Nonesuch Records celebrates 60th anniversary
21 January 2024 - Press release"We spend most of our time looking into the future, working with artists on their next releases—so an anniversary gives us a chance to reflect on what has been accomplished, as well as where we are headed" says Nonesuch President David Bither, who has been at the label since 1995 and in his current role since 2015. "It also gives us a welcome opportunity to work closely with some of our longtime friends in the music community."
Additional programming, including artist talks, art shows, a radio series, and collaborations with other organizations, will be announced soon.
Big Ears Festival
The line-up for the 2024 Big Ears Festival—taking place in venues throughout downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, March 21–24—includes fifteen Nonesuch artists past, present, and future, in celebration of the label's 60th anniversary: Sam Amidon, Laurie Anderson, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Tyondai Braxton, Rhiannon Giddens, Mary Halvorson, Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kronos Quartet, Brad Mehldau, Ringdown (Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee), Davóne Tines, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, and Yasmin Williams.
"Big Ears is conceived as an adventure," says Founder and Artistic Director Ashley Capps. "It's an opportunity to hear the world's most exciting musical creators as well as to open up to new ideas and experiences. It spurs the imagination and nourishes the soul. That's the real magic of Big Ears," says Capps, who called Nonesuch "iconic and influential" when announcing the festival lineup.
Vinyl Me, Please, The Paragon Series
Vinyl Me, Please (VMP) curates and creates premium vinyl packages with quality that can be heard and felt. Their passion for this experience has led them to make the best-sounding records with the best in the business, building a community fueled by a deep appreciation for music.
As part of the 60th Anniversary, VMP will release The Paragon Series, twelve reissues from the Nonesuch catalogue. Cutting a wide swath across the label's recordings—and including artists like The Black Keys, Philip Glass, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Stephen Sondheim, Sam Gendel, and Laurie Anderson—each Paragon Series release will be from the highest quality audio sources. They will be pressed at VMP's own pressing plant, Vinyl Media Pressing, in Denver, Colorado, with lacquers cut by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and plating by Gary Salstrom at Vinyl Media Pressing.
Classic vinyl reissues
Throughout 2024, Nonesuch will reissue a selection of its most beloved albums on vinyl, beginning in January with Gustavo Santaolalla's Ronroco and also including Kronos Quartet's Black Angels, Wilco's A Ghost is Born, and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Additional reissues will be announced throughout the year.
Online Content
Nonesuch launches a new video series today, Nonesuch Selects, which features the label's artists choosing records by their labelmates, past and current from the label's library. The first Nonesuch Selects video, featuring guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson, may be seen here:
A playlist of more than 750 tracks, which includes one track from nearly every digitally available album the label has released, also debuts today and can be heard here via Spotify and Apple Music. Other playlists, including one featuring the artists scheduled to perform at Big Ears 2024, will follow.
Nonesuch Store
The Nonesuch Store features limited-edition 60th anniversary-branded merchandise, including new crewneck sweatshirts and crewneck t-shirts with a lattice of Nonesuch logos. Additionally, flash record sales will take place throughout the year, announced via the label's social media accounts and newsletters.
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