# Rattle Records

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'''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](/source/Auckland). It releases compositions generally by New Zealand [composer](/source/composer)s 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](/source/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](/source/Victoria_University_of_Wellington) 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](/source/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](/source/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>

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* [Whirimako Black](/source/Whirimako_Black)
* Jonathan Besser
* [Jack Body](/source/Jack_Body)
* [Hayden Chisholm](/source/Hayden_Chisholm)
* [Chris Gendall](/source/Chris_Gendall)
* [Michael Houstoun](/source/Michael_Houstoun)
* [Diedre Irons](/source/Diedre_Irons)
* [Natalia Mann](/source/Natalia_Mann)
* [Hirini Melbourne](/source/Hirini_Melbourne)
* Jian Liu
* Sam Leamy
* [Jenny McLeod](/source/Jenny_McLeod)
* NZ Guitar Quartet
* Nga Tae
* Keith Price
* [Richard Nunns](/source/Richard_Nunns) 
* [John Psathas](/source/John_Psathas)
* Jenny Wollerman 
* Sounddome
* [Eve de Castro-Robinson](/source/Eve_de_Castro-Robinson), 
* [Rodger Fox](/source/Rodger_Fox) 
* [Gillian Whitehead](/source/Gillian_Whitehead) 
* Te Koki Trio
* [Ariana Tikao](/source/Ariana_Tikao)
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== See also ==
* [List of record labels](/source/List_of_record_labels)
* [Music of New Zealand](/source/Music_of_New_Zealand)

==External links==
*[https://rattle.co.nz Rattle Records website]
*[https://nzmusician.co.nz/directories/rattle/ Directory]

==References==
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===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:Record labels established in 1991

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