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⚫	\|~~Name~~ = Atlanta Artists
		⚫	{{Infobox record label
	\|Label = division of ]
		⚫	\| name = Atlanta Artists
	\|Img =
			\| image =
	\|Background = record_label
			\| parent = ]<br/>]
	\|Origin = {{flagicon\|USA}} ], ], ]
			\| founded = 1983
	\|Occupation = ] ( Larry Blackmon ) / ]
			\| defunct = 1991
	\|Genre = ] / ]
			\| status = Defunct
	\|Years_active = 1983 - 1990
			\| distributor = ]
	\|Past_members = - ] / 1983 - 1990
			\| genre = Various
			\| country = US
			\| location = US
			\| url =
		⚫	}}

			'''Atlanta Artists''' was a sub-label of ] founded by ] of the group ].
	- ] / 1986 + 1989

			==Origins==
	- ] / 1986
			After Cameo's seventh album, '']'' (1981), Blackmon reduced the group from ten members to a five-member unit. This change was made due to the economics of the music industry at that time. Blackmon relocated the group from ] to ].
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			With their core of five members, they released the album '']'', a fusion of ], ] and a synthesizer-driven sound (compared to their previous albums which had more horn arrangements).

			==Atlanta Artists history==
			The album '']'' followed in 1983 as the first release for Atlanta Artists. This release continued their new musical direction by adding electronic drums to their production. This new sound was a blueprint for their following albums.

			The funk group ] and solo artist ] (formerly in the female group ]) signed and released for the label, along with teenage solo artist ] (singer), while Blackmon produced also artists on other labels:
			* ] - 1989 / ]
			* ] - 1986 / ]
			* ] - 1985 / ]
			* ] - 1990 / ]

		⚫	During Cameo's popular concert tours in the UK around the mid-1980s, Ca$hflow traveled along with them as a supporting act.

			In 1991, after Cameo's move to ], Atlanta Artists was absorbed into ].

			==References==
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	With Cameo's move in 1981 from New York to Atlanta/Georgia , Larry started his his own label which was to be distributed through Polygram Records.
			]
	The album Style from 1983 was the first album on the list of releases on the label , which ended to distribute around 1990.
			]
			]
			]

	The likes of Ca$hflow and Barbara Mitchell ( formely in the group High Inergy ) released their work on Atlanta Artists , while Larry produced more artists for other labels ( ] ( 1989 - Elektra ) / ] ( 1986 - Mercury ) / ] ( 1985 - Polydor ) / ] ( 1990 - GRP ) ..... ).

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⚫	During Cameo's popular tours in the UK , Ca$hflow traveled along with them as ~~support-~~act.

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Record label

Atlanta Artists
Parent company	PolyGram Universal Music Group
Founded	1983
Defunct	1991
Status	Defunct
Distributor(s)	Mercury Records
Genre	Various
Country of origin	US
Location	US

Atlanta Artists was a sub-label of Mercury Records founded by Larry Blackmon of the group Cameo.

Origins

After Cameo's seventh album, Knights of the Sound Table (1981), Blackmon reduced the group from ten members to a five-member unit. This change was made due to the economics of the music industry at that time. Blackmon relocated the group from New York to Atlanta, Georgia.

With their core of five members, they released the album Alligator Woman, a fusion of funk, new wave and a synthesizer-driven sound (compared to their previous albums which had more horn arrangements).

Atlanta Artists history

The album Style followed in 1983 as the first release for Atlanta Artists. This release continued their new musical direction by adding electronic drums to their production. This new sound was a blueprint for their following albums.

The funk group Ca$hflow and solo artist Barbara Mitchell (formerly in the female group High Inergy) signed and released for the label, along with teenage solo artist Jilliann (singer), while Blackmon produced also artists on other labels:

Tomi Jenkins - 1989 / Elektra
Bobby Brown - 1986 / MCA
The Reddings - 1985 / Polydor
George Howard - 1990 / GRP

During Cameo's popular concert tours in the UK around the mid-1980s, Ca$hflow traveled along with them as a supporting act.

In 1991, after Cameo's move to Reprise, Atlanta Artists was absorbed into Mercury Records.

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