Instutional Research: Island Records

Island Records was founded by British record producers Chris Blackwell and Graeme Godall in Jamaica in 1959. In 1962 the company relocated to the United Kingdom where it was the largest indie record label until one of the founders sold the label to PolyGram in 1989.


Parent company: Universal Music Group
Founded: 1959
Founder: Chris Blackwell
Distributing label: Island Def Jam Music Group (US), Island Records Group (UK), Universal Music Germany (EU), Universal Music Australia (including Island Records Australia)
Country of origin: United Kingdom/Jamaica/US
Location: New York City
Official website: www.islandrecords.co.uk
No. of employees (2005) : 34,031

Island Records currently own/manage 88 bands, they are:
A.human
A Girl Called Jane
The Airborne Toxic Event
Vanessa Amorosi (UK/Europe)
Tori Amos (UK/Europe)
Ashes Divide
Attic Lights
Johnta Austin (So So Def/Island)
Babyface
Boy Kill Boy (Mercury/Vertigo/Island)
Bad Company
Molly Beanland
Wallis Bird
Bombay Bicycle Club
Bon Jovi
The Bravery
Toni Braxton
Andy Bull
Brutha
CircleStop!
Capibara
Gabriella Cilmi (Island Europe)
Clocks
Mariah Carey
Damone
DThomas (P.B.E/Island)
Def Leppard
DJ Felli Fel (So So Def/Island)
Jermaine Dupri (So So Def/Island)
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Melissa Etheridge
Electrovamp
Fall Out Boy
The Feeling
Florence and the machine
Jason Foxx
Frankmusik
The Fratellis
A Girl Called Jane
Git Fresh (So So Def/Island)
Maestro Harrell (So So Def/Island)
James Hart
P.J. Harvey
Erik Hassle
Hoobastank
Hot Dollar (Dolla Figga/So So Def/Island)
Javine Hylton
Hayden Lines 10HR Pamilaaaa
Natalie Imbruglia
Innerpartysystem
Jagged Edge (So So Def/Island)
JuStar
Elton John
Justin Bieber
Keane
The Killers
Kerli Kõiv
Kristinia DeBarge (Sodapop Music/Island)
Ludo
Ladyhawke
John Martyn
Jon McLaughlin
Brian McFadden
Monty Are I
Leon Jean Marie
Mumford & Sons
Remi Nicole
Nine Black Alps
Parachute
Pixie
Portishead
Pulp
Lionel Richie
The Rocket Summer
Rocko
The Rumble Strips
The Rushes
Ruthless Productions
Rihanna
Saliva
Sparky's Flaw
George Stanford
Sam Sparro
Sugababes
Sum 41
Tinchy Stryder
Terra Naomi
Tokio Hotel (Island UK)
Takota
Taio Cruz
Ultravox
Under the Influence of Giants
Utada
V.V. Brown
Lucy Walsh
Laura Warshauer
Amy Winehouse (Island UK)
Young Love
The Yeah You's