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Founder of Sub Pop

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1959-03-07
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Bruce Pavitt is the Chicago-born founder of record label Sub Pop. Pavitt started a fanzine entitled Subterranean Pop in Olympia, Washington in 1980, about American independent rock bands. A total of three cassette compilations were released through the fanzine. In 1983, Pavitt moved to Seattle and started a record store, Fallout, as well as write a Sub Pop column for The Rocket, and host an independent-label specialty show on KCMU. 1986 saw the <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bruce+Pavitt">

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bruce
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chicago
Occupation
record producer
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
grunge
Record label
Sub Pop
Official website
www.brucepavitt.com
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Bruce Pavitt
date of birth
1959-03-07
start of work period
1979-00-00
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