1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁label ▁opened ▁the ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁master ing ▁studio ▁Gr ound ▁Zero ▁in ▁So H o , ▁Manh attan . ▁According ▁to ▁Billboard , ▁this ▁studio ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁" c ater ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁range ▁of ▁independent ▁labels ▁in ▁New ▁York ", ▁not ▁just ▁Zero ▁H our . ▁ ▁Art ists ▁Art ists ▁who ▁released ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁albums ▁on ▁Zero ▁H our ▁included : ▁ 2 2 ▁Br ides ▁The ▁Black ▁Watch ▁Boy rac er ▁The ▁C uc um bers ▁John ▁Wes ley ▁Hard ing ▁D irt ▁Mer ch ants ▁Space ▁Need le ▁Steve ▁W yn n , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁established ▁artist ▁the ▁label ▁worked ▁with ▁when ▁it ▁released ▁his ▁album ▁Mel ting ▁in ▁the ▁Dark ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁S wer ved river ▁V arn al ine ▁K itt yw inder ▁The ▁Multiple ▁Cat ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Record ▁labels ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Ind ie ▁rock ▁record ▁labels <0x0A> </s> ▁Ger berga ▁of ▁M â con ▁( also ▁Ger berga ▁of ▁Sal ins ; ▁c . 9 4 0 - 9 8 6 / 9 1 ) ▁was , ▁by ▁her ▁success ive ▁mar ri ages , ▁queen ▁of ▁Italy ▁( 9 5 0 - 9 6 3 ), ▁marg rav ine ▁of ▁I v rea ▁( 9 6 5 - 9 7 0