Juno Records

Opened	2006
Pricing model	Tiered À la carte
Platforms	Cross-platform (web-based application)
Format	MPEG Layer 3 (.mp3) @ 192 or 320 kbit/s, WAVE Audio (.wav)
Restrictions	DRM-free
Catalogue	1,100,000 tracks, 230,000 releases, 20,000 artist charts from 90,000 artist and remixers across 8,000 signed labels.
Preview	1:00 minute MP3 previews @ 96 kbit/s
Burning/copying	Yes
Protocol	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (https://)
Customer support	http://www.juno.co.uk/help,
Website	www.juno.co.uk

Juno Records is a UK-based online dance music retail store, selling vinyl records, CDs, music downloads and music accessories, founded by Richard Atherton and Sharon Boyd. The website was created in 1996 as an information-only site called The Dance Music Resource Pages, listing new dance music titles each day as they were released. In 1997 the site changed into the commercial store Juno Records, allowing users to buy the records and CDs listed. During the e-commerce boom of the late 1990s, the site differentiated itself from other dance music stores by maintaining a text-based presentation.

In December 2004, version 2 of Juno Records’ web site was launched, adding graphics, and more flexible navigation to the original site design.

In February 2006, Juno Records added MP3 and WAV downloads to its catalogue, and in July 2006 launched Juno Download as a standalone site. In the same year, the web site also won Best Entertainment site in the Website Of The Year awards.^[1] In September 2006, a Spanish-language version of the web site was added.

In 2007 a series of 10 releases were commissioned^[2] to mark Juno Records' 10th anniversary, each featuring a well-known dance track remixed by new producers, including remixes of Faze Action by Carl Craig and Cybotron’s "Clear" by Troy Pierce and Cobblestone Jazz.

In June 2007 Juno Records won DJ Magazine’s "Best Of British" award^[3] for Best British Record Store. In August 2007, a German version of Juno Records’ web site was launched.

Current sites[link]

• Juno Records – the main international online shop for both physical and digital products, with language support in English, Spanish, German, Mandarin, and Japanese
• Juno Download – international online digital download shop

References[link]

External links[link]

Main sites[link]

• Juno Records
• Juno Download

Other sites[link]

• Juno Records discography at Discogs
• Juno Records on Facebook
• Juno Records on Myspace
• Juno Records on Twitter

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Kasper Bjørke is a Danish DJ, record producer and remixer from Copenhagen.

Career[link]

Filur[link]

He started in Filur made up of Tomas Barfod and Kasper Bjørke himself on lead vocals with various guest singers. They released four albums: Exciting Comfort (2001), Deeply Superficial (2002), Into the Wasteland (2006) and Faces (2011). They are best known for the hits "I Want You" and later for "The Con" and "Concentrate!". They also released "It's Alright" and "Shame" which were minor hits in Italy.^[1] They also toured the United States, Europe and Japan. Tomas Barfod is now part of WhoMadeWho. The band has won two DMA awards for "Best Producers" and "Best Dance Album".

Solo and production[link]

Bjørke released his first solo album In Gumbo in 2007, drawing on elements from rave-rock, disco, psychedelica, house, techno and electro. Two singles from the album, "Back and Spine" and "Doesn't Matter", both appeared on rotation on Danish P3 radio. That was followed by a second album Standing on Top of Utopia that was released on February 1, 2010. The first single from the album was "Young Again" that reached #21 on the Danish Singles Chart. A modern disco-pop hit, it featured the vocals of Jacob Bellens, the singer of I Got You On Tape. Bellens also co-wrote the lyrics. Bjørke also cooperated with Italian producer Davide Rossi.

Bjørke also cooperated with fellow Danish electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist Anders Trentemøller.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

as part of Filur[link]

• 2001: Exciting Comfort (DEN #38)
• 2002: Deeply Superficial (DEN –)
• 2006: Into The Wasteland (DEN –)
• 2011: Faces (DEN #23)

Solo[link]

Singles[link]

as part of Filur[link]

• 2001: "I Want You" (DEN #11)
• 2001: "It's Alright" (Filur meets Nellie Ettison) (ITA #49)
• 2001: "Shame" (Filur meets Nellie Ettison) (ITA #53)
• 2006: "The Con" (DEN #12)
• 2011: "Concentrate!" (Filur feat. Simon Kvamm) (DEN #19)

Solo[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website