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Renegade Nation

March 08, 2023

Renegade Nation is a music and entertainment company founded by Steven Van Zandt in 1999.[4] The company focuses on artist management, production, live events, and distribution.[5] It is also the parent company of Van Zandt's independent record label, Wicked Cool Records, and distributes Little Steven's Underground Garage.[4][6]

Renegade Nation
IndustryMusic & entertainment
Founded1999; 24 years ago (1999)
FounderSteven Van Zandt
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States[1]
Key people
Steven Van Zandt, (Chairman and CEO)
Jean Beauvoir, (former CEO)
Marc Brickman, (Artist Management)[2][3]
ParentRenegade Nation
DivisionsWicked Cool Records
Renegade Radio
Renegade Circus
Renegade TV
Renegade Books
Renegade Management
Websiteundergroundgarage.com

History

After Van Zandt's 1989 album Revolution lacked attention, his then label, RCA, turned down the demos for his next album, Born Again Savage, stating that "rock music was over." By 1994, due to the shift in popularity from rock to pop music, and his lack of a recording contract, he started to record Born Again Savage with U2 bassist Adam Clayton, eventually resulting in the creation of his own record label.[7][8]

After the success of the Underground Garage radio show, which first premiered on April 6, 2002, Van Zandt expanded the company to include radio, live events, TV, artist management, and a subsidiary record label, Wicked Cool Records.[5][9]

Musician and longtime friend of Van Zandt, Jean Beauvoir, took a break to serve as CEO and Managing Director of the company for six and a half years, from 2004 to 2011, before returning to performing.[10][6][11]

In July 2013, it was announced that Marc Brickman would become the head of Renegade Management. Van Zandt made the decision after hiring him to put together the lighting for The Rascals' Once Upon a Dream tour.[2][3]

Imprints

Wicked Cool Records

Van Zandt's record label, Wicked Cool Records, was created in 2004 with the purpose of supporting new rock bands, inspired by the Underground Garage radio show. The majority of the bands signed to the label have experience with smaller, independent labels, with rare exceptions. The label also reissues some albums that have not been previously commercially successful. In 2007, Wicked Cool had a partnership with retailer Best Buy so that albums heard on Underground Garage could be easily found in stores.[1] The first album to be released by Wicked Cool Records was Davie Allan and the Arrows' Fuzz for the Holidays, released on December 14, 2004.[12] Other early releases include Strange Magic by The Charms, The Mindbending Sounds of...The Chesterfield Kings, Mastermind by the Cocktail Slippers, and the tribute album CBGB Forever.[1][13][14] The label is also known for its compilation albums Little Steven's Underground Garage presents The Coolest Songs in the World. Halloween and Christmas-themed compilations were also released beginning in 2008.[15] In 2017, Van Zandt's album, Soulfire, was released, marking his first new solo album since 1999.[16] Currently, the label has 29 artists signed to it, the newest of which is The Dollyrots, which signed with the label in 2018.[17][18]

Renegade Radio

Renegade Radio focuses on publishing Underground Garage and Sirius XM's Outlaw Country.[5]

Renegade Circus

Renegade Circus focuses on putting on live shows,[10] including The Rascals' Once Upon a Dream,[2] "Underground Garage A Go-Go," "Outlaw Country Cruise," and other various live shows related to Underground Garage.[5]

Renegade TV

Renegade TV does television and streaming production services. They produced Van Zandt's original Netflix series, Lilyhammer, from 2012–2014,[6] the MTV Underground Garage National Battle of the Bands, the VH1 special Cheap Trick or Treat Halloween Ball, and the first ESPN New Year's Eve Concert special.[5]

Renegade Books

Renegade Books focuses on printing books for certain occasions, including a Soulfire songbook.[5]

Renegade Management

This subsidiary focuses on artist management.[5]

Renegade Theatre

Created in 2006, Renegade Theatre focuses on producing Broadway shows, including Eddie Brigati: After the Rascals,[19] Vincent Pastore's play Crazy Horse,[20] and This One's for Jack, a tribute to Renegade Theatre member Jack Ferry, who passed away at age 42.[21][22] Van Zandt's wife, Maureen Van Zandt, is co-artistic director of Renegade Theatre.[23]

Fuzztopia

Van Zandt also created a music website entitled Fuzztopia to let musicians help each other and dubbed it "the first international music website."[6][24] Although the website no longer exists, its YouTube channel is still available.[25]

Wicked Cool Records roster

Current artists[26]

Previous artists

References

  1. ^ a b c "A Wicked Cool Record Company". Youth Journalism International. January 27, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Steven Van Zandt's Renegade Nation Co. Appoints Marc Brickman as Partner". Broadway World. July 24, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Executive Shuffles: Crush Management, Renegade Nation..." Digital Music News. July 24, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'Little Steven' Van Zandt". Making Vinyl. October 5, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "RENEGADE NATION". Little Steven. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Little Steven to create Norwegian TV-show". The Norwegian American. February 2, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  7. ^ . September 25, 2000. Archived from the original on September 25, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "..:: U2 Discography - Born Again Savage Album / Little Steven - U2 Wanderer.Org ::." www.u2wanderer.org. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Happy Birthday, Underground Garage". Shore Fire Media. March 31, 2003. from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Jean Beauvoir interviewed by The Bailey Bros (2010 RockUnited.Com)". rockunited.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jean Beauvoir - About". mysite-4. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Little Steven's Wicked Cool Records is Born with the Release of Davie Allan & the Arrows 'Fuzz for the Holidays' on Dec. 14th". Shore Fire Media. December 2, 2004. from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  13. ^ de la Torre, Mariano (March 2009). "The Multi-Faceted Little Steven (Translated from Spanish)". Point Blank Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "Little Steven starts own record label - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "Various - Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents Christmas A Go-Go". Discogs. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  16. ^ Makin, Bob (April 26, 2018). "Makin Waves with Steven Van Zandt". NJArts.net. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "THE DOLLYROTS JOIN FORCES WITH WICKED COOL RECORDS/DAYDREAM EXPLOSION OUT JULY 12/NEW VIDEO PREMIRES [sic] TODAY". Vents Magazine. May 7, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  18. ^ "Bands". Wicked Cool Records. from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  19. ^ "Renegade Theatre presents "Eddie Brigati: After the Rascals" at Tim McLoone's Supper Club". NewJerseyStage.com. October 8, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  20. ^ "Kerry McGann on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more..." IMDb. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  21. ^ "Kerry McGann". IMDb. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  22. ^ "Rockit to Play Benefit with Steven Van Zandt". Rockit Live. April 8, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  23. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (June 8, 2006). "'Sopranos' Star Van Zandt Readies New Broadway Producing Team Renegade Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  24. ^ Miami, Premier Guide. "Steven Van Zandt Talks Fuzztopia @StevenVanZandt". Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  25. ^ "fuzztopiavideos". YouTube. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  26. ^ "Artists | Wicked Cool Records". wickedcoolrecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  27. ^ "Bands". Wicked Cool Records. 2008. from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  28. ^ "Wicked Cool Records Online Store". Wicked Cool Records. from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  29. ^ "Bands". Wicked Cool Records. 2007. from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

March 08, 2023
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Renegade Nation is a music and entertainment company founded by Steven Van Zandt in 1999 4 The company focuses on artist management production live events and distribution 5 It is also the parent company of Van Zandt s independent record label Wicked Cool Records and distributes Little Steven s Underground Garage 4 6 Renegade NationIndustryMusic amp entertainmentFounded1999 24 years ago 1999 FounderSteven Van ZandtHeadquartersNew York City New York United States 1 Key peopleSteven Van Zandt Chairman and CEO Jean Beauvoir former CEO Marc Brickman Artist Management 2 3 ParentRenegade NationDivisionsWicked Cool RecordsRenegade RadioRenegade CircusRenegade TVRenegade BooksRenegade ManagementWebsiteundergroundgarage com Contents 1 History 2 Imprints 2 1 Wicked Cool Records 2 2 Renegade Radio 2 3 Renegade Circus 2 4 Renegade TV 2 5 Renegade Books 2 6 Renegade Management 2 7 Renegade Theatre 2 8 Fuzztopia 3 Wicked Cool Records roster 3 1 Current artists 26 3 2 Previous artists 4 ReferencesHistory EditAfter Van Zandt s 1989 album Revolution lacked attention his then label RCA turned down the demos for his next album Born Again Savage stating that rock music was over By 1994 due to the shift in popularity from rock to pop music and his lack of a recording contract he started to record Born Again Savage with U2 bassist Adam Clayton eventually resulting in the creation of his own record label 7 8 After the success of the Underground Garage radio show which first premiered on April 6 2002 Van Zandt expanded the company to include radio live events TV artist management and a subsidiary record label Wicked Cool Records 5 9 Musician and longtime friend of Van Zandt Jean Beauvoir took a break to serve as CEO and Managing Director of the company for six and a half years from 2004 to 2011 before returning to performing 10 6 11 In July 2013 it was announced that Marc Brickman would become the head of Renegade Management Van Zandt made the decision after hiring him to put together the lighting for The Rascals Once Upon a Dream tour 2 3 Imprints EditWicked Cool Records Edit Van Zandt s record label Wicked Cool Records was created in 2004 with the purpose of supporting new rock bands inspired by the Underground Garage radio show The majority of the bands signed to the label have experience with smaller independent labels with rare exceptions The label also reissues some albums that have not been previously commercially successful In 2007 Wicked Cool had a partnership with retailer Best Buy so that albums heard on Underground Garage could be easily found in stores 1 The first album to be released by Wicked Cool Records was Davie Allan and the Arrows Fuzz for the Holidays released on December 14 2004 12 Other early releases include Strange Magic by The Charms The Mindbending Sounds of The Chesterfield Kings Mastermind by the Cocktail Slippers and the tribute album CBGB Forever 1 13 14 The label is also known for its compilation albums Little Steven s Underground Garage presents The Coolest Songs in the World Halloween and Christmas themed compilations were also released beginning in 2008 15 In 2017 Van Zandt s album Soulfire was released marking his first new solo album since 1999 16 Currently the label has 29 artists signed to it the newest of which is The Dollyrots which signed with the label in 2018 17 18 Renegade Radio Edit Renegade Radio focuses on publishing Underground Garage and Sirius XM s Outlaw Country 5 Renegade Circus Edit Renegade Circus focuses on putting on live shows 10 including The Rascals Once Upon a Dream 2 Underground Garage A Go Go Outlaw Country Cruise and other various live shows related to Underground Garage 5 Renegade TV Edit Renegade TV does television and streaming production services They produced Van Zandt s original Netflix series Lilyhammer from 2012 2014 6 the MTV Underground Garage National Battle of the Bands the VH1 special Cheap Trick or Treat Halloween Ball and the first ESPN New Year s Eve Concert special 5 Renegade Books Edit Renegade Books focuses on printing books for certain occasions including a Soulfire songbook 5 Renegade Management Edit This subsidiary focuses on artist management 5 Renegade Theatre Edit Created in 2006 Renegade Theatre focuses on producing Broadway shows including Eddie Brigati After the Rascals 19 Vincent Pastore s play Crazy Horse 20 and This One s for Jack a tribute to Renegade Theatre member Jack Ferry who passed away at age 42 21 22 Van Zandt s wife Maureen Van Zandt is co artistic director of Renegade Theatre 23 Fuzztopia Edit Van Zandt also created a music website entitled Fuzztopia to let musicians help each other and dubbed it the first international music website 6 24 Although the website no longer exists its YouTube channel is still available 25 Wicked Cool Records roster EditCurrent artists 26 Edit The Breakers Brian Ray The Chesterfield Kings The Chevelles Cocktail Slippers The Contrast The Coolies The Dollyrots The Empty Hearts The Jellybricks Jesse Malin Ko and the Knockouts Kris Rodgers and the Dirty Gems Kurt Baker The Launderettes The Len Price 3 Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul The Maggots Michael Des Barres Palmyra Delran Prima Donna Richard and the Young Lions Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts Soraia Spanking Charlene The Shadows of Knight Steve Conte The Urges The Woggles WyldlifePrevious artists Edit The Charms Crown of Thorns Davie Allan and the Arrows The Grip Weeds Hawaii Mud Bombers Jarvis Humby 27 Locksley The Novaks Outrageous Cherry The Rascals 28 The Stabilisers 29 References Edit a b c A Wicked Cool Record Company Youth Journalism International January 27 2007 Retrieved December 14 2019 a b c Steven Van Zandt s Renegade Nation Co Appoints Marc Brickman as Partner Broadway World July 24 2013 Retrieved December 14 2019 a b Executive Shuffles Crush Management Renegade Nation Digital Music News July 24 2013 Retrieved December 14 2019 a b Little Steven Van Zandt Making Vinyl October 5 2018 Retrieved December 14 2019 a b c d e f g RENEGADE NATION Little Steven Retrieved December 14 2019 a b c d Little Steven to create Norwegian TV show The Norwegian American February 2 2010 Retrieved December 14 2019 Little Steven Online September 25 2000 Archived from the original on September 25 2000 Retrieved December 14 2019 U2 Discography Born Again Savage Album Little Steven U2 Wanderer Org www u2wanderer org Retrieved December 14 2019 Happy Birthday Underground Garage Shore Fire Media March 31 2003 Archived from the original on October 26 2006 Retrieved December 14 2019 a b Jean Beauvoir interviewed by The Bailey Bros 2010 RockUnited Com rockunited com Retrieved December 14 2019 Jean Beauvoir About mysite 4 Retrieved December 14 2019 Little Steven s Wicked Cool Records is Born with the Release of Davie Allan amp the Arrows Fuzz for the Holidays on Dec 14th Shore Fire Media December 2 2004 Archived from the original on July 21 2006 Retrieved December 14 2019 de la Torre Mariano March 2009 The Multi Faceted Little Steven Translated from Spanish Point Blank Magazine Retrieved December 14 2019 Little Steven starts own record label USATODAY com usatoday30 usatoday com Retrieved December 15 2019 Various Little Steven s Underground Garage Presents Christmas A Go Go Discogs Retrieved December 15 2019 Makin Bob April 26 2018 Makin Waves with Steven Van Zandt NJArts net Retrieved December 15 2019 THE DOLLYROTS JOIN FORCES WITH WICKED COOL RECORDS DAYDREAM EXPLOSION OUT JULY 12 NEW VIDEO PREMIRES sic TODAY Vents Magazine May 7 2019 Retrieved December 15 2019 Bands Wicked Cool Records Archived from the original on August 6 2018 Retrieved December 24 2019 Renegade Theatre presents Eddie Brigati After the Rascals at Tim McLoone s Supper Club NewJerseyStage com October 8 2017 Retrieved December 15 2019 Kerry McGann on IMDb Movies TV Celebs and more IMDb Retrieved December 15 2019 Kerry McGann IMDb Retrieved December 15 2019 Rockit to Play Benefit with Steven Van Zandt Rockit Live April 8 2016 Retrieved December 15 2019 Hernandez Ernio June 8 2006 Sopranos Star Van Zandt Readies New Broadway Producing Team Renegade Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 15 2019 Miami Premier Guide Steven Van Zandt Talks Fuzztopia StevenVanZandt Retrieved December 15 2019 fuzztopiavideos YouTube Retrieved December 15 2019 Artists Wicked Cool Records wickedcoolrecords bandcamp com Retrieved December 15 2019 Bands Wicked Cool Records 2008 Archived from the original on December 19 2008 Retrieved December 14 2019 Wicked Cool Records Online Store Wicked Cool Records Archived from the original on December 24 2014 Retrieved December 14 2019 Bands Wicked Cool Records 2007 Archived from the original on August 30 2007 Retrieved December 14 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Renegade Nation amp oldid 1128048874 Wicked Cool Records, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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