D-Town Records

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Hip hop
pop
rock
R&B
rap
Latin pop

Country of originU.S.LocationDallas, TexasOfficial websitedtownrecords.com

Eieg/D-Town Music Group (DMG) is an American independent record label established in 2004 and distributed through Universal Music Group Distribution and based out of Dallas, TX. The CEO Nate Edwards, a native of Cincinnati, met with Funk legend, Bootsy Collins, CEO Of Bootzilla Productions, in Cincinnati, OH, at a tribute concert to Bootsy's mentor, James Brown, on Saturday December 22, 2007, a business relationship was formed at this time. As of September 2009, Eieg/D-Town Music Group had forged an exclusive U.S. and worldwide distribution agreement with Bungalo Records and Universal Music Group Distribution. Bungalo Records and Universal Music Group Distribution will also pursue synchronization and licensing deals for Eieg/D-Town Music Group releases.^[1]

It is not to be confused with Mike Hank's 1960s Detroit, Michigan soul music D-Town label.

Recognition

Their hit song from The Deele "Two Occasions" was later referenced (along with Babyface and Darnell "Dee" Bristol) by Mariah Carey in her 2005 mega hit song "We Belong Together," rapper, The Game on the song "One Night" in 2006, and Plies 2009 hit song, "Want It, Need It" featuring Ashanti. MF Doom samples the track "Shootem Up Movies" in his 1999 opus "Red & Gold."

Locations

Eieg/D-Town Music Group has locations in Dallas, TX, Cincinnati, OH, Atlanta, GA, and Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

About EIEG/D-Town

Industry : music and entertainment

Products : music, publishing and entertainment

Key people :

Nathaniel G. Edwards: (Chairman/CEO)
Steven Franklin (President)
Darryl Ethley (CFO)
Anthony Paul (President of A&R)

Distributing label: Bungalo and Universal Music Group Distribution

Subsidiaries

DMG companies :

D-Town Music Group Inc. aka (DMG)
EIEG Publishing
EIEG, LLC (Edwards Independent Entertainment Group)
DBA D-Town Records
Nate"E" Entertainment Group

Business alliances

D-town Record is allied with Cintrton Beverage company, Violator (company), Curtis James Jackson III and Marian Records.

Discography

Artist/album	Release date	Single(s)
LG3 (Lava Girlz) - Boy I Love You	November 13, 2005	”Boy I Love You”
Keingz Ransom, LG3, and J-Bezy - compilation appearance	March 29, 2007	”Get Crunk”
The Deele - The Only One	February 13, 2008	”The Only One (remix feat. J-Bezy”, “All I Want For Christmas”)
Keingz Ransom - You Want It	May 28, 2008	”You Want It”
Keingz Ransom - KR	August 3, 2009	”I Do”, “Vacation”
Keingz Ransom - Deck the Hallz (Bungalo and Universal Music Group Distribution)	December 1, 2009	”Deck the Hallz”
3Riple Threat - 3PL	August 3, 2009	”Black Barbie (remix)”
Gerald Brown - HeartBreaker	August, 2009	”HeartBreaker (released in UK)”
Gerald Brown - HeartBreaker	August, 2009	”Somebody Please (released in UK)”
Gerald Brown - HeartBreaker	August, 2009	”Loser's Game (released in UK)”
Gerald Brown - HeartBreaker	August, 2009	”Think Again (released in UK)”
3Riple Threat	June 1, 2010	”Smooth Wit It” (Bungalo and Universal Music Group Distribution)