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| '''Play Records''' is an independantly owned ] ] operating in ]. | |||
| Other arms of the company include '''Play Deep Studios''', a recording studio in the UK, '''Play Digital''', for digital music and '''Play Records Publishing''', a publishing commpany which provides licensing materials for commercial, film and television productions, including licensing deals for compilations. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Play Records was founded by singer and former ] voice actress ] in 1996 and DJ Spydabrown. | |||
| In 2005, the company signed on electronic musician ]. The company head Melleefresh discovered the artist when the two collaborated on some releases under the Play Records duo Freshmau5.<ref>{{cite journal | date=16 Jun 2015 |title=Melleefresh is looking for talented artists to collaborate with |url=http://www.tilllatemagazine.com/?p=5745 |journal=] |access-date=3 May 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| In 2008, two of the tracks in the company's catalog, "After Hours" by ] and ] and "All U Ever Want" by ] and ] were nominated for a ] under the category of ], with the latter winning the award that year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Krewen|first1=Nick|title=Playing Deep:The Ballad of Melleny Melody|url=http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/06/17/playing-deepthe-ballad-melleny-melody|website=FYIMusicNews|accessdate=3 December 2016}}</ref> That same year, Play Records parted ways with deadmau5 and the company gained ownership of the catalog of tracks deadmau5 produced during his time with Play Records as part of the agreement.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hudson |first=Alex | date=26 Oct 2015 |title=Deadmau5 Sues Play Records over Allegedly Unauthorized Remixes |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/deadmau5_sues_play_records_over_allegedly_unauthorized_remixes |journal=] |access-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| In October 2015, Play Records was sued by deadmau5 in a multi-million dollar lawsuit over a breach of contract for the tracks he had previously transferred ownership to, claiming that Play Records released remixes of these tracks without his consent as the agreement didn't include a waiver of his moral rights.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gardner |first=Eriq | date=26 Oct 2015 |title=Deadmau5 Sues Over Remixes and Mashups |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/deadmau5-sues-remixes-mashups-834630 |dead-url= |journal=] |access-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Andrews |first=Adelaide |date=28 Oct 2015 |title=Deadmau5 Sues Former Label for Millions Over Unauthorized Remixes |url=https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/deadmau5-sues-former-label-for-millions-over-unauthorized-remixes |dead-url= |journal=] |access-date=3 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Gardner |first=Eriq | date=26 Oct 2015 |title=Deadmau5 Sues Over Remixes, Mashups |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6738640/deadmau5-sues-over-remixes-mashups-jay-z-copyright |dead-url= |journal=] |access-date=3 May 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| The company reached agreement with deadmau5 in May 2016 which allowed Play Records to retain the rights to the tracks but prohibits the label from producing any new remixes derived from the original tracks.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=3 May 2016 |title=Deadmau5 Settles Label Dispute Over Remixing and Mashups |url=https://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/news/deadmau5-settles-label-dispute-remixing-890025 |dead-url= |journal=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=3 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=3 May 2016 |title=Deadmau5 Settles Label Dispute Over Remixing and Mashups |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7356749/deadmau5-settles-label-dispute-remixing-mashups-dance |dead-url= |journal=Billboard.com |access-date=3 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |date=3 May 2016 |title=Deadmau5 Reaches Settlement with Play Records over Unauthorized Remixes |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/deadmau5_reaches_settlement_with_play_records_over_unauthorized_remixes |dead-url= |journal=Exclaim |access-date=3 May 2016 }}</ref> The first of these tracks to be re-released by Play Records was "Desynchonized", which appeared on Spotify on June 20th, 2016.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Meadow |first=Matthew |date=13 July 2016 |title= Following Lawsuit Settlement, The First Of Deadmau5′ Old Tracks Appears On Spotify |url=http://www.youredm.com/2016/07/13/following-lawsuit-settlement-first-deadmau5-old-tracks-appears-spotify/ |dead-url= |journal=YourEDM |access-date=20 July 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
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