{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Rattle Records''', established in 1991,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyclicdefrost.com/2015/10/rattle-records-and-small-holes-in-silence/|title = Rattle Records and Small Holes in Silence by Tony Mitchell|date = 31 October 2015}}</ref> is a contemporary art-music label based in Auckland, New Zealand. It releases compositions generally by New Zealand composers in contemporary art genres. It has been described as "the de facto home of New Zealand music that didn't fit the three-minute pop song format" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/labels/rattle-records|title = Rattle Records - AudioCulture}}</ref>
==History== Rattle Records as a label and a studio was established by Steve Garden, Tim Gummer and Keith Hill in 1991 to publish music 'outside of the usual commercial musical imperatives'.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-19|title=Rattle Records' uncompromising commitment to excellence|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/upbeat/audio/2018769008/rattle-records-uncompromising-commitment-to-excellence|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Radio New Zealand|language=en-nz}}</ref> They used the German label ECM Records as an inspiration.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 2006|title=Feature - Rattle Records - Rattling At Our Cutting Edge|url=https://nzmusician.co.nz/features/rattle-records-rattling/|access-date=2021-09-29|website=NZ Musician|language=en}}</ref> Rattle was owned by Victoria University of Wellington's publishing division for a time and when that ended Steve Garden took over again.<ref name=":0" />
There have been over 150 releases and over 44 award nominations. In the Aotearoa Music Awards 2020 all three finalists in the Best Classical Artist category were Rattle recordings with ''11 Frames'' by Andrew Beer & Sarah Watkins winning.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-13|title=BENEE and The Beths win big at the Aotearoa Music Awards|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018772653/aotearoa-music-awards-winners-announced|access-date=2021-08-28|website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=11 Frames: a rich collection of New Zealand music|url=https://www.fivelines.nz/articles/11-frames-a-rich-collection-of-new-zealand-music|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Five Lines|language=en-NZ}}</ref>
==Artists== Rattle has represented over 100 different artists since its inception including:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Featured Artists|url=https://rattle.co.nz/rattle-artists|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Rattle Records|language=en-NZ}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Whirimako Black * Jonathan Besser * Jack Body * Hayden Chisholm * Chris Gendall * Michael Houstoun * Diedre Irons * Natalia Mann * Hirini Melbourne * Jian Liu * Sam Leamy * Jenny McLeod * NZ Guitar Quartet * Nga Tae * Keith Price * Richard Nunns * John Psathas * Jenny Wollerman * Sounddome * Eve de Castro-Robinson, * Rodger Fox * Gillian Whitehead * Te Koki Trio * Ariana Tikao {{div col end}} {{clear}}
== See also == * List of record labels * Music of New Zealand
==External links== *[https://rattle.co.nz Rattle Records website] *[https://nzmusician.co.nz/directories/rattle/ Directory]
==References== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== * Audio Culture, The noisy library of New Zealand music. Sourced 21 March 2020. * NZ Musician, a print and online music magazine that deals with music in and from New Zealand.
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Category:New Zealand record labels Category:Record labels established in 1991