The theme for the video we aim to produce to this song is about friendship, and good times. The idea; The idea starts with one of the band members asleep in their bed, with their phone positioned on the bedside cabinet next to them. When the music kicks in, the phone will ring, awakening the band member, who realises they are late. There are alot of quick cuts of band members getting ready and packing instruments and other essentials into a van. We then cut to a house party, where a stage is being set, and there are alot of people - friends - talking, drinking, making out, dancing.. The usual party banter. In the final chorus of the song, we see the band performing the song on their make shift stage. Finally, we see everyone crashed out (sleeping), after such an eventful evening.
Ideology; We believe that music is a form of expression, whether it be an expression of love, anger, remorse, happiness etc. We strongly oppose narcissistic artists, and the conventions of vanity and image; we believe you should create music for the sake of music, and not for the paparazzi and the 'celebrity lifestyle'. Music has always been the flux that has brought the band members together; it created our friendship, which in turn, created our success. We don't care about the fame, or the money; we just want our messages to reach our fans, and hope they enjoy our music just as much as we enjoyed creating it.
The Red Riot Society; We are a contemporary rock band who emerged in the summer of '09. The story began when a group of friends gathered, and suggested we shared our talents in the hope that we could create songs that people will enjoy listening to, and possibly relate to. We began with a MySpace page, which consisted of music we had recorded in our keyboard players 'home studio', along with recordings created in a local record studio. We used our MySpace to promote our music to potential fans all over the world. Once we had 1,500 plays, a independent promoter got in touch with us, and offered us concerts and gigs in local venue's. We began in small underground bars, and clubs, and as word about us spread, we gained more and more interest, and soon enough, we were offered the chance to be a supporting act for some successful mainstream artists, such as Kids In Glass Houses and YouMeAtSix. A few months later, we were approached by Mercury Records, who offered us an irresistable contract, and soon enough we were signed by one of the most recognised labels in the music industry. We are now due to release our latest single; DayGlo.
...interesting to look at a.. Recent Independent Label..
Bass Punch Records; From their MySpace page: "Bass Punch Records is ran by MarchMelloW & Skrewface. Born out of the need to get out dubs that deserves to be rinsed worldwide, Bass Punch Records will deliver QUALITY over quantity. Bass Punch's aim is to become into a label associated with high quality releases and productions in due time. Bass Punch genres will stretch from mainly Electronica (Dubstep, Sublow, Grime, House) but also Dancehall, Reggae & Dub. If it punches you in the face, expect it to be released through this label. Bass Punch Records owes it to Dylan James (Betamorph/Abducted Dubs) for all the assistance and guidance. For the name 'Bass Punch' we owe it to Twisted for the helpful suggestions."
A few examples of the artists under this label include: DZ -
Do some research on Drive-Thru Records.. They sign a large portion of my favorite bands also..
Drive-Thru Records; Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, is owned by siblings Richard Reines and Stefanie Reines. The label started in the dining room of their townhouse, eventually moved to the garage with no heat or air conditioning, and the random tarantula coming in for a visit. Fenix Tx were the first band to get airplay for the label, and when they got added to KROQ, the calls came in from major labels looking to make a deal. They decided on MCA records, which turned out to be both great and terrible for the label. 5 years later, Drive-Thru finally reclaimed it's freedom and partnered with Sanctuary for distribution. Sanctuary had it's share of problems and was eventually sold to Universal, and Drive-Thru wound up in the catalog division of UME. Not the best place for a label releasing current bands. In August of 2009, the label started to decide on it's next venture for the future. Innovators in marketing and promotion, Drive-Thru was the first label to hand out label samplers on the Van's Warped Tour, the first to have their own stage on the Van's Warped Tour, the first to add pop-up pages to a music website, and the first to offer an entire EP including artwork and videos as a free download to fans (Hellogoodbye - The Avocado EP). Bands that have achieved notable success during their time on the label include Halifax, Allister, New Found Glory, Fenix*TX, Midtown, Finch, The Starting Line, Something Corporate, Dashboard Confessional, The Early November, Senses Fail, and Hellogoodbye. Drive-Thru Records' highest Billboard 200 charting releases include The Early November's The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path (#31) and Hellogoodbye's Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! (#13).
Current Bands (the family); Allister An Angle The Early November Halifax Hellogoodbye Hidden In Plain View House Of Fools Houston Calls I Am The Avalanche I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business Dave Melillo New Found Glory Say No More Self Against City Socratic Something Corporate The Starting Line Steel Train
I decided to do a case study on Epitaph records, as they are notorious for their distribution of punk rock music, one of my favorite genre's. They signed many of my favorite bands also, so in a way I felt like I owed them some recognition..
History; In 1988, Epitaph released its first record as a proper label. It was the band L7,s self-titled album, and it was distributed by Chameleon. The first album that was both released and distributed by Epitaph was Suffer by Bad Religion, which eventually became one of the label's best selling albums and is credited with "saving" the Southern California punk rock scene by fans. In 1994, Epitaph received widespread fame, both within and outside the punk community, when NOFX, Rancid and The Offspring all released hit records. This was a big year for punk in the mainstream; Rancid appeared on Saturday Night Live the following year, playing "Ruby Soho" and "Roots Radicals". The Offspring eventually left for Columbia Records in a contract dispute, but their album Smash lived up to its name and quickly became Epitaph's all time best selling album, with more than 11 million units sold worldwide to date. Although Bad Religion was the founding band of Epitaph, releasing their early records through the label, they switched over to Atlantic in 1993, with Recipe For Hate being their first record outside of the label. Brett Gurewitz is thought to have left Bad Religion as a result of internal disputes, but actually left the band in 1994 so he could run Epitaph full time. This came after lead singer Greg Graffin said he wanted to tour more and quit school to do so. The band responded by filling Gurewitz's place with Brian Baker. In 2001, Brett returned to the band and Bad Religion once again signed to Epitaph Records, releasing three more albums: The Process of Belief in 2002, The Empire Strikes First in 2004, and New Maps of Hell in 2007 In January 2002, Brett Gurewitz was quoted saying that "I had multiple offers for $50- and $100 million for half of my business". He never took any of them. In 2003, Epitaph sparked some controversy among its fans by signing Emo and post-hardcore acts as well as alternative hip hop artists such as Atmosphere and Sage Francis and grindcore band The Locust, leading to debates about what constitutes the true nature of "punk" music, this has caused much criticism and scrutiny within its punk base. In mid-2005 Epitaph was added to the official list of RIAA members along with several other high-profile independent labels. The reason for the listing is not clear, but one source points to an agreement for internet P2P distribution. Another source claims label management joined RIAA in order to get certified sales awards (i.e., official "Gold" or "Platinum" record status) for releases. This sparked some controversy as some feel they should no longer be labeled independent if they are a member of the RIAA. However, the only source that has actually been used for these claims of membership is the official RIAA membership list, which has been disputed. As of this writing, not only is Epitaph listed as an official member, but Lookout! Records is once again listed, after being falsely listed before. In addition, Fat Wreck Chords has released statements denying their own involvement in the RIAA, condemning the organization.
Current Artists; Bad Religion The Blackout The Boss Bring Me the Horizon (U.S. only) Busdriver Cadence Weapon Can't Hang The Color of Violence Converge The Coup Danger Doom The Draft Escape the Fate Every Time I Die Farewell Frank Turner (U.S. only) Frenzal Rhombb (Australia only) From Behind these Walls The Ghost of a Thousand The Higher The Hot Melts I Am Ghost I Set My Friends On Fire Leathermouth The Locust Millencolin (U.S. only) New Found Glory Our Last Night Parkway Drive (U.S. only) Pennywise (Europe only) The Robocop Kraus Sage Francis Settle Set Your Goals Sing It Loud SoliLLaquists of Sound Story of the Year This City Thursday Vanna The Weakerthans You Me At Six (U.S. only)
Former Artists; 1208 98 Mute 59 Times The Pain Agnostic Front Atmosphere ALL Beatsteaks The Black Clits Bombshell Rocks Bob Log III The Bouncing Souls The Business Choking Victim Circle Jerks Claw Hammer Coffin Break The Cramps Dag Nasty Daredevils Day Of Contempt Dead Fucking Last Death By Stereo The Descendents Deviates DFL The Distillers Division Of Laura Lee Down By Law The Dwarves Error The Fags (Elton John Tribute Band) The Flaming Dildos From First to Last Gallows (re-releasing old material in North America) Gas Huffer Green Day (re-releasing old material in Europe) Guttermouth H2O Heavens Heideroosjes Hell Is for Heroes The Hives Hot Water Music Humpers I Against I Ikara Colt Insted The (International) Noise Conspiracy The Joykiller Wayne Kramer L7 Little Kings Madball Matchbook Romance The Matches (contract expiration) Midget Handjob Motion City Soundtrack New Bomb Turks NOFX The Offspring Osker Pete Philly and Perquisite The Pietasters Poison Idea Pulley Raised Fist Rancid (now on Epitaph's sub-label Hellcat Records) Randy Red Aunts Refused Rich Kids on LSD Rontastic Ruth Ruth Satanic Surfers Scatter The Ashes The Seeing Eye Gods Social Distortion (re-releasing their Greatest Hits album in Europe) Some Girls The Sound of Animals Fighting The Special Goodness SNFU Straightfaced Ten Foot Pole Terrorgruppe Thelonious Monster Titty Sprinkles Tom Waits (now on Epitaphs sub-label ANTI-) Total Chaos Turbonegro Union 13 U.S. Bombs Undeclinable Ambuscade The Vandals Vision Voice Of A Generation Vonland Voodoo Glow Skulls Youth Group (now on Epitaphs sub-label ANTI-) Zeke
