Strictly Rhythm Shuts Its Doors

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I just found out that one of New York's independent dance lables, Strictly Rhythm, has recently gone out of business. They served up dance music for the past 12 years.

Although Strictly was never a big supporter of the freestyle genre, they did have Sam Savon signed to their label last year under the name "New Vision". They also had house diva Reina on their roster. Reina was once signed to Cutting Records as Lori Gold. And finally, Strictly gave us India's tribal anthem "Love and Happiness".

The label was forced to shut down due to dance music's overall suffering from internet mp3 downloading. Factor that in with the fact that major labels are getting their "pop" artists remixed by Hex Hector, Thunderpuss etc. and it makes it impossible for any independent dance label to keep afloat.

It's not just freestyle that's suffering.....it's dance music in general.
 
Well said Nostalgia!

After their merger with Warner Bros, we all kind of saw it coming! Strictly will forever be one of the best labels to have put out ground breaking hit after hit!!

I was lucky enough to have been a part of this once great label and am very happy to have shared the spotlight once again with Albert Cabrera! Strictly definatly hooked us up!

Unfortunately, dance music in this country is just not selling, at least that is how the labels see it, therefore making it almost impossible to even land a deal. Although, I do want to add, for any artist trying to make it, think ORIGINALITY!! Always be yourself and never COMPROMISE!! Remain true to yourself and to your craft!

Creativity always wins!!
 
why doesn't dance music get airplay? I just don't understand it!!! This sh&* really pisses me off and makes me depressed. I'm sick of hearing the same garbage on the radio over and over. I think that people just think that it's just a bunch of druggies making sounds and that it's not real music. I have been told this a couple of times and I'll like to punch their fu*&%&% lights out!!!!!!!!
 
Let me also add that dance music has always gotten a bad rap. Even from it's earliest days as Disco. Look at freestyle! It was big in it's best years, YET it never ever got the publicity and respect it deserved.
 
BUT....back in the day when freestyle was hot,,,,it wsnt reffered to as freestyle, just plain old dance / pop and the cover girls and safire and tka were all played in regular rotation all over the place. I remember hearing it all the time on HOT103 here in ny....it had its moment, just sucks that its moment faded way too soon!
 
IT SUCKS TO HEAR JLO&MARC ANTHONY ON 103 IN NY ALL THERE MUSIC SUCKS
ITS THE BIG RECORD CO THAT FU#@ ALL THE SMALL RECORD CO
 
Great! Will you guys be handling distribution of her last song on Groovilicous (No One's Gonna Change You)? Also will there be an album? If so, will she be singing any freestyle-like tracks, or does she still consider her voice to be too good for freestyle as she did when she was recording on Cutting as Lori Gold?
 
Strictly Rhythm's sister label Groovilicious is also closing. There are many artists signed to this label as well such as Kreo, Darude, Abigail, Fragma & many others. It's a shame to see such good labels go down. I'm glad one of my favorite labels Robbins is still putting out good quality dance tracks. Good job on signing Reina to the Robbins family John!!!
 
Darude and Fragma are not signed to Groovilicious; their products are distributed by them in the US and this can easlily be rectified if another outfit would pick up their future releases from europe. Robbins would be a great fit for Fragma and Darude's products since those acts have had a proven sales track record worldwide and are compatible with Robbin's other european acts it distributes (Ian Van Dahl, Lasgo, etc.). Ideas, Ideas hehe
 
bassbump said:
Darude and Fragma are not signed to Groovilicious; their products are distributed by them in the US...
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Yeah that I know, I have several of their stuff on import. I know it just comes out under Groovilicious once it becomes domesticated but for the sake of those here who really aren't all too familiar w/ how the import/domestic thing works I just said it like that.

I was thinking also that Robbins should pick up these artists as well. If they were to do that...they will definitely be one dominating dance label.
 
This is a national OUTRAGE!!!!😡

Britney Spears lipsynchs in every record, and she sells millions!! But dance music is fast, but energetic, and positive, but, it gets no airplay!! What kind of sh*t is that!! That's why I been gave up on radio and MTV!!😡
 
its funny cuz i heard a label was closing down bout a month or so ago and i couldn't pen point out til i recently heard the label shut down. it figured since the label merged with warner bros. cuz i mean tommy boy was with warner bros. and look they closed down however silverman is back in business under the monkier tommy boy entertainment! well who knows the original owners may pull sumin together and we may c strictly rhythm rise again. but no doubt they've been basically a good outlet for dance music in general....like planet soul, real 3 reel, armand van helden, and so many more classics!!!!
 
Yeah I remember them days when Eric Murillo & Armand were putting things out on S.R. now they are both on their own label finding much success in the dance scene.
 
Here's some answers to the questions:

We will be putting out "No One's Gonna Change You" on vinyl (Jan. 14) and CD (Early Feb.). No date on an album yet.

Both Strictly & Groovilious are officially closed forever. It's unfortunate as they were one of the great dance labels of all time and they had some great people on staff over there.

Darude & Fragma were "signed" to the Strictly/Groovilicious labels. In this case, "signed" means an exclusive licensing agreement for a certain territory (North America). The Warner/Atlantic labels have the first right of refusal on these , as well as all artists that were on Strictly. They will decide if they will keep them, sell the rights or just drop the artist.

John Parker
Robbins Entertainment
 
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