Who did Eric Hilton found ESL Music, the independent record label in Washington DC, with?
ESL Music Eighteenth Street Lounge Music (ESL Music) is an independent record label based in Washington, D.C. founded by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton in 1996. The duo, as Thievery Corporation, heads the label's roster of artists.
Strata-East Records Strata-East Records is an American record company and label specialising in jazz which was founded in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell with the release of their first recording "Music Inc." The label released over 50 albums in the 1970s. Many of the label's releases are now hailed as prime examples of 1970s Post-Bop, Spiritual Jazz, and Afro-Jazz.