Projekt is America's premier independent label specializing in passionately intense introspective music across a variety of darkwave genres. Begun in 1983 and celebrating its 230th release in 2009, Projekt is proudly distributed by ADA. Projekt is home to a diverse roster including Steve Roach, Voltaire, Unto Ashes, Android Lust, and label founder
Sam Rosenthal's own Black Tape For A Blue Girl. For over 25 years Projekt has focused on discovering new talent, always adding to the label's collection of beautifully spellbinding masterpieces.
The successful Projektfest (held in '96, '97, '98, '02 and '07) is an opportunity for fans and bands to meet in one spot and celebrate the music they love.
Projekt established the Projekt: darkwave mailorder in the early 90s, and began this website in approximately 1995 (converted into a fully-functional webstore in 2000). Projekt.com is now our main avenue of communication with our fans. We're glad you've discovered our site and hope you join us and become part of the Projekt family. Sam keeps in touch with fans through the projekt email list. Look around and discover more about the music on Projekt Records.
For many of you, one of the little ads above (placed in the classified section in the back of Spin and Sassy in the '90s) was your first exposure to the world of Projekt. While the snail mail addresses are no longer valid, the images bring back a memory or two....
Sam (Aka: Projekt Records) gets credit for naming two of our genres, at wikipedia: Dark Cabaret & Darkwave.
Come to Poppa!
----------March 2008 interview with Sam from Rosa Selvaggia. In English or Italian!
Being Sam Rosenthal
----------January 2008 interview with Sam from Side-Line.com
Projekt Profile
----------The History of Projekt and Projekt: darkwave
Sam Rosenthal Interview from Ink19.com
----------A December 2000 interview about Projekt.
A cat-shaped hole in my heart
----------Home page for "the projekt cat-cd" with info on how to prevent your cat from catching the deadly feline leukemia disease.
Projekt Mavens
----------A Page for those of you interested in helping promote the Projekt label.
Projekt: Design Department
----------Projekt is known for our graphic style; now available to outside clients.
Projekt Out-of-print
----------A list of early Projekt releases that are now out-of-print
Projekt: darkwave | artists: join us
----------Darkwave bands can get distribution through the Projekt: darkwave store
Projekt Press
----------This area contains high resolution images for download
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Sam Rosenthal Please remove "NOSPAM" from the address. The site was originally created by Ariel Rosenthal (not related to Sam) with subsequent help from Ryan Lum
Thanks to the following for their help:
- Gregory at AccessUS for helping the Projekt Web find its own home.
- Steve Jones (of Area ) for wise internet advise.
- e. Katie Holm for her beautiful photography. Visit her web site