Bitbird

Bitbird
Company typeRecord label
IndustryMusic industry
Genre
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FoundersSander van Dijck
Thorwald van den Akker
Headquarters
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Key people
Sander van Dijck
Thorwald van den Akker
Budi Voogt
Websitebitbirdofficial.com

Bitbird (stylised as bitbird) is an independent record label and creative company based in The Hague, Netherlands founded by Sander van Dijck in 2014.[1] The label is jointly run by Sander van Dijck's manager Budi Voogt and his longtime friend and associate Thorwald van den Akker, who is also the label's creative director and co-founder.[2]

While Bitbird is known primarily for releasing the electronic dance music subgenre future bass, they have also released a wide variety of genres including classical music, R&B, trap, and electronica.

Bitbird is most known for releasing music by artists such as San Holo, Droeloe, Taska Black, Duskus, and BeauDamian.

History

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The label was founded in mid-2014 by childhood friends Sander van Dijck and Thorwald van den Akker. van Dijck stated that one of the reasons for starting the label was because 'no label has ever given me [him] that full creative control I crave.'[3]

On 30 July 2014, they released their first single "The First Route" by Duskus[4] which they redistributed on 29 October 2015.[5]

On 15 July 2016, the label released its first ever compilation album "Gouldian Finch"[6] with lead single "Still Looking" by San Holo.[7] "Still Looking" was released on 7 June 2016 and topped the Hype Machine charts for original releases shortly after its release.[8]

On 22 November 2016, the label released the single "Light" by San Holo which topped the Hype Machine charts shortly after its release. It also debuted on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs in #38 the tracking week of 17 December 2016 before rising to #26 the following tracking week and breaking into the top 20 the week of 31 December.[9] "Light" marked the first bitbird and San Holo release to chart on any Billboard charts.[10]

Artists

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  • San Holo: A founder of bitbird, his single "Light" peaked at #13 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[9]
  • Droeloe: Discovered by Van Dijck, the ex duo consisting of Vincent Rooijers and former Hein Hamers[11] have released songs such as "Wake the Warrior", which Earmilk calls haunting.[12]

Select artists

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References

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  1. ^ "bitbird - new release by the end of the week! | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Thorwald (@thorwald__) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Viz, Nicole (11 November 2015). "San Holo Talks Life, Music & Business With Your EDM's Live Stream Team". Your EDM. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ^ Duskus - The First Route, retrieved 16 December 2016
  5. ^ "The First Route - Single by Duskus on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Gouldian Finch by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. ^ Gouldian Finch, 15 July 2016, retrieved 16 December 2016
  8. ^ "Still Looking". Hype Machine. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  9. ^ a b "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Louis the Child, A Very Decent Christmas 4 & San Holo". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Artist Spotlight: DROELOE". NEST HQ. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Watch DROELOE "Wake The Warrior" in a brand new visual [Video]". Earmilk. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g Ceccarelli, Katey. "bitbird's Gouldian Finch 2 takes flight". EARMILK. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d e Meadow, Matthew (5 October 2017). "San Holo Just Released The Most Insane Mega-Collab of All Time (Seriously) [LISTEN]". Your EDM. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  15. ^ Ceccarelli, Katey (25 September 2017). "Autolaser's dreamy "Naikira" is a vintage cinematic moment". EARMILK. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  16. ^ Lucas (14 March 2018). "Taska Black Drops Ridiculous Music Video For New Single 'Dead Inside'". Your EDM. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  17. ^ Lin, Vivian (29 October 2018). "BeauDamian's 'Bipolar' is a beautiful juxtaposition of light and dark [EP]". EARMILK. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Deon Custom releases glimmering single, 'With You'". Dancing Astronaut. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  19. ^ a b ago, Sydney Goldberg • 3 years. "Kasbo and Chelsea Cutler Are Glad They "Found You"". Noiseporn. Retrieved 19 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ a b c d e "'Gouldian Finch 3' offers 14 different flavors on San Holo's bitbird imprint". Dancing Astronaut. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  21. ^ "DZZ Presents Breathtaking Track "Our Pavilion" on San Holo's Bitbird". Run The Trap: The Best EDM, Hip Hop & Trap Music. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  22. ^ Ceccarelli, Katey (10 May 2017). "Bust out the tissues for Hundaes' poignant new single "All Love"". EARMILK. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  23. ^ Ali, Mike (4 July 2021). "bitbird Enlists Fans On Second Installment Of Community-Made Album 'create together vol. 2' Via bitbird". This Song Is Sick. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Just A Gent - Future Bass Is Dead". Dancing Astronaut. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  25. ^ "DROELOE Channel Their Pristine Sound On New Single "Broken Bricks" Ft. Kalulu". This Song Is Sick. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  26. ^ "San Holo Enlists James Vincent McMorrow for his Latest Hit "The Future"". Run The Trap: The Best EDM, Hip Hop & Trap Music. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  27. ^ McGovern, Travis (30 January 2018). "DROELOE - BACKBONE feat. Nevve [bitbird]". Your EDM. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  28. ^ "Rome in Silver debuts first ever music video for like you". Dancing Astronaut. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  29. ^ Ceccarelli, Katey (15 December 2017). "Marcioz and Slow Shudder poignantly demonstrate "How to Fall in Love With a Machine"". EARMILK. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  30. ^ Thomas, Langston (4 July 2020). "Zes Unveils Serene, Passionate New EP 'Somewhere in the Middle' Via bitbird". This Song Is Sick. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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