ECM Records GmbH
About
Independent European record company and publisher based near Munich, founded by Karl Egger, [a1264053] and producer [a247567] in 1969. ECM stands for Edition of Contemporary Music. Karl Egger was the initiator and financier who payed the fees for the label's inception and the production costs for the first release. To this day he is, together with [a247567], the president of ECM Records. Whereas [a247567] is the artistic head and producer of ECM, Karl Egger functions as leader of the distribution and the staff, which is employed by him. Karl Egger also provides the premises for ECM Records in Gräfelfing and before at its first location in Munich-Pasing. NOTE: Please use this label only for secondary company credits (ie. Published By, Distributed By), and ECM Records as the main label, unless explicitly credited differently.
Sub-labels
ECM Records
ECM Records German independent label co-founded by producer [a247567], [a1264053] and Karl Egger in Munich (Pasing) in 1969. Label Code: LC 2516 / LC 02516. ECM ([i][b]E[/b]dition of [b]C[/b]ont...
ECM New Series
Founded in 1984 as a sister label to [l=ECM Records], devoted mainly to written music, launched September of that year with the release of [r999442]. Despite its name, ECM New Series is a label, n...