His strong social media presence soon brought him to the attention of the record industry and by 2014, Mendes had signed a major-label deal with Island Records.

他在社交媒体上的抢眼表现也引起了唱片行业的注意。2014年，蒙德兹与小岛唱片签署了一单大额合约。

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The band soon found a fan in legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel and were then signed to the major record label Sire Records by Seymour Stein, the man responsible for signing Madonna a few years later.

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Originally a fan-funded project from ArtistShare, Two Shade makes its major-label jump to Decca Records next week.

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The self-produced disc found its way to a major label and was released earlier this year by Telarc Records.

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