D-town Records - Major Record Labels In Texas

Not to be confused with Mike Hank's 1960s Detroit, Michigan soul music D-Town label.

Eieg/D-Town Music Group also called DMG is an American independent record label established in 2004 and distributed through Universal Music Group Distribution and based out of Dallas, TX. The CEO Nate Edwards, a native of Cincinnati, OH, met with Funk legend Bootsy Collins, CEO Of Bootzilla Productions, in Cincinnati, OH, at the tribute concert to Bootsy’s mentor, James Brown, on Saturday December 22, 2007, at which time a business relationship was formed. As of September, 2009, Eieg/D-Town Music Group has forged an exclusive U.S. and Worldwide distribution agreement with Bungalo Records and Universal Music Group Distribution. Bungalo Records and Universal Music Group Distribution will also pursue synchronization and licensing deals for Eieg/D-Town Music Group releases.

Recognition

source : en.wikipedia.org

Their hit song from The Deele "Two Occasions" was later referenced (along with Babyface and Darnell "Dee" Bristol) by Mariah Carey in her 2005 megahit song "We Belong Together," rapper The Game on the song "One Night" in 2006, and Plies 2009 hit song, "Want It, Need It" featuring Ashanti. MF Doom samples the track "Shootem Up Movies" in his 1999 opus "Red & Gold."

Locations

source : theintercept.com

Eieg/D-Town Music Group has locations in Dallas, TX, Cincinnati, OH, Atlanta, GA, and Tokyo, Japan.

About EIEG/D-Town

source : theintercept.com

Industry : music and entertainment

Products : music, publishing and entertainment

Key people :

• Nathaniel G. Edwards: (chairman/CEO),
• Steven Franklin (president),
• Darryl Ethley (CFO)
• Anthony Paul (president of A&R)

Distributing label : Bungalo and Universal Music Group Distribution

Subsidiaries

source : medium.com

DMG companies :

• D-Town Music Group Inc. aka (DMG)
• EIEG Publishing
• EIEG, LLC (Edwards Independent Entertainment Group)
• DBA D-Town Records
• Nate"E" Entertainment Group)

Business alliances

source : jimnicar.com

D-town Record is allied with Cintrton Beverage company, Violator (company), Curtis James Jackson III and Marian Records.

Discography

source : en.wikipedia.org

Artists on Eieg/D-Town Music Group

source : www.dallasobserver.com

Present artist

• 3riple Threat (Dallas, Texas)
• Seven Second Chase from Ontario, Canada
• The Gang of Roses from Atlanta, Georgia
• Gerald Brown (formerly of Shalamar)
• The Deele
• Keingz Ransom

References

source : artandseek.org

• List of record labels
• Block Ent., Bad Boy South
• Chris Lighty Background

External links

source : en.wikipedia.org

• Official website
• Official Myspace
• Bootzilla Productions