Mermaid Records is a Copenhagen, Denmark based independent record label founded by Mik Christensen and Nick Foss in 2005.Rustrup, S. (27 November 2008). Sony Music køber sig ind i Mermaid Records (Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). GAFFA. The label publishes distinguished Danish artists.Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S. (2011). Mermaid Records . Retrieved 26 April 2011.
History In 2004, several key figures from EMI-Medley left the label and started Copenhagen Records to give artists more artistic freedom.Svidt, O. R. (17 December 2003). EMI-Medley står over for sprængning (EMI-Medley about to blow up). GAFFA. Among them were Christensen and Foss, who started Mermaid Records in 2005, but remained with Copenhagen Records until 2008. Since 2008, the label is largely owned by Sony Music Entertainment Denmark to create more space for Danish music. The first album released after Sony became the main shareholder was Tim Christensen's third solo album, Superior.
Since 2016 the label have been independent once again
Artists
Aura Dione Big Fat Snake Bikstok Røgsystem Thomas Blachman Black City
Tim Christensen D-A-D Niels Brinck Clemens Electric Lady Lab Go Go Berlin Julie Mekdes
Rasmus Nøhr Sanne Salomonsen Hannah Schneider
Kira Skov Turboweekend
See also List of record labels
References
External links Mermaid Records on the Sony Music Denmark website Mermaid Records on MySpace