Emperor Norton Records was a Los Angeles-based electronica, hip-hop, and dance-music record label. Among the artists featured on the label were Ladytron, Arling & Cameron, Money Mark, Ugly Duckling, and Fantastic Plastic Machine. Additionally, it released the soundtracks to movies including Lost in Translation, CQ and The Virgin Suicides. The company was named after Joshua A. Norton, a San Francisco citizen noted for proclaiming himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. The record label was founded by Peter Getty, and the company was purchased by Rykodisc in 2004 and was then acrimoniously shut down later that year, with Rykodisc inheriting its back-catalog. On March 23, 2006, it was announced that Warner Music Group acquired the Ryko Corporation for $67.5 million. Artists Air Arling and Cameron Buffalo Daughter Bertrand Burgalat Call & Response Cato Salsa Experience Cinemaphonic: Electro Soul Codec and Flexor Cords DJ Me DJ You Electrocute Fantastic Plastic Machine Felix Da Housecat Golden Boy Green Romance Orchestra Bruce Haack Ladytron Logan's Sanctuary The Maxwell Implosion Midnight Movies Takako Minekawa Miss Kittin Money Mark Mount Sims Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band Olivia Tremor Control Pepe Deluxé Permafrost Phaser Schroeder's Cat Senor Coconut Soul Ecstasy Sunshine Fix Titán Ugly Duckling The Upper Crust Velma The Virgin-Whore Complex Zoobombs Soundtracks CQ Lost in Translation Thinking XXX The Virgin Suicides See also List of record labels References External links American record labels Electronic music record labels Electronic dance music record labels Hip hop record labels Warner Music labels