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| Electric Honey | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Glasgow Kelvin College |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Stow College |
| Distributor(s) | Cargo |
| Genre | Alternative |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Official website | Electric Honey |
Electric Honey was founded in 1992 and is Glasgow Kelvin College's in-house record label run by Ken McCluskey (The Bluebells), Douglas MacIntyre (Creeping Bent)[1] and formerly Alan Rankine (The Associates) along with students from the HNC/D Music Business course. The label celebrated its 25th year in 2017 with many events including the release of the debut album "Any Joy" from Scottish six-piece indie rock band; "Pronto Mama."
The label was described by Uncut magazine as being "The most successful student-run label in the world",[2] thanks to the history of artists having releases with the imprint, including Belle & Sebastian, Snow Patrol and Biffy Clyro. The 2012 album 'Self Help' by Young Aviators became the biggest selling CD album in the labels history. [3]
Affiliate labels were also run under Electric Honey for a period of time. Gdansk, which released electronic-based artists and Root 8 which specialised in world music.
- ^ "The Creeping Bent Organisation". Creepingbent.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Belle And Sebastian Say Thank You". Uncut. Retrieved 2 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Scotsman Sessions #355: Declan McKay". The Scotsman.