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Industry | |
Founded | 1997 |
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Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Parent | Sony Music Entertainment |
Website | theorchard |
Available in | English, French, German, Polish |
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Founded | June 2006 |
Founder(s) | Stephen O'Regan, Tom Millett, Pauline Freeman |
Key people | Stephen O'Regan (President and CEO) |
Industry | Dot-com company |
Website | BALCONYTV.com |
Current status | Active |
The Orchard is an American music and entertainment company founded in 1997 by Richard Gottehrer and Scott Cohen, wholly owned by Sony Music Entertainment and based in New York City. It specializes in media distribution, marketing, and sales and collaborates with independent artists, labels, and others to provide content worldwide.
The company was founded in 1997 by Richard Gottehrer and Scott Cohen in New York, NY.
Its clients include independent artists and labels such as Daptone Records, (representing artists such as Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley (singer)), Cleopatra Records (with artists including Blackburner, Queensrÿche,Sons of Hippies and William Shatner) and Frenchkiss Records (Bloc Party,Drowners,Les Savy Fav,Local Natives), who partnered with The Orchard in 2012 to create Frenchkiss Label Group in addition to their digital and physical deals with the company. In 2014, the partnership expanded even further with The Orchard's acquisition of both Frenchkiss Records and Frenchkiss Label Group.