Riverside Riverside
Records was launched in 1997 by Arne Kullgren, Owe Midner
and Björn O. Benthlin. At that time Owe Midner already had a record
company -TMC (The Music Company) - which he brought into the newstarted label.
Midner has worked in the music business for many years, he started as a record
producer
in 1966 at Cupol, 1970 they were bought by CBS, 1975 Midner joined Polygram
until 1982
when he started Mill Records and later Rival International together with Hans
Larsson,
earlier at RCA/Electra Sweden.They sold Mill & Rival to BMG Sweden in 1990
and
continued as A & R Managers; Midner until 1996 and Larsson until 1998.
The TMC label
with 28 cd-singles and 13 albums and the Riverside label with
20cd-singles and 25 albums are still growing as well as Solna Records, a label
which Riverside owns to fifty percent; 10 cd-singels & 18 albums.