Unidisc Music
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| Unidisc Music | |
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| Parent company | |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Pointe-Claire, Quebec |
| Official website | www |
Unidisc Music is a Canadian independent record label. The label is known for releasing rare music, that was made between the mid-1960s and late 1980s. Genres include
History
Founder George Cucuzzella began his career as a nightclub DJ, in Montreal, in the 1970s. He formed a Canadian Record Pool, supplying vinyl to other DJ's across Quebec, and paying others to produce remixes in his name. Examples are:
Unidisc acquired the recording and publishing rights of Prelude Records in New York, which included Musique's 1978 dance floor hit In the Bush. Additional tracks are by Saturday Night Band, Inner life, D Train and Unlimited Touch.
Unidisc purchased rights to Ahed Music, De-Lite Records, Emergency Records, Megatone Records, Midland International Records, Network Records, Pickwick Records, Quality Records and SOLAR Records – as well as the Canadian labels Daffodil, MWC and Attic Records.
The label began collaborating with
Function
Unidisc's main acquisition of revenue has been by selling synch rights to the songs it owns. When the rights are purchased from its catalog, the songs are incorporated into mainstream entertainment media via movies, television, animation, commercials and video games. These include
Unidisc's publishing functions operate under Unitunes (ASCAP), Lovetown Music (BMI), Socan-affiliated Blue Image, Keep on Music, Star Quality Music and Prime Quality Music.
Unidisc markets through YouTube,
Select roster
Sublabels
- Black Sun Records
- Illusion Records
- Image Records
- Karisma Records
- Matra Records
- SOLAR Records
- De-Lite Records
- Emergency Records
- Sutra Records
- Becket Records
- Sound of New York Records
- Megatone Records
- Prism Records
- Butterfly Records
- Radar Records
- Les Disques Star Records
- Sugarscoop Records
- Aquarius Records
- Attic Records
- Beyond Music
- Prelude Records
- Mirage Records
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ "UNIDISC SIGNE UNE ENTENTE DE PARTENARIAT AVEC DEP ET UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA". www.newswire.ca (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "UNIDISC ENTERS INTO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH DEP AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Catalog Makes Cucuzzella Disco King | Retail > Miscellaneous Retail from AllBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
