DTA Records
| DTA Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Warner Music Group |
| Founded | December 13, 2019 |
| Founder | Travis Barker |
| Distributor(s) |
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| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | dtarecords elektra |
DTA Records (an initialism for "Don't Trust Anyone")[1] is an American record label founded in December 2019 by Travis Barker, best known as the drummer of Blink-182. It is a joint partnership between Barker and Elektra Entertainment (a label group owned by Warner Music Group), which distributes the label's releases.
History
[edit]Formation (2019)
[edit]It’s just being able to see things through and make sure you don’t hear of the stories you so often do about artists getting signed to a label. Maybe someone doesn’t pick the best first single and it doesn’t work right away, and then the next thing you know, the artist is dropped and his project is in limbo. I’m just trying to protect that whole process where they won’t be dropped for exploring new sounds.
–Travis Barker[2]
DTA Records was founded in 2019 as a partnership between Travis Barker and Elektra Music Group (now known as Elektra Entertainment, following its merger into 300 Elektra Entertainment).[3] The label was conceived after Johnny Minardi, an Atlantic Records employee and acquaintance of Barker, told Barker of Elektra Music Group's co-president Gregg Nadel's desire to start a new record label with him. Minardi offered Barker a deal which allowed him and Nadel to help develop new artists together.[2] Barker was already well acquainted with Warner Music Group, with his old record label, LaSalle Records, formerly being distributed through Atlantic, and more recently, he had played drums for or produced albums for various artists associated with WMG's labels, such as Fever 333, grandson and Jasiah.[2]
Barker's vision for DTA Records was to use the label to develop up and coming artists, and guarantee them greater security and freedoms on the label. "As an artist, it's important to me that an artist's vision is protected at all costs. It's crucial that I'm able to look an artist in the eye and believe it when I say we can take them from a basement to an arena."[4] However, Barker is extremely selective about the artists he signs to DTA, stating; “It has to be someone I feel comfortable taking a picture with and co-signing, saying I believe in this person and I think that this person is going to change music or at least make a huge fucking dent in music. I just don’t want to sign some random person.”[5] DTA Records, while also acting as an artist development label for Barker, also acts as a hub for Travis Barker and his collaborations with other artists.[6]
The formation of DTA Records was announced on December 13, 2019. The same day, DTA released its first single, "Gimme Brain", a collaboration between Barker, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross.[7][4][8][9]
Jaden Hossler, Avril Lavigne, Ho99o9 and continued growth (2020–present)
[edit]In May 2020, Jaden Hossler (then known as jxdn)[10] became the first signing to the DTA Records label, following the success of his debut single "Comatose".[11][12] His first release on the label, the single "Angels & Demons" became a viral hit on TikTok and became DTA Records' first release to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which it attained on July 2, 2021.[13] His debut album, Tell Me About Tomorrow, was DTA's first studio album release, and reached number 95 on the Billboard 200 Chart.[14]
On November 3, 2021, Canadian pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne announced she had signed to DTA Records.[15][16] She released her first single for DTA, "Bite Me", on November 9, 2021.[17] Lavigne released her first album through DTA, Love Sux, on February 25, 2022; it became DTA's first top-10 album on the Billboard 200 Chart, reaching number nine.[18]
On January 20, 2022, the punk rock band Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror) released the single "Battery Not Included" through DTA;[19] their first album since 2017's United States of Horror, titled SKIN, was produced by Travis Barker and released on March 11, 2022.[20]
Roster
[edit]| Current artists | Past Artists |
Discography
[edit]| Year | Release Date | Artist / Band | Release | Type / Format | Notes | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | December 13, 2019 | Travis Barker, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross | "Gimme Brain" | Single | First release | [21] |
| 2020 | April 10, 2020 | Travis Barker, Jasiah and NASCAR Aloe | "Dogshit" | [22] | ||
| May 18, 2020 | jxdn | "Angels & Demons" | RIAA: Gold[13] | [23] | ||
| May 29, 2020 | Travis Barker and Wiz Khalifa | "Drums Drums Drums" | [24] | |||
| June 23, 2020 | jxdn | "Angels & Demons (Acoustic)" | [25] | |||
| July 16, 2020 | jxdn feat. Travis Barker | "So What!" | [26] | |||
| July 31, 2020 | Travis Barker and Run the Jewels | "Forever" | [27] | |||
| August 20, 2020 | jxdn | "Pray" | [28] | |||
| October 16, 2020 | "So What! (Acoustic)" | [29] | ||||
| October 21, 2020 | jxdn feat. Iann Dior | "Tonight" | [30] | |||
| December 18, 2020 | jxdn | "Better Off Dead" | [31] | |||
| 2021 | January 19, 2021 | "Driver's License" | Olivia Rodrigo cover | [32] | ||
| June 4, 2021 | "Think About Me" | [33] | ||||
| July 2, 2021 | jxdn feat. Machine Gun Kelly | "Wanna Be" | [34] | |||
| jxdn | Tell Me About Tomorrow | CD/LP/DD | First album release | [35] | ||
| July 17, 2021 | "Angels & Demons/Driver's License" | 12" single | Record Store Day exclusive | [36] | ||
| November 9, 2021 | Avril Lavigne | "Bite Me" | Single | [37] | ||
| November 17, 2021 | jxdn | "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" | Blink-182 cover (Spotify Singles) | [38] | ||
| December 3, 2021 | Tell Me About Tomorrow (Deluxe) | DD | Deluxe edition | [39] | ||
| December 17, 2021 | Avril Lavigne | "Bite Me (Acoustic)" | Single | [40] | ||
| 2022 | January 13, 2022 | Avril Lavigne feat. blackbear | "Love It When You Hate Me" | [41] | ||
| January 20, 2022 | Ho99o9 | "Battery Not Included" | [42] | |||
| February 11, 2022 | "Nuge Snight" | [43] | ||||
| February 25, 2022 | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux | CD/CS/LP/DD | First top-10 album on Billboard 200 |
[44] | |
| March 11, 2022 | Ho99o9 | SKIN | DD | [20] | ||
| Ho99o9 feat. Corey Taylor | "Bite My Face" | Single | [45] | |||
| June 24, 2022 | Avril Lavigne | Spotify Singles | [46] | |||
| June 28, 2022 | jxdn | 28 (Songs For Cooper) | EP | [47] | ||
| August 26, 2022 | Avril Lavigne feat. Machine Gun Kelly | "Bois Lie" (Acoustic) | Single | [48] | ||
| November 3, 2022 | Avril Lavigne and Yungblud | "I'm a Mess" | [49] | |||
| November 11, 2022 | jxdn | "Sober" | [50] | |||
| November 25, 2022 | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux (Deluxe) | DD | Deluxe edition | [51] | |
| 2023 | March 3, 2023 | jxdn | "Friends With Benefits" | Single | [52] | |
| June 8, 2023 | "Elevated Heartbreak" | [53] | ||||
| September 22, 2023 | Landon Barker | "Friends With Your Ex" | [54] | |||
| October 6, 2023 | Jaden Hossler | "Chrome Hearted" | [55] | |||
| 2024 | February 8, 2024 | jxdn | "When the Music Stops" | [56] |
See also
[edit]- LaSalle Records, Travis Barker's first record label
- Travis Barker discography
References
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- ^ a b c Schube, Will (April 17, 2020). "How Blink-182's Travis Barker Is Looking to Take Over the Rap Game". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "WMG 300 Elektra Entertainment – 3EE – Arrives, Led by Chairman & CEO Kevin Liles". WMG Official Website. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "WMG Travis Barker's DTA Records Sets Joint Venture with Elektra Music Group". WMG Official Website. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Travis Barker of Blink-182 talks his new rap label, says he's "sitting on" heaps of records". Tone Deaf. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ Hiatt, Brian (June 29, 2021). "How Travis Barker Became Gen-Z's Pop-Punk Whisperer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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- ^ Havens, Lyndsey (August 4, 2020). "Chartbreaker: jxdn Is Bringing Rock Into the TikTok Era, With Travis Barker's Help". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
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- ^ "Ho99o9 Is Back With A New Album Produced By Travis Barker and US Tour". Sermon 3 Recordings. February 16, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ a b SKIN, March 11, 2022, retrieved June 24, 2022
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- ^ Comatose by jxdn, May 11, 2020, retrieved June 23, 2022
- ^ Drums Drums Drums - Single by Travis Barker & Wiz Khalifa, May 29, 2020, retrieved June 23, 2022
- ^ Angels & Demons (Acoustic) - Single by jxdn, June 23, 2020, retrieved June 23, 2022
- ^ SO WHAT! - Single by jxdn, July 16, 2020, retrieved June 23, 2022
- ^ Forever (feat. Run The Jewels) by Travis Barker, July 31, 2020, retrieved June 23, 2022
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- ^ BETTER OFF DEAD by jxdn, December 18, 2020, retrieved June 23, 2022
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- ^ jxdn - Think About Me (Official Video), retrieved June 23, 2022
- ^ jxdn - WANNA BE (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) (Official Video), retrieved June 23, 2022
- ^ Tell Me About Tomorrow by jxdn, July 2, 2021, retrieved June 23, 2022
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- ^ Tell Me About Tomorrow (Deluxe), July 2, 2021, retrieved December 12, 2022
- ^ Bite Me (Acoustic) - Single by Avril Lavigne, December 17, 2021, retrieved June 24, 2022
- ^ Love It When You Hate Me (feat. blackbear) - Single by Avril Lavigne, January 13, 2022, retrieved June 24, 2022
- ^ BATTERY NOT INCLUDED, January 20, 2022, retrieved June 24, 2022
- ^ Ho99o9 (Horror) - NUGE SNIGHT, retrieved June 24, 2022
- ^ Love Sux by Avril Lavigne, February 25, 2022, retrieved June 23, 2022
- ^ Ho99o9 (Horror) feat. Corey Taylor - BITE MY FACE - Prod. by Travis Barker, retrieved June 24, 2022
- ^ Spotify Singles, June 24, 2022, retrieved June 24, 2022
- ^ Havens, Lyndsey (June 28, 2022). "Jxdn on Mourning and Celebrating Late Best Friend Cooper Noriega With New Music: 'It Was Therapy'". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ Bois Lie (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) [Acoustic], August 26, 2022, retrieved December 12, 2022
- ^ I’m a Mess (with YUNGBLUD) - Single by Avril Lavigne, November 3, 2022, retrieved November 9, 2022
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- ^ Elevated Heartbreak, June 8, 2023, retrieved October 26, 2023
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