Avatar Records | |
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Founded | 1987 |
Founder | Larry Robinson |
Distributor(s) | AvatarDigi (Digital) E1 Entertainment (US) Pinnacle (UK) PIAS (Europe) Kartel (Poland) JVC (Japan) Venus (Italy) |
Genre | Hip hop, house, rock, world, alternative, R&B, Latin |
Official website | avatarrecords |
Avatar Records is an independent record label and management company founded by Larry Robinson with offices in Los Angeles and London, England. The company was founded in 1987 in the garage of his family home in South Los Angeles. Albums released the Oz soundtrack, Planet Asia, Fear of a Black Hat soundtrack, Bishop Don Magic Juan, the NVA Straight from the Crates compilation, and the soundtrack to the television show Girlfriends. Avatar has digitally distributed over three hundred record labels with songs by Anya Marina, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Wu-Tang Clan, Mary J. Blige, Amy Winehouse, Erykah Badu.[1]