Founder Jeff Bratton Location New York City, London Date founded 2010 | Genre Pop Country of origin United States of America | |
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Albums Young Hunger, Tsuki, Stealth of Days, Yoncalla, Amparo Profiles | ||
Cascine is an independent record label based in New York City and London. Its focus is alternative pop and electronic music. Cascine was formed in September 2010 and is owned by Jeff Bratton. Key artists include Chad Valley, Yumi Zouma, Lemonade, Erika Spring and Jensen Sportag among others. More recently, Cuushe, Morly, et aliae, Keep Shelly In Athens, Kisses and Korallreven were added to the roster. Cascine also operates CSCN, a digital singles sublabel designed to serve as a workshop for developing artists. Every month CSCN issues a single, typically bundled with a B-side, by new acts compatible with the label's aesthetic.
History
Cascine began when Jeff met Sandra Croft, the label’s publicist. Jeff was living in Los Angeles, working for both a corporate PR firm and cult Swedish record label, Service. Sandra lived in London and was overseeing PR for a Service artist. Jeff and Sandra bonded over an unsigned Finnish band named Shine 2009 and started Cascine to release Shine 2009's debut EP, Associates. Sandra became the label's publicist and Jason Romanelli its art director, developing Cascine’s visual aesthetic. Jason Kapiskosky, an old friend of Jeff's from Maryland, was also a part of Cascine's beginnings.
Within the first three months of opening, Cascine released records by four artists – Shine 2009, Chad Valley, Selebrities and Evan Voytas. Since then, the label has continued its brisk pace, coming to be known for its stylish brand of modern pop and electronic music. Cascine is distributed by Redeye and Red Essential.