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| name = Favored Nations
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| founded = {{start date|1999}}
| founder = [[Steve Vai]], Ray Scherr
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| country = United States
| location = [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]], California
| website = {{URL|favorednations.com}}
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'''Favored Nations Entertainment''' is a [[record label]] founded in 1999 by guitarist [[Steve Vai]]<ref name="Marshall">{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Clay|title=Artists Take Control of the Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|access-date=21 June 2017|date=29 June 2002|publisher=Billboard|pages=22–}}</ref> and Ray Scherr, former owner of [[Guitar Center]].
'''Favored Nations''' is a [[record label]] started by guitarist [[Steve Vai]] and former Guitar Center owner [[Ray Scherr]] in 1999. The first [[album]] ever released by Favored Nations was [[Frank Gambale|Frank Gambale's]] ''Coming to Your Senses'' in 2000. Not long after that, artists such as [[Eric Johnson]], [[Dweezil Zappa]], [[Larry Carlton]], [[Eric Sardinas]], and [[Steve Lukather]] (whose album ''No Substitutes'' won a [[Grammy award]] for Best Pop Instrumental), [[Neal Schon]], [[Johnny Hiland]], [[Stanley Jordan]], [[Allan Holdsworth]], [[John Petrucci]] (''An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess'', as well as his own solo album ''Suspended Animation''), [[Marty Friedman (guitarist)|Marty Friedman]], [[The Yardbirds]], [[Dave Weiner]], and [[Peppino D'Agostino]], among others, signed to Favored Nations.


The first album released by the label was ''[[Coming to Your Senses]]'' by guitarist [[Frank Gambale]] in 2000. Soon after, a variety of artists were signed, such as [[Johnny A.]], [[Larry Carlton]], [[Peppino D'Agostino]], [[Marty Friedman (guitarist)|Marty Friedman]], [[Johnny Hiland]], [[Allan Holdsworth]], [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]], [[Stanley Jordan]], [[Steve Lukather]], [[Novecento (group)|Novecento]], [[John Petrucci]], [[Eric Sardinas]], [[Neal Schon]], [[Andy Timmons]], [[Dave Weiner]], [[The Yardbirds]], and [[Dweezil Zappa]].
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Favored Nations was followed by separate branches called Favored Nations Acoustic in 2002 and Favored Nations Cool in 2004. Pro-Found is a sister label that is basically a promotional tool for Favored Nations artists through the Favored Nations and ProFound dot coms.


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Favored Nations was followed by the creation of separate branches, Favored Nations Acoustic in 2002 and Favored Nations Cool in 2004. Pro-Found is a sister label that promotes Favored Nations artists through the Favored Nations and ProFound websites.
A few of the most current Favored Nations releases are:


==Notable artists==
* Tommy Emmanuel - The Mystery (2006)
===Favored Nations===
* Tommy Emmanuel - Live At Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, Australia DVD (2006)
*[[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]]
* The Yardbirds - Live At B.B. King Blues Club (2007)
* Eric Sardinas - Eric Sardinas and Big Motor (2008)
*[[Eric Sardinas]]
*[[Andy Timmons]]
*[[Steve Vai]]
*[[Johnny A.]]
*[[The Yardbirds]]
*[[Tony Macalpine]]
*[[Mattias Eklundh]]

===Favored Nations Acoustic===
*[[Philip Aaberg]]
*[[Peppino D'Agostino]]
*[[Pierre Bensusan]]
*[[Tommy Emmanuel]]
*[[Peter Huttlinger]]
*[[Adrian Legg]]
*James Robinson

===Favored Nations Cool===
*[[Larry Coryell]]
*[[Mimi Fox]]
*[[Novecento (group)|Novecento]] featuring [[Stanley Jordan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.favorednations.com/ Favored Nations homepage]
*[http://www.favorednations.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/favorednations Favored Nations myspace page]


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== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]


[[Category:American record labels]]
[[Category:American independent record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1999]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1999]]
[[Category:Rock record labels]]
[[Category:Rock record labels]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in California]]

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Latest revision as of 02:04, 17 March 2023

Favored Nations
Founded1999 (1999)
FounderSteve Vai, Ray Scherr
GenreRock
Country of originUnited States
LocationEncino, California
Official websitefavorednations.com

Favored Nations Entertainment is a record label founded in 1999 by guitarist Steve Vai[1] and Ray Scherr, former owner of Guitar Center.

The first album released by the label was Coming to Your Senses by guitarist Frank Gambale in 2000. Soon after, a variety of artists were signed, such as Johnny A., Larry Carlton, Peppino D'Agostino, Marty Friedman, Johnny Hiland, Allan Holdsworth, Eric Johnson, Stanley Jordan, Steve Lukather, Novecento, John Petrucci, Eric Sardinas, Neal Schon, Andy Timmons, Dave Weiner, The Yardbirds, and Dweezil Zappa.

Favored Nations was followed by the creation of separate branches, Favored Nations Acoustic in 2002 and Favored Nations Cool in 2004. Pro-Found is a sister label that promotes Favored Nations artists through the Favored Nations and ProFound websites.

Notable artists[edit]

Favored Nations[edit]

Favored Nations Acoustic[edit]

Favored Nations Cool[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marshall, Clay (29 June 2002). "Artists Take Control of the Music". Billboard. pp. 22–. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

External links[edit]

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