MASCOT RECORDS Invades The USA

February 5, 2008

As of February 1, 2008, Mascot-Provogue Records has offices in the United States, wielding a roster of the biggest and the best artists known. The company has so far established itself in Europe as an independent label with various genres of rock, from blues to jazz to metal and everything in between.

Mascot-Provogue BV is a Dutch company grounded by Ed van Zijl who worked for Roadrunner Records in The Netherlands from 1985 until 1992. The company was founded in 1993 as Mascot Records. The first successes came with the bands B-THONG, ELEVEN PICTURES, ANCIENT RITES, TRANSPORT LEAGUE and SADUS. Later, Mascot followed their initial artists with RACER X, PAUL GILBERT solo, MARTY FRIEDMAN, JOHN NORUM, JAKE E LEE, EVERON, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP and MASTERS OF REALITY. Recent success in Europe has been JOHN 5 and new rockabilly metal band VOLBEAT from Denmark.

In 1998 Mascot bought the Provogue Records label and moved in the more blues oriented market with success stories like JOE BONAMASSA and recently added artists such as WALTER TROUT and MONTE MONTGOMERY.

In 2008 the company has moved into the North American market with the first releases being on the Mascot Records label. A few of the 2008 releases include: VOLBEAT, SCIENCE FAXTION and WALTER TROUT.

For more information, visit www.mascotrecords.com.

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