Guy Ritchie set to launch his own music label
January 11th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Jan 11 (IANS) British director Guy Ritchie has collaborated with Universal Records to create a label to launch his pub’s house band into the mainstream.
Ritchie believes that the band, an Irish folk group who regularly play at his pub - The Punchbowl - here, have what it takes to be successful and is funding them to help give the band a boost, reported contactmusic.com.
“It’s exciting to venture into the music industry. It’s a tough place but I’ve seen this band connect with people. They have every chance of being embraced by a wider audience,” said the filmmaker.
The Punchbowl Band, which has Willy Barr, Brendan McAuley, Steve Mulhern and Daniel Gott, will release their debut album “Journey” on March 1 through Punchbowl Records, a subsidiary of Universal Records.
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