- Atlanta Artists
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Atlanta Artists
Label = Division ofPolygram Records
Background = record_label
Origin = flagicon|USAAtlanta , Georgia /USA
Occupation =Record label by
founder/producer :Larry Blackmon
Genre =Funk /R&B
Years_active = 1983 - 1991
Past_members = Cameo / 1983 - 1988Ca$hflow / 1986 + 1989
Barbara Mitchell / 1986
Atlanta Artists was a sub-label of
Polygram Records founded byLarry Blackmon of the group Cameo.Origins
After Cameo's 7th album, "
Knights of the Sound Table " (1981), Blackmon reduced the group from 10 members to a 5-member unit.This change was made due to the economics of the music industry at that time. Blackmon relocated the group from New York toAtlanta, Georgia .With their core of five members, they released the album "
Alligator Woman ", a fusion offunk , new wave and a synthesizer-driven sound (compared to their previous albums which had more horn arrangements).Atlanta Artists history
The album "Style" followed in 1983 as the first release for Atlanta Artists. This release continued their new musical direction by adding electronic drums to their production. This new sound was a blueprint for their following albums.
The funkgroup Ca$hflow and solo artist
Barbara Mitchell (formerly in the female groupHigh Inergy ) signed and released for the label, while Larry produced also artists on other labels:*Tomi Jenkins - 1989 / Elektra
*Bobby Brown - 1986 / MCA
*The Reddings - 1985 /Polydor
*George Howard - 1990 / GRPDuring Cameo's popular concert tours in the UK around the mid 1980s, Ca$hflow traveled along with them as a supporting act.
Polygram ended the distribution of Atlanta Artists releases around 1991, with the last few productions as a combination with
Mercury Records .
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