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This is an article dealing with current and past artists on [[Roadrunner Records]].
'''Wharton Economic Forecasting Associates (WEFA)''' was a world-leading [[Economics]] forecasting and consulting organisation founded by [[Nobel Prize]] winner [[Lawrence Klein]]. Incooporated in 1969 by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania as a "not for profit" organization, WEFA was an outgrowth of the Economics Research Unit (ERU) located in the economics department of the University of Pennsylvania. The ERU, a research unit devoted to grauduate economics education, was originally sponcered [in 1961] by grants from five US corporations including, IBM, Bethlehem Steel, John Deer, Exxon and Sunoco. Among other things, the ERU was originally charged with the maintenance and use of the Wharton Quarterly Model and the Wharton Index of Capacity Utilization. Between 1961 and 1969 the number of sponcers increased to the point where a more efficient organization was needed [WEFA] to manage the many projects that grew out of the operation of the Wharton Quarterly Model.


==Current Roadrunner Artists==
WEFA's [[LINK]] project, to produce the world's first global [[Model (macroeconomics)|macroeconomic model]], was mentioned in his citation for the [[Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel|Economic Sciences]] in [[1980]].
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*[[7th Son]]
*[[8 Foot Sativa]] ''(NZ)''
*[[Airbourne (band)|Airbourne]]
*[[Amanda Palmer]]
*[[Atreyu (band)|Atreyu]] ''(excluding US)''
*[[Behind Crimson Eyes]] ''(Australia)''
*[[Betzefer]] ''(excluding US)
*[[Biffy Clyro]] '' (US and Japan only) ''
*[[Black Stone Cherry]]
*[[Bleeding Through]] ''(excluding US)''
*[[Blood Has Been Shed]] ''(Netherlands and UK only)''
*[[Caliban (band)|Caliban]] ''(excluding US)''
*[[Cavalera Conspiracy]]
*[[CKY (band)|CKY]]
*[[Cradle of Filth]]
*[[Convent of Mercy (band)|Convent of Mercy]] '' (Australia Only) ''
*[[DÅÅTH]]
*[[Delain]] ''(Europe only)''
*[[Delight (band)|Delight]] ''(Poland)''
*[[De Novo Dahl]]
*[[Devilicious]] ''(United Kingdom)''
*[[DevilDriver]]
*[[Divine Heresy]] ''(excluding US)''
*[[Dommin]]
*[[Down (band)|Down]] ''(excluding US)''
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*[[DragonForce]] ''(US and UK only)''
*[[Dream Theater]]
*[[The Dresden Dolls|Dresden Dolls]] ''(US, UK, Australia)''
*[[Dry Ivory]] ''Fenrir Black''
*[[Electric Eel Shock]] ''(Japan only)''
*[[Emperor (band)|Emperor]] ''(Norway,Sweden,Finland,Iceland, and Denmark only)''
*[[Fear Factory]] ''(UK only)''
*[[FC Five]] ''(Japan)''
*[[Funeral for a Friend]] ''(excluding US and UK)''
*[[Hopesfall]] ''(UK, Australia)''
*[[Jeopardy Theory]] ''(New Zealand)''
*[[Jonas Goldbaum]] ''(Germany)''
*[[Khoma]] ''(UK)''
*[[Kill Hannah]] ''(Excluding US)''
*[[Killswitch Engage]]
*[[Kids In Glass Houses]] ''(UK Only)''
*[[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb Of God]] ''(excluding North America)''
*[[Liv Kristine]] ''(Europe only)''
*[[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]
*[[Madina Lake]]
*[[Megadeth]]
*[[Most Precious Blood (band)|Most Precious Blood]] ''(UK, Australia)''
*[[Mutiny Within (metal band)|Mutiny Within]]
*[[Negative (band)|Negative]] ''(Europe only)''
*[[Nickelback]] ''(excluding Canada)''
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*[[Nightwish]] ''(US only)''
*[[Opeth]]
*[[Pain (Swedish band)|Pain]] ''(Nordic Territories, Europe only)''
*[[Poison the Well]] ''(UK)''
*[[Porcupine Tree]] ''(Excluding North America and Japan)''
*[[Port Amoral]]
*[[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]] ''(excluding US and Norway)''
*[[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] ''(excluding Scandinavia)''
*[[Soziedad Alkoholika]]
*[[Soulfly]]
*[[Staind]] ''(excluding US)''
*[[Steadlür]]
*[[Stereoside]]
*[[Stone Sour]]
*[[The Cult]]
*[[The Parlor Mob]]
*[[The White Room (Band)|The White Room]] ''(Australia)''
*[[The Wombats]] ''(US)''
*[[Theory of a Deadman]]
*[[Terror (band)|Terror]] ''(UK, Australia)''
*[[Throwdown]] ''(excluding US)''
*[[Trivium (band)|Trivium]]
*[[Vengeance of Lazarus]] ''(UK, Australia)''
*[[Walls of Jericho (band)|Walls of Jericho]] ''(UK, Australia)''
*[[Within Temptation]]
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==Past artists==
WEFA was a spinoff of the [[Wharton School]] of the [[University of Pennsylvania]], where Klein taught. WEFA traced an interesting path from its predecessor in 1961 (the ERU), its initial launch in 1969 [WEFA] to its ultimate merger with DRI (formerly [[Data Resources Inc.]]) to form [[Global Insight]] in 2001, as summarized in the timeline below.
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*[[3 Inches of Blood]] (2004-2008)
*[[12 Gauge (rapper)|12 Gauge]] (1998)
*[[36 Crazyfists]] (2000 - 2007)
*[[40 Below Summer]] (2003, UK)
*[[Above All]] (1996, UK)
*[[Adelleda]] (2007)
*[[Agnostic Front]] (1992 - 1993)
*[[Amen (band)|Amen]] (1998 - 1999)
*[[Annihilator (band)|Annihilator]] (1987 - 1994)
*[[Anyone]] (2001)
*[[Artillery (band)|Artillery]] (1990)
*[[Atrocity (band)|Atrocity]]
*[[Atrophy (band)|Atrophy]] (1987 - 1990)
*[[Battleaxe (band)|Battleaxe]] (Early 1980s)
*[[Beki and the Bullets]] (Australia)
*[[Believer (band)|Believer]] (1990 - 1994)
*[[Big Rude Jake]] (1999)
*[[Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings]] (Germany)
*[[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]] (1992 - 1994)
*[[Black Label Society]] (2006 - 2007)
*[[Black Train Jack]]
*[[Blitzkrieg (band)|Blitzkrieg]] (1991)
*[[Blue Mountain (band)|Blue Mountain]] (1995 - 1999)
*[[Bobby D]] (1998)
*[[Boiler Room (band)|Boiler Room]] (2000)
*Both Worlds (1998)
*[[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]] (1993 - 2000)
*[[Budgie]] (1991)
*[[Bulldozer (band)|Bulldozer]] (1985 - 1986)
*[[Buzzov*en]] (1994)
*[[Carnivore (band)|Carnivore]] (1986 - 1987)
*[[Cerebral Fix]] (1990 - 1991)
*[[Chimaira]] (2001 - 2006)
*[[Christy Moore]]
*[[Coal Chamber]] (1994 - 2003)
*[[Corvus Corax (band)|Corvus Corax]] (Germany)
*[[Crimson Glory]] (1986 - 1991)
*[[Cynic (band)|Cynic]] (1992 - 1993)
*[[Daniela's Daze]] (Europe, Australia)
*[[Days In Grief]] ''(Germany)''
*[[Death (band)|Death]] (1995)
*[[Defiance (band)|Defiance]] (1989 - 1992)
*[[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] (1990 - 2001)
*[[Delerium]] (1991)
*[[Detente (band)|Detente]] (1986)
*[[Die Monster Die]]
*[[Dirty Americans]] (2001 - 2004)
*[[Disincarnate]]
*[[Dislocated Styles]] (2001)
*[[DJ Micro]] (1997 - 1998)
*[[Dog Eat Dog (band)|Dog Eat Dog]] (1993 - 2000)
*[[DoubleDrive]] (2002 - 2003)
*[[Downer (band)|Downer]] (2001)
*[[downthesun]] (2002 - 2003)
*[[Dreamkillers]] (Australia)
*[[Dry Kill Logic]] (2000 - 2002)
*[[Earth Crisis]] (1998)
*[[Effigy (band)|Effigy]] (Australia)
*[[Eighteen Visions]] (UK)
*[[Ether Seeds]] (2003)
*[[Exhorder]] (1990 - 1992)
*[[Faktion]] (2004 - 2006)
*[[Fear Factory]] (1992 - 2002)
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]]
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*[[Five Pointe O]] ( 2001 - 2003)
*[[Floodgate (band)|Floodgate]] (mid 90s)
*[[Frankenbok]] (Australia)
*[[Frankie Bones]] (1998)
*[[From Autumn To Ashes]] (UK)
*[[Front Line Assembly]] (1994)
*[[Gang Green]] (1987 - 1991)
*[[Glassjaw]] (1999 - 2000)
*[[goneblind]] (2002)
*[[Gorguts]] (1991 - 1993)
*[[Gruntruck]] (1990 - 1992)
*[[Hatebreed]] (2005 - 2008)
*[[Heathen (band)|Heathen]] (1991)
*[[Hellion (band)|Hellion]] (1983)
*[[High Holy Days]] (2004)
*[[Ian Anderson (musician)|Ian Anderson]] (Germany)
*[[Ill Niño]] (2000 - 2006)
*[[Illdisposed]]
*[[Immolation (band)|Immolation]] (1991)
*[[Infernal Majesty]]
*[[Intermix]]
*[[Jerry Cantrell]] (2002)
*[[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] (Germany)
*[[Johnny Q. Public]]
*[[Junkie XL]]
*[[Kaize]] (Canada only)
*[[Karma To Burn]] (1997 - 1999)
*[[Kemuri]]
*[[Kevin Salem]]
*[[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]] (1986 - 1990)
*[[KMFDM]] (UK)
*[[Lääz Rockit]] (1987 - 1991)
*[[Last Crack]]
*[[Leningrad Cowboys]] (2000)
*[[Life of Agony]] (1993 - 2000)
*[[Linda McDonald]]
*[[Little Louie Vega]] (1999)
*[[Machine Head]] (2003)
*[[Madball]] (1994 - 1998)
*[[Magellan (band)|Magellan]] (Germany)
*[[Malevolent Creation]] (1990 - 1993)
*[[MC Breed]] (1999)
*[[Mercyful Fate]] (1983 - 1987)
*[[Metallica]] (Scandinavia)
*[[Mindless Self Indulgence]] (Late 1990s)
*[[The Misfits|Misfits]] (2000)
*[[Motörhead]] (1988 - 1990)
*[[Mucky Pup]] (European distribution through sister label, Roadracer)
*[[Murderdolls]] (2002 - 2006)
*[[Nailbomb]] (1994 - 1995)
*[[New York Dolls]] (2005 - 2007)
*[[NME.MINE]] (Germany)
*[[Non-Intentional Lifeform]] (Australia)
*[[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] (1989 - 2005)
*[[Open Hand]] (Europe)
*[[Optimum Wound Profile]] (1992 - 1993)
*[[Out]] (X-Position) (Australia)
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*[[Paradox]] (1987-1989)
*[[Pestilence (band)|Pestilence]] (1988 - 1994)
*[[Pet Lamb]] (1994 - 1998)
*[[PE'Z]] (UK)
*[[Phantom Blue]] (1989)
*[[Poison the Well]] (Germany)
*[[Powersurge]] (1990 - 1991)
*[[Quintaine Americana]] (1998)
*[[Raccoon (band)|Raccoon]]
*[[Ratos de Porão]] (1989 - 1991)
*[[Realm (band)|Realm]]
*[[Red Tape (band)|Red Tape]]
*[[Roadrunner United]] (2005 - 2008)
*[[Rumblefish]]
*[[Sadus]] (1990 - 1992)
*[[Sanctity (band)|Sanctity]] (2006 - 2008)
*[[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] (1989)
*[[Scarlet (band)|Scarlet]] (UK)
*[[Segression]] (2000, Australia)
*[[Sepultura]] (1988 - 2002)
*[[Sevendust]] (2005 - 2006, Europe and Australia)
*[[Shadows Fall]] (2006 - 2007, excluding US)
*[[Shank 456]]
*[[Shelter (band)|Shelter]] (1995 - 1997)
*[[Shootyz Groove]] (1997)
*[[Skinlab]] (Signed, but let go before releasing their debut album)
*[[Sinéad O'Connor]] (Germany)
*[[Sinch]] (2002)
*[[Solitude Aeturnus]] (1991 - 1992)
*[[Sparks (band)|Sparks]] (1998)
*[[Spineshank]] (1996 - 2003)
*[[Star Star (band)|Star Star]]
*[[Steven Lemay]] (Canada)
*[[Still Remains]] (2005-2008)
*[[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]] (1991 - 1995)
*[[Sybil (band)|Sybil]] (1997)
*[[The 69 Eyes]] (Europe and Japan only)
*[[The Agony Scene]] (2005)
*[[The Creetins]] ''(Germany)''
*[[The Damned]] (1991)
*[[The Karelia]] (Germany)
*[[The Moon Seven Times]]
*[[The Outlaws]] (1993)
*[[The Sheila Divine]] (1999)
*[[The Stranglers]] (Germany)
*[[The Workhorse Movement]] (2000)
*[[Thor (band)|Thor]] (1985)
*[[Thornley (band)|Thornley]] (2004)
*[[Tin Foil Phoenix]] (UK)
*[[Toxik]] (late 1980s to early 1990s)
*[[To My Surprise]] (2003)
*[[Toilet Böys]]
*[[Twelve Tribes (band)|Twelve Tribes]] (UK)
*[[Twice the Sun]] (Signed a deal, but broke up before releasing an album)
*[[Type O Negative]] (1990 - 2004)
*[[Ultramagnetic MCs]] (1996 - 1997)
*[[Vision of Disorder]] (1996 - 1998)
*[[Waltari]] (1991 - 1994)
*[[Wednesday 13]] (2005)
*[[Westworld (American band)|Westworld]] (2000)
*[[Whiplash (band)|Whiplash]] (1985 - 1990)
*[[Willard (band)|Willard]] (1992)
*[[Wormhole]] (during the mid 1990s)
*[[Xentrix]] (late 1980s to early 1990s)
*[[Zao (band)|Zao]] (UK)
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==See also==
==General corporate timeline==
*[[Roadrunner Records]]
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*1963: Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates is founded as a non-profit. <ref>{{Citation
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*March 18, 1983: Cie International de Services en Informatique (CISI), a computer firm owned by the French government, acquires an 80 percent interest in Wharton Econometrics from Ziff Davis Publishing Co, and an option to buy the remaining 20 percent in 1985. At the time, Wharton Econometrics is expected to generate revenue of USD 8 million in 1983. <ref>{{Citation
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*June 20, 1983: CISI Wharton, part of the French CEA, announces plans to invest USD 12 million over the next three years to position the newly enlarged entity as one of the world's leading economic forecasters. <ref>{{Citation
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*November 16, 1986: It is announced that WEF Associates, a group of European investors headed by M Gerard Vila, would acquire CISI Wharton. At the time, CISI Wharton was described as having generated losses of FFr 100m in 1984-85 on revenue of FFr 94m, and employing 200 people. <ref>{{Citation
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*April 1, 1987: WEF Associates AG, the parent of Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, announced that it acquired Chase Econometrics from Chase Manhattan Bank N.A., a unit of Chase Manhattan Corp, and that the new entity would be called WEFA-CEIS, Wharton Consulting and Economic Consulting and Economic Information Services. <ref>{{Citation
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*April 11, 1987: Wharton Econometrics and Chase Econometrics agreed to call the merged companies Wharton Economics rather than the originally proposed name, WEFA-CEIS. According to the CEO Lawrence Chimerin, the term "econometrics" was dropped, because the consolidated company would broaden its services from econometric modeling to areas such as financial analysis, planning support, and software development.<ref>{{Citation
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*August 2, 1994: Information Partners, a private investment group affiliated with [[Bain Capital]] and focused on investments and acquisitions in the information services marketplace, announced that it had completed the purchase of The WEFA Group.<ref>{{Citation
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*January 16, 1997: Primark Corporation, headed by chairman and CEO Joseph E. Kasputys, announced it entered into an agreement to acquire WEFA Holdings Inc. from Bain Capital Inc. and other shareholders in a USD 45 million cash transaction.<ref>{{Citation
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*May 7, 2001: [[Global Insight]] announced it would acquire DRI and WEFA from their respective parent companies to form its first subsidiary, DRI-WEFA Inc. DRI, formerly known as [[Data Resources Inc.]] was at this point a unit of [[The McGraw-Hill Companies]], a New York publisher and financial services company, while WEFA was a unit of [[The Thomson Corporation]], a Toronto diversified information company. Joseph Kasputys was the chairman and main shareholder in [[Global Insight]] and led the acquisition. <ref>{{Citation
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