Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ninja Tune is an independent record label in London, England (with satellite offices in Montreal and Los Angeles) founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke and others. Ninja Tune has firmly established itself as one of the most credible independent labels in the UK.Inspired by a visit to Japan, Black & More primarily created Ninja Tune in 1990 as a means to escape the creative control of major labels, and to act as a vehicle to release music of a more underground nature, free from the restraints that were put on them via their brief stints with Arista and Big Life. Over the last 24 years, the visionary label has since blossomed to become consistently heralded and “reliably excellent”, keeping a widespread focus on signing a diverse range of uncompromising artists, encouraging interactive technology, embracing the audio-visual world, creating their own publishing company (Just Isn’t Music), and finding innovative uses of software.The label’s first releases (the first five volumes of DJ Food - 'Jazz Brakes') were produced by Coldcut in the early 90s, and celebrated by the music press and beat aficionados simultaneously. They were composed of instrumental sample-based cuts that led the duo to help pioneer new instrumental hip hop beats genres (alongside the Mo'Wax label and Ninja Tune artists such as Funki Porcini, The Herbaliser and DJ Vadim) and, to this day, are recognized as being indispensable tools for DJs.The label has since released music of myriad artists (including The Cinematic Orchestra, Amon Tobin, Bonobo, Mr Scruff, Jaga Jazzist, Fink, Kid Koala, The Bug, Machinedrum, Dorian Concept), and distributes other record labels - including Big Dada, Brainfeeder (Flying Lotus' label), Werkdiscs (Actress' label) and Girls Music (Toddla T’s label). Its sister label Counter Records, meanwhile, is home to crossover UK pop/soul quartet The Heavy. Ninja Tune is also one of the radio stations in the video game Sleeping Dogs.. }
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- Ninja_Tune abstract "Ninja Tune is an independent record label in London, England (with satellite offices in Montreal and Los Angeles) founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke and others. Ninja Tune has firmly established itself as one of the most credible independent labels in the UK.Inspired by a visit to Japan, Black & More primarily created Ninja Tune in 1990 as a means to escape the creative control of major labels, and to act as a vehicle to release music of a more underground nature, free from the restraints that were put on them via their brief stints with Arista and Big Life. Over the last 24 years, the visionary label has since blossomed to become consistently heralded and “reliably excellent”, keeping a widespread focus on signing a diverse range of uncompromising artists, encouraging interactive technology, embracing the audio-visual world, creating their own publishing company (Just Isn’t Music), and finding innovative uses of software.The label’s first releases (the first five volumes of DJ Food - 'Jazz Brakes') were produced by Coldcut in the early 90s, and celebrated by the music press and beat aficionados simultaneously. They were composed of instrumental sample-based cuts that led the duo to help pioneer new instrumental hip hop beats genres (alongside the Mo'Wax label and Ninja Tune artists such as Funki Porcini, The Herbaliser and DJ Vadim) and, to this day, are recognized as being indispensable tools for DJs.The label has since released music of myriad artists (including The Cinematic Orchestra, Amon Tobin, Bonobo, Mr Scruff, Jaga Jazzist, Fink, Kid Koala, The Bug, Machinedrum, Dorian Concept), and distributes other record labels - including Big Dada, Brainfeeder (Flying Lotus' label), Werkdiscs (Actress' label) and Girls Music (Toddla T’s label). Its sister label Counter Records, meanwhile, is home to crossover UK pop/soul quartet The Heavy. Ninja Tune is also one of the radio stations in the video game Sleeping Dogs.".