given to the EMI, excluding North America. | On 13th January, 2009, ''Sony Music Entertainment'' issues a press release telling it has incorporated Wind-Up Records. In September 2009, the world distribution is given to the EMI, excluding North America. | ||
In October 2013, the [[The Bicycle Music Company|Bicycle Music Company]] bought the rights to Wind-Up's back catalogue. These artists will be distributed by Concord Music Group, which later merged with Bicycle. In May 2015, Concord bought the rest of the Wind-Up label. | |||
In October 2013, the [[The Bicycle Music Company|Bicycle Music Company]] bought the rights to | |||
In 2016, Concord retired Wind-Up as a frontline label, and transferred most of Wind-Up's artists to other labels. Wind-Up's reissues are released under [[Craft Recordings]], Concord's reissue label. | In 2016, Concord retired Wind-Up as a frontline label, and transferred most of Wind-Up's artists to other labels. Wind-Up's reissues are released under [[Craft Recordings]], Concord's reissue label. | ||
==Evanescence's Contract== | ==Evanescence's Contract== | ||
Wind-Up Records is [[Evanescence]]'s former label. It signed a three album contract | Wind-Up Records is [[Evanescence]]'s former label. It signed Evanescence in 2001 under a three album contract after the head of A&R Diana Meltzer heard their demos.<ref name="DianaInterview" /><ref name="blender2004"/> All of Evanescence's releases from 2003 to 2011 - including ''[[Fallen]]'', ''[[The Open Door]]'' and ''[[Evanescence]]'' - were released under this label. Wind-Up distributed many of the [[Discography#Singles|singles]] (except of the ''[[Imaginary#Spain Radio Promo Single|Imaginary]]'' and ''[[Weight of the World#South America Radio Promo Single|Weight of the World]]'' singles, both published by Sony in radio-promotion purpose). | ||
Wind-Up Records also released the soundtracks featuring Evanescence: ''[[Daredevil Soundtrack|Daredevil: The Album]]'' (track #9 - ''[[Bring Me To Life]]'' and track #17 - ''[[My Immortal]]'', 2003) and ''[[Elektra Soundtrack|Elektra: The Album]]'' (track #8 - ''[[Breathe No More]]'', 2005). | |||
The single ''[[Broken]]'' (2004) with [[Seether]] and [[Amy Lee]] was released under this label, in [[The Punisher Soundtrack|The Punisher: The Album]]. | |||
The label forced the band to add a male rapper on their first single, ''Bring Me to Life'',<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/evanescence-have-removed-the-compromise-rap-from-biggest-hit/news-story/28af28890025b883b06cfad6675259c8 "Evanescence have removed the "compromise" rap from biggest hit"]. October 3, 2017. ''News.co.au''.</ref> though they originally wanted them to hold auditions to permanently add a male singer in the band<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVRKffsvws "Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?"]. 2016. YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/amy-lee-says-evanescences-original-record-label-wanted-to-turn-band-into-female-linkin-park/ "AMY LEE Says EVANESCENCE's Original Record Label Wanted To Turn Band Into 'Female LINKIN PARK'"]. March 29, 2021. ''Blabbermouth.net''.</ref> and feature him on eight out of eleven songs on ''Fallen''.<ref name=":0">[https://consequence.net/2019/05/beyond-the-boys-club-amy-lee-evanescence/ "Beyond the Boys’ Club: Amy Lee of Evanescence"]. ''Consequence of Sound''. May 23, 2019.</ref> Amy refused it and they were put on hold until they agreed to add a male vocalist on only one song, i.e. the first single.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
The label forced the band to add a male rapper on their first single, ''Bring Me to Life'',<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/evanescence-have-removed-the-compromise-rap-from-biggest-hit/news-story/28af28890025b883b06cfad6675259c8 "Evanescence have removed the "compromise" rap from biggest hit"]. October 3, 2017. ''News.co.au''.</ref> though they originally wanted them to hold auditions to add a male singer in the band<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVRKffsvws "Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?"]. 2016. YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/amy-lee-says-evanescences-original-record-label-wanted-to-turn-band-into-female-linkin-park/ "AMY LEE Says EVANESCENCE's Original Record Label Wanted To Turn Band Into 'Female LINKIN PARK'"]. March 29, 2021. ''Blabbermouth.net''.</ref> and feature him on eight out of eleven songs on ''Fallen''.<ref name=":0">[https://consequence.net/2019/05/beyond-the-boys-club-amy-lee-evanescence/ "Beyond the Boys’ Club: Amy Lee of Evanescence"]. ''Consequence of Sound''. May 23, 2019.</ref> | |||
Amy's father, [[John Lee]], revealed that Wind-Up originally wanted the band to scrap ''The Open Door'' and rewrite it. However, he encouraged her to fight for the album and she eventually won the label over, thus making them green-light it.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151104234454/http://www.evboard.com/daddy-lees-evanescence-article-35809.html "Daddy Lee's Evanescence article: "WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN"]. December 7, 2006. ''EvBoard''.</ref> | Amy's father, [[John Lee]], revealed that Wind-Up originally wanted the band to scrap ''The Open Door'' and rewrite it. However, he encouraged her to fight for the album and she eventually won the label over, thus making them green-light it.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151104234454/http://www.evboard.com/daddy-lees-evanescence-article-35809.html "Daddy Lee's Evanescence article: "WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN"]. December 7, 2006. ''EvBoard''.</ref> | ||
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In March 2013, Wind-up reissued ''Fallen'' on purple vinyl for its 10th anniversary.<ref name="Fallen10" /> | In March 2013, Wind-up reissued ''Fallen'' on purple vinyl for its 10th anniversary.<ref name="Fallen10" /> | ||
In October 2013, it was announced that Bicycle/Concord Music Group acquired Wind-Up's back catalogue, including Evanescence's master catalog.<ref name="BicyleBackCatalogue" /> | |||
On January 3, 2014, it was announced that Amy Lee had filed a lawsuit against former record label Wind-up Records, seeking $1.5 million in unpaid royalties owed to the band.<ref | On January 3, 2014, it was announced that Amy Lee had filed a lawsuit against former record label Wind-up Records, seeking $1.5 million in unpaid royalties owed to the band.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140104152255/http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-reportedly-suing-record-label/]</ref> The lawsuit was settled and Amy had to sign a non-disclosure agreement that she could not say anything negative, "so that's the only way in any sense that I'm still bound".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210517174310/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/get-free-amy-lee-on-artistic-independence-the-future-of-evanescence-55877/]</ref> In March 2014, via her Twitter account, Amy announced that she and Evanescence had been released from their record label contract and were independent artists.<ref name="free" /> | ||
Amy said she able to get the rights to the material originally recorded during the [[Evanescence_(album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|Lillywhite sessions]] for Evanescence's [[Evanescence (album)|self-titled third album]] that was scrapped by Wind-Up Records in early 2010.<ref>[https://blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-says-new-album-is-much-more-of-a-band-collaboration "EVANESCENCE Singer Says New Album Is Much More Of A Band Collaboration"]. June 20, 2011. ''Blabbermouth.net''.</ref><ref>[https://www.soundonsound.com/people/inside-track-recording-evanescences-what-you-want "Inside Track : Recording Evanescence's 'What You Want'"]. January 2012. ''Sound on Sound''.</ref> She lovingly referred to this album as "[[Broken Record|broken record]]" and added she plans to finish and release some of these songs in the future.<ref name="brokenrecord" /> | |||
Some songs on the self-titled album were inspired by Lee's frustration with the label, including ''[[Sick]]'' and ''[[New Way to Bleed|A New Way to Bleed]]''. | |||
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==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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<ref name=DianaInterview>{{cite web|title=Interview with DIANA MELTZER, A&R; at Wind-up Records for Creed, Evanescence|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|date=July 7, 2003|work=Hit Quarters|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908185725/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|archivedate=September 8, 2011}}</ref> | <ref name=DianaInterview>{{cite web|title=Interview with DIANA MELTZER, A&R; at Wind-up Records for Creed, Evanescence|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|date=July 7, 2003|work=Hit Quarters|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908185725/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|archivedate=September 8, 2011}}</ref> | ||
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<ref name=Fallen10>{{cite news|title=Evanescence Reissue ‘Fallen’ Debut on Purple Vinyl for 10th Anniversary|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/03/evanescence-fallen-reissue-purple-vinyl-tenth-anniversary/|newspaper=Spin|date=March 6, 2013}}</ref> | <ref name=Fallen10>{{cite news|title=Evanescence Reissue ‘Fallen’ Debut on Purple Vinyl for 10th Anniversary|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/03/evanescence-fallen-reissue-purple-vinyl-tenth-anniversary/|newspaper=Spin|date=March 6, 2013}}</ref> | ||
<ref name=free>{{cite news|title=EVANESCENCE Singer AMY LEE: 'I Am A Free And Independent Artist'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lee-i-am-a-free-and-independent-artist/|newspaper=BLABBERMOUTH.net|date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> | <ref name=free>{{cite news|title=EVANESCENCE Singer AMY LEE: 'I Am A Free And Independent Artist'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lee-i-am-a-free-and-independent-artist/|newspaper=BLABBERMOUTH.net|date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> | ||
<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=December 15, 2015|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/posts/1105375239514245|title=Cover #4: Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing|work=Facebook|accessdate=}}</ref> | <ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=December 15, 2015|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/posts/1105375239514245|title=Cover #4: Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing|work=Facebook|accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="blender2004">{{cite web|last=Odell|first=Michael|title=Survivor! | <ref name="blender2004">{{cite web|last=Odell|first=Michael|title=Survivor! | ||
|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|work=Blender|date=2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018135020/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|archivedate=October 18, 2004}}</ref> | |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|work=Blender|date=2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018135020/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|archivedate=October 18, 2004}}</ref> | ||
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Wind-up Records was a label from New York. It was founded in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer bought Grass Records. This label's works are distributed in the world by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, except of Canada, where the company is Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc., and the distributor is Warner Music Canada. Wind-up is the biggest independent label in the world. The company's slogan is "Developing Career Artists". Some of the artists whose catalogue is under license with Wind-up are Evanescence, Seether, Finger Eleven and Creed. Evanescence left Wind-up in 2014 and since then are independent band.
On 13th January, 2009, Sony Music Entertainment issues a press release telling it has incorporated Wind-Up Records. In September 2009, the world distribution is given to the EMI, excluding North America.
In October 2013, the Bicycle Music Company bought the rights to Wind-Up's back catalogue. These artists will be distributed by Concord Music Group, which later merged with Bicycle. In May 2015, Concord bought the rest of the Wind-Up label.
In 2016, Concord retired Wind-Up as a frontline label, and transferred most of Wind-Up's artists to other labels. Wind-Up's reissues are released under Craft Recordings, Concord's reissue label.
Evanescence's Contract
Wind-Up Records is Evanescence's former label. It signed Evanescence in 2001 under a three album contract after the head of A&R Diana Meltzer heard their demos.[1][2] All of Evanescence's releases from 2003 to 2011 - including Fallen, The Open Door and Evanescence - were released under this label. Wind-Up distributed many of the singles (except of the Imaginary and Weight of the World singles, both published by Sony in radio-promotion purpose).
Wind-Up Records also released the soundtracks featuring Evanescence: Daredevil: The Album (track #9 - Bring Me To Life and track #17 - My Immortal, 2003) and Elektra: The Album (track #8 - Breathe No More, 2005).
The single Broken (2004) with Seether and Amy Lee was released under this label, in The Punisher: The Album.
The label forced the band to add a male rapper on their first single, Bring Me to Life,[3] though they originally wanted them to hold auditions to permanently add a male singer in the band[4][5] and feature him on eight out of eleven songs on Fallen.[6] Amy refused it and they were put on hold until they agreed to add a male vocalist on only one song, i.e. the first single.[6]
Amy's father, John Lee, revealed that Wind-Up originally wanted the band to scrap The Open Door and rewrite it. However, he encouraged her to fight for the album and she eventually won the label over, thus making them green-light it.[7]
In March 2013, Wind-up reissued Fallen on purple vinyl for its 10th anniversary.[8]
In October 2013, it was announced that Bicycle/Concord Music Group acquired Wind-Up's back catalogue, including Evanescence's master catalog.[9]
On January 3, 2014, it was announced that Amy Lee had filed a lawsuit against former record label Wind-up Records, seeking $1.5 million in unpaid royalties owed to the band.[10] The lawsuit was settled and Amy had to sign a non-disclosure agreement that she could not say anything negative, "so that's the only way in any sense that I'm still bound".[11] In March 2014, via her Twitter account, Amy announced that she and Evanescence had been released from their record label contract and were independent artists.[12]
Amy said she able to get the rights to the material originally recorded during the Lillywhite sessions for Evanescence's self-titled third album that was scrapped by Wind-Up Records in early 2010.[13][14] She lovingly referred to this album as "broken record" and added she plans to finish and release some of these songs in the future.[15]
Some songs on the self-titled album were inspired by Lee's frustration with the label, including Sick and A New Way to Bleed.
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