Equal Vision Records

Equal Vision Records
Founded	1990
Founder	Ray Cappo
Distributor(s)	RED (United States) UNFD (Australia/New Zealand)
Genre	Punk rock, alternative rock, hardcore punk, experimental rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Albany, New York
Official website	www.equalvision.com

Equal Vision Records is a rock music record label based in Albany, New York. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo (Youth of Today, Shelter, Better Than a Thousand).

The label originally existed solely to distribute Shelter and other Krishna releases. In 1992, label manager Steve Reddy bought EVR from Cappo. The focus was expanded and a wider variety of bands were brought on board. According to Punk News,^[1] "The mid-to-late '90s saw a redoubling of the Equal Vision's hardcore efforts with such signings as One King Down and Ten Yard Fight. By the end of the '90s EVR found itself with an impressive stable of hardcore and punk bands, having added Bane, Trial, Converge and Saves the Day to its roster in the latter part of the decade."

Sublabels and distribution

In July 2009 EVR created a sub-label named Mantralogy. This sub-label will feature bands that "deliver edgy, Krishna-conscious music."^[2]

In 2012 EVR artist Max Bemis (of Say Anything) created an imprint label named Rory Records, distributed by EVR. TALLHART is the first artist of this imprint. On June 19, it was announced that Equal Vision Records and Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter would be forming a partnership. Casey has been given his own imprint label: Cave & Canary Goods.

EVR switched back its distribution of physical and digital releases in the US to RED Distribution since January 23, 2012,^[3] after many years with Alternative Distribution Alliance. In May 2013, EVR ink a partnership with UNFD to manufacture, promote and distribute EVR releases in Australia and New Zealand.^[4] Prior to the partnership, EVR has shared several artist with UNFD for distribution in both coverages, such as Say Anything, We Came as Romans and House Vs. Hurricane.

Current artists

A Lot Like Birds[5] Bane Being as an Ocean Better Off Brent Walsh Brian Marquis[6][7] Capsize[8] Coldfront Crooks Come and Rest Davenport Cabinet The Dear Hunter (Cave & Canary Goods) Eisley Elitist[9] Fairweather Gameface[10] Gatherers Gideon Glass Cloud Hail the Sun HRVRD[11] Idlehands[12][13][14] I the Mighty[15][16] Matt Pryor (EVR/Rory Records) Merriment (EVR/Rory Records) Museum Mouth (EVR/Rory Records) Naive Thieves Night Verses (Graphic Nature) Northern Faces[17] nowHere Perma (EVR/Rory Records) Picturesque Polyphia Pretty and Nice (EVR/Rory Records) Rising Fawn (EVR/Rory Records)[18] Saves the Day (EVR/Rory Records) Say Anything Secret Space Set It Off Trey the Ruler Upgrade HipHop Vinnie Caruana WATERMEDOWN Waterparks We Came as Romans William Beckett Wind in Sails[19]

Previous artists

108 (Active, on Deathwish, Inc.) ActionReaction Alexisonfire (Disbanded 2011) Alive in Wild Paint (Disbanded 2009) Armor for Sleep (Disbanded 2009) Another Victim As Friends Rust Bars Bear vs. Shark (Disbanded 2005) Before Today Black Cross Boysetsfire Breaking Pangaea Burn Chiodos (Active, on Razor & Tie) Cinematic Sunrise (Disbanded 2009) Circa Survive (Active, on Sumerian Records) Closure in Moscow[20] Coheed and Cambria (Active, Unsigned) The Color Fred Converge (Active, on Epitaph Records) Copper Codeseven Craig Owens Crown of Thornz Damiera The Dear & Departed Dear and the Headlights (Disbanded 2011) Drowningman Earth Crisis (Active, on Century Media) Ed Tullett[21] Endicott Fear Before (On Hiatus) Fivespeed (Active, on Sunset Alliance) Floorpunch For All I Am (Active, Unsigned) Gatsby's American Dream Ghost Thrower Give Up the Ghost Good Clean Fun (Active, on Reflections Records) Goodbye Tomorrow H2O (Active, on Bridge 9 Records) Hands Tied The Hope Conspiracy (Active, on Deathwish Records)

Hot Cross House Vs. Hurricane Isles & Glaciers (Disbanded, 2010) Jonah Matranga Killing Flame King 810 (Active, Roadrunner Records) Kurt Travis (Active, On Blue Swan Records) Liars Academy (Active, on Goodwill Records) Man Will Surrender Modern Life is War (Active, on Deathwish, Inc.) Mozart Season (On Hiatus) One King Down Orbs Pierce the Veil (Active, on Fearless Records) Places and Numbers Portugal. The Man (Active, on Atlantic Records) Prema Pretty & Nice (active, on Rory Records, an imprint of Equal Vision) Prevent Falls The Prize Fighter Inferno Project Kate Refused Refuse to Fall The Rocking Horse Winner Seemless Serpico Shelter (Active, on Good Life Recordings) Shift Sick of It All (Active, on Abacus Recordings) Silent Drive (Active, Unsigned) Sky Eats Airplane (Inactive) The Fall of Troy (Active, Unsigned) The Snake the Cross the Crown Snapcase The Sound of Animals Fighting (Inactive) Ten Yard Fight Texas in July (disbanded) This Day Forward This Time Next Year (Disbanded 2012) Time in Malta Trial (Active, on Panic Records) Understand Until the End Vaux Versus the Mirror Weerd Science (Active, on Super Rap Records) Wild Orchid Children YouInSeries XO

Mantralogy bands

• Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits
• The Mayapuris
• Prema Hara
• SRI Kirtan

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. http://www.punknews.org/labels/equalvision
2. Equal Vision Creates Sub-Label
3. http://www.redmusic.com/?p=1555
4. http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2013/05/22/unfd-ink-deal-with-equal-vision-records/
5. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2847312
6. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/brian_marquis_signs_with_equal_vision_records_announces_new_album
7. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/brian_marquis_equal_vision_records_streams_new_song_from_boston
8. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/capsize_sign_to_equal_vision_records_release_new_video
9. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/elitist_sign_to_equal_vision_records
10. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3432851
11. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2724352
12. http://www.equalvision.com/news/show/944
13. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3701783
14. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/idlehands_signs_to_equal_vision_imprint_headphone_music_release_mellow_chri
15. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2316211
16. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2317712
17. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/northern_faces_sign_to_equal_vision_records
18. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3231811
19. http://instagram.com/p/xprh1UP2uu/
20. lambgoat.com (2008-11-06). "Equal Vision Records Sign Closure In Moscow". Retrieved 2008-11-06.
21. "UK Solo Artist Ed Tullett sign to Equal Vision Records". Retrieved 2 November 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Mantralogy site
• Punk News