Telarc International Corporation
| Telarc International Corporation | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Concord |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Jack Renner Robert Woods |
| Genre | Classical,blues,jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Official website | www |
Telarc International Corporationis an American audiophileindependent record labelfounded in 1977 by two classically trained musicians and former teachers,Jack RennerandRobert Woods.Based inCleveland,Ohio,the label has had a long association with theCincinnati Symphony Orchestraand theCleveland Orchestra,as well as with theAtlanta Symphony Orchestraand theSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra.Although it started as a classical music label, Telarc has releasedjazz,bluesandcountry musicrecordings.
In 1996, Telarc merged with another independent label,Heads Up,now a Telarc subsidiary. In late 2005 both Telarc and Heads Up were bought byConcord Records.Today both labels operate as semi-autonomous units in theConcord Music Group.[1]
The Telarc Sound[edit]
Telarc is noted for the high quality of its recordings, encapsulated in the slogan "The Telarc Sound".[2]Its 1979 high-definition digital recording of Tchaikovsky's1812 Overture(the first ever) became a popular way for people to test the quality of their record-playing equipment and audio setups, as only high-quality and properly-tuned systems could play the hifi digital cannon shots properly.[3][4]The record ultimately became their best-selling ever and established them as a company.[5]Itsaudio engineersare highly regarded in the recording business and have led Telarc to over 50 Grammy Awards on its own label and two others it distributes, Heads Up and MCG.[6]In 2004 it received the "Label of the Year" award fromGramophonemagazine.[7]Telarc was one of the first labels to record music with a 20-bitanalog-to-digital converter(ADC) in the late 1980s and has used 24-bit formats since 1996.
Staff reduction[edit]
In February 2009, due to corporate restructuring at Concord Music Group, Telarc announced it would cut twenty-six jobs and that it would also stop producing its own recordings. These job cuts included the highly regarded, multi-award-winning production team. Telarc's founder and former president Robert Woods resigned in March 2009 and was replaced by Heads Up president Dave Love. Love was let go the following month. Five/Four Productions was formed by four members of the Telarc production team: Grammy award-winning engineersMichael Bishopand Robert Friedrich, Grammy award-winning producer Thomas Moore, and chief technician Bill McKinney.[8][9]
Keeping the Blues Alive Award[edit]
In 2013, theBlues Foundationhonored Telarc with its 2013 Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Award.[10]The KBA ceremony was held in conjunction with the 29th International Blues Challenge (IBC).[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^Nicholas Wapshott (2009-02-09)."Business & Financial News, Breaking US & International News | Reuters.com".Today.reuters.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2006-01-29.Retrieved2012-08-11.
- ^"About Telarc International".Telarc.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-17.Retrieved2012-08-11.
- ^Robert Woods (October 5, 2018)."Bob Woods on Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and the History of Telarc".Youtube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^Margaret Graham, J. Gordon Holt (August 29, 2017)."Recording of October 1979: The Telarc 1812 Overture".Stereophile.Archived fromthe originalon October 29, 2019.
- ^Erich Kunzel, (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conductor)."Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture LP 180g Vinyl Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Erich Kunzel Telarc Records USA".Vinylgourmet.RetrievedOctober 30,2019.
- ^Ferris, D.X. (14 February 2007)."Telarc wins again: Cleveland label, producer win five Grammys".Cleveland Scene.Cleveland, Ohio.Retrieved6 September2016.
- ^[1]ArchivedDecember 2, 2005, at theWayback Machine
- ^Kathryn Kroll, The Plain Dealer."Telarc International will cut 26 jobs and stop producing its own recordings | cleveland.com".Blog.cleveland.com.Retrieved2012-08-11.
- ^Serinus, Jason Victor (8 February 2009)."Once Telarc, Now Five/Four".Stereophile.Retrieved24 June2016.
- ^"Search | The Blues Foundation".blues.org.Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2016.Retrieved24 June2016.
