   nettwerk music group is the umbrella company for nettwerk records, nettwerk management, nettwerk producer management and nettwerk one publishing.michael barclay, ian a.d. jack and jason schneider, have not been the same: the can-rock renaissance 1985-1995. ecw press. isbn 978-1-55022-992-9. established in 1984, the vancouver-based company was originally created by nettwerk principals terry mcbride, mark jowett, ric arboit and dan fraser, as a record label to distribute recordings by the band moev, but the label quickly expanded in canada and internationally, ultimately becoming one of the largest and most influential independent record labels in the world. initially specializing in electronic music genres such as alternative dance and industrial, the label also became a powerful player in pop and rock in the late 1980s and 1990s. ==history== as a record company nettwerk has released over 200 full-length albums and sold over 150 million albums in its 25-year history. ===early years: skinny puppy and the grapes of wrath=== nettwerk's origins can be traced back to co-founder terry mcbride's early days growing up in canada, where he'd seek relief from long days working as a lifeguard by listening to a transistor radio and beatles lp's on his record player, honing his skills as a natural music scout. once out of college, mcbride managed a small band called moev, of whom his friend mark jowett (and eventual co-founder of nettwerk) was a member. they'd spend time at his small apartment with friends such as the members of the pioneering electro-industrial band skinny puppy, and soon he and jowett starting putting out their records, along with moev
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