Dare2 Records

Dare2 Records is a British jazz record label founded in 2005 by the bassist, composer, and bandleader Dave Holland. Based in England, the label was created so that Holland could retain ownership of his original recordings and exercise greater control over the scheduling, production, presentation, and marketing of his releases. In its early years, Dare2 partnered with Sunnyside Records for distribution in the United States and with Universal Music Jazz France for distribution outside the United States. The label's first release, Overtime, appeared on 22 February 2005. Over the following years, Dare2 issued a series of Holland-led albums, including Critical Mass (2006), Pass It On (2008), Pathways (2010), and Hands (2010). In 2021, Holland explained that the label grew out of a long-term goal to release his own recording projects, developed in 2004 with the help and advice of his daughter and business manager Louise Holland. That same year, Dare2 concluded a distribution partnership with Edition Records. The label remains closely associated with Holland's catalog and with his working bands, serving as a vehicle for his own projects rather than a broad roster of outside artists.

Dare2 Records was founded in 2005 by the British bassist, composer, and bandleader Dave Holland. Based in England, the label was established so that Holland could own his original recordings and have more control over the scheduling, production, presentation, and marketing of his releases. In 2005, Holland entered into a partnership with Sunnyside Records to distribute his future recordings in the United States under the Dare2 Records label, while Universal Music Jazz France would distribute those recordings outside the United States. The label's first release, Overtime, came out on 22 February 2005. Subsequent releases included Critical Mass (2006), Pass It On (2008), Pathways (2010), and Hands (2010). In a 2021 interview, Holland explained the origins of the label: he had a long-term goal to create a label for the release of his own recording projects, and in 2004, with the help and advice of his daughter and business manager Louise Holland, they created Dare2 Records in order to retain ownership of the original recordings and to have more control over scheduling, production, presentation, and marketing. That same year, Dare2 concluded a distribution partnership with Edition Records. The label remains active and is closely tied to Holland's own recording career.

• 2021

  Dare2 concludes a distribution partnership with Edition Records.

• 2010

  Pathways and Hands released.

• 2008

  Pass It On released.

• 2006

  Critical Mass released.

• 2005

  Dare2 Records is founded; partnership with Sunnyside Records for US distribution and Universal Music Jazz France for distribution outside the US.

• 2005

  First release, Overtime, issued on 22 February.

• 2004

  Dave Holland and his daughter and business manager Louise Holland create Dare2 Records.

An artist-owned jazz label dedicated to releasing Dave Holland's own recordings with greater creative and business control.

Product categories. Jazz albums · CD releases · Digital recordings

1. 1Dave Holland - World Renowned Bassist, Composer, Educator and Bandleaderdaveholland.com
2. 2Dare2 Records - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Dare2 Records - Wikipedia (French)fr.wikipedia.org