Geoff Travis

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Geoff Travis is a British music industry figure best known as the founder of the influential independent label Rough Trade Records.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
music industry executive
record label founder
activeIn London music scene
associatedWith Rough Trade label collective NERFINISHED
UK independent labels movement
basedIn London, England NERFINISHED
businessModel artist-friendly contracts
independent record label
citizenship British
employer Rough Trade Records NERFINISHED
eraOfActivity 1980s
1990s
21st century
late 1970s
fieldOfWork artist development
music distribution
record production
founded Rough Trade Records NERFINISHED
Rough Trade Shops NERFINISHED
genreSpecialization alternative rock
independent music
post-punk
industry music industry
influenced DIY music culture in the United Kingdom
independent record labels in the United Kingdom
knownFor founding Rough Trade Records
role in the British independent music scene
language English
movement indie music
name Geoff Travis NERFINISHED
nationality United Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableFor supporting emerging independent bands
notableWork Rough Trade Records NERFINISHED
occupation businessperson
music entrepreneur
record executive
positionHeld founder of Rough Trade Records
owner of Rough Trade record shop
residence London, England
surface form: London
role label manager
music curator
talent scout
typeOfBusinessFounded independent record label
record retail shop

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Rough Trade Records foundedBy Geoff Travis
Rough Trade Records notableFounder Geoff Travis