Nettwerk
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Image:19990607-nettwerk.jpg Nettwerk is a large Vancouver, British Columbia based independent record label and music management firm. The label was founded in 1984 by Terry McBride, Mark Jowett, and Ric Arboit in McBride's small Vancouver apartment.
Notable artists who have recorded on the label include Sarah McLachlan, Skinny Puppy, Single Gun Theory, Econoline Crush, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Delerium, BT, The Grapes of Wrath, Guster, Autour de Lucie, Nathan, Lava Hay, Moev, Boxcar, Nathan and Severed Heads.
The label specializes in alternative music acts, particularly in genres such as industrial music, electronica and folk-rock, releasing albums by both Canadian and international artists in those genres.
Nettwerk also manages a number of artists, including Barenaked Ladies and Avril Lavigne, who do not release their records on the label.
Nettwerk has joined the fight against the RIAA by offering to pay the legal fees of a teenager in Texas who is being sued for downloading songs. They will also pay any fines if they lose the case. They came in contact with the teen when she wrote to MC Lars (who is managed by Nettwerk) about his song, "Download This Song".