Editing Projekt Records

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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| image       = Projektlogo.png
| founded     = {{start date| 1983}}
| founder     = [[Sam Rosenthal]]
| distributor = [[Entertainment One Distribution]]
| genre       = [[Gothic rock]], [[dark wave]], [[ethereal wave]], [[neoclassical dark wave]], [[dream pop]], [[shoegaze]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[dark cabaret]]
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| website     = {{URL|www.projekt.com}}
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'''Projekt Records''' is an [[independent record label]] established by [[Sam Rosenthal]] in 1983,<ref>{{Cite news |title=40 albums that honor Projekt Records' 40 years of Darkwave, goth and more - Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia |language=en |work=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia |url=https://www.goldminemag.com/columns/40-albums-that-honor-projekt-records-40-years-of-darkwave-goth-and-more |access-date=2023-07-25}}</ref> the label focuses on [[darkwave]], [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[shoegaze]], [[gothic rock]], [[ethereal wave|ethereal]], dream-pop, and [[dark cabaret]] releases. 

==History==
Projekt was founded in 1983 by Sam Rosenthal, as a record label concentrated on releasing dream-pop, neoclassical, ambient, gothic rock and shoegaze bands, including Rosenthal's own group, [[Black Tape for a Blue Girl]].<ref>Craig Hayes, [https://www.popmatters.com/172266-engulfed-in-dark-waves-lycias-cold-2495750648.html Popmatters], 2013</ref>  

===Projektfest===
Projekt Records also presents '''Projektfest''', a semi-annual festival of gothic and ethereal music, primarily featuring Projekt artists. In 1996, Projektfest ran for two days in Chicago. In 1997, Chicago hosted the festival again, followed a few weeks later by another day of performances in Mexico City. In 1998, Projektfest ran a series of four one-day events in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City. The 2002 Projektfest was held over three days in Philadelphia, at the [[Trocadero Theatre]] and other sites. Projekt hosted Projektfest'07 as part of the Blacksun Festival in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], in August. Projektfest'10 was held on July 30 & 31, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Projektfest'10 - July 30 - Philadelphia, PA |url=http://www.projekt.com/festival/images10/schedule-10.asp |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=www.projekt.com}}</ref> Projektfest'11 was held on November 12, 2011, at [[The Middle East (nightclub)|The Middle East]] nightclub in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], featuring Voltaire, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, and Weep.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Projektfest'11 - Saturday November 12 2011 |url=http://www.projekt.com/festival/images11/home-11.asp |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=www.projekt.com}}</ref>

==Notable artists==
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===Current===
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* Aglaia
* [[Alio Die]]
* [[Black Tape for a Blue Girl]]
* [[Deepspace]]
* [[Katzenjammer Kabarett]]
* [[Lovesliescrushing]]
* [[Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson]]
* [[Mirabilis (band)|Mirabilis]]
* [[Sam Rosenthal]]
* [[Steve Roach (musician)|Steve Roach]]
* [[Soriah]]
* [[Unto Ashes]]
* [[Vidna Obmana]]
* [[Voltaire (musician)|Voltaire]]
* [[Erik Wøllo]]
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===Past===
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* [[Android Lust]]
* [[Arcana (Swedish band)|Arcana]]
* [[Attrition (band)|Attrition]] 
* [[Audra (band)|Audra]]
* [[Autumn's Grey Solace]]
* [[Controlled Bleeding]]
* [[Dark Sanctuary]]
* [[Eden (Australian band)|Eden]]
* [[Faith & Disease]]
* [[Fear Falls Burning]]
* [[Jeff Greinke]]
* [[Lisa Hammer]]
* [[Human Drama]]
* [[Love Spirals Downwards]]
* [[Lovespirals]]
* [[Lycia (band)|Lycia]]
* [[Mira (band)|Mira]]
* [[Mors Syphilitica]]
* [[Mortiis]]
* [[O Yuki Conjugate]]
* [[Ordo Equitum Solis]]
* [[Shinjuku Thief]]
* [[Thanatos (band)|Thanatos]]
* [[This Ascension]]
* [[Peter Ulrich]]
* [[Tara VanFlower]]
* [[Weep (band)|Weep]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|http://www.projekt.com}}

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[[Category:Ambient music record labels]]
[[Category:Goth record labels]]
[[Category:American independent record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1983]]