Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Atlantic Records.

[edit] Company history

Lava Records was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Atlantic Records and Jason Flom, who began his career with Atlantic Records. One of the most accomplished A&R people in the music industry, in his early career Flom was responsible for signing such artists as Zebra, Twisted Sister, Skid Row, White Lion, and Tori Amos, as well as helping launch the careers of Stone Temple Pilots and Collective Soul. Since Lava's inception, among the artists the label has brought to prominence are Authority Zero, Kid Rock, Matchbox Twenty, Porcupine Tree, Uncle Kracker, Smile Empty Soul, Sugar Ray, The Corrs, Vanessa Williams, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Simple Plan.

In August 2005, Flom resigned as chairman and chief executive of Atlantic Records, ending a 26 year career within the company. Flom was named chairman and CEO of Virgin Records U.S., following the departure of Matt Serletic that same month. In October 2005, Warner Music Group combined Lava Records with its Atlantic Records Group. Warner originally planned the move following Flom's resignation.[1]

[edit] Label roster

[edit] Current Artists

• needtobreathe
• Antigone Rising
• Blue Man Group
• Embrace
• Hot Action Cop
• John Butler Trio
• Kid Rock
• O.A.R.
• Simple Plan
• Skillet
• Skindred
• The Click Five
• Toby Lightman
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• Uncle Kracker
• Vaux
• Joe Brooks

[edit] Past Artists

• Authority Zero
• CIV
• Course of Nature
• Cold
• Edwin McCain
• Egypt Central
• Grade 8
• Little-T And One Track Mike
• Matchbox 20
• Nonpoint
• Outspoken
• Porcupine Tree
• Reach 454
• Sugar Ray
• Smile Empty Soul
• Jill Sobule
• The Corrs
• The Cult
• Unwritten Law
• Vanessa Williams
• Willa Ford

[edit] See also

• List of record labels