Rise Records

Rise Records
Parent company BMG Rights Management[1]
Founded 1991
Founder Craig Ericson
Distributor(s) ADA, BMG
Genre Punk rock, metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative rock
Country of origin United States
Official website riserecords.com

Rise Records is an American, Oregon-based, record label.

History

Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City, California. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college.[2] Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon.[2] He began issuing small-print 7" records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing. The label gave a strong foundation to bands Anatomy of a Ghost, Ever We Fall (who later signed with Hopeless) and Fear Before the March of Flames (who signed to Equal Vision). Later signees (e.g. Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Breathe Carolina and The Devil Wears Prada), gained considerable popularity while with Rise, and moved on to what were larger labels at the time (Interscope, Fearless and Ferret, respectively). Rise has also signed some veteran bands, including: Hot Water Music, Bouncing Souls, The Bled, Bleeding Through and From First To Last.

Rise Records' releases are distributed in the U.S. by ADA. In July 2013, the company moved from Portland to neighboring Beaverton, Oregon.[3] The label has a distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance,[4] the indie distributor owned by Warner Music Group and directly in Europe and Australia with Warner Music.[5]

On September 9, Australian label UNFD announced a distribution partnership with Rise.[6] On May 18, 2015, BMG announced the acquisition of the label. Rise will maintain its headquarters and Ericson will remain in charge. BMG will help with back office operations and provide Rise a more international reach.[7]

Current and former artists

Velocity Records artists

UNFD artists

Discography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "News | BMG Music Rights Management". Bmg.com. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. 1 2 Label Profile: Rise Records. Alternative Press, October 2008, p. 56.
  3. ↑ Marum, Anna (August 12, 2013). "Alternative rock label Rise Records moves to Beaverton for better tax climate". The Oregonian. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ↑ http://ada-music.com/#partners
  5. ↑ "Supporto". Discotecalaziale.com. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  6. ↑ "UNFD". Unfdcentral.com. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  7. ↑ Ingham, Tim (2015-05-18). "BMG acquires US label Rise Records in multi-million dollar deal". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Alive Like Me sign to Rise Records, stream new single - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Dance Gavin Dance Re-Sign To Rise Records — PropertyOfZack". Propertyofzack.com. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  10. ↑ "Rise Records Signs Dave Hause, re-release "Resolutions"". PunkNews. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Mastodon, At the Drive-In, QOTSA Members Form New Band Gone Is Gone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  12. ↑ "Light Up The Sky sign to Rise Records - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  13. ↑ "Nightmares sign to Rise Records, release video for "In The Mouth Of Madness" (ft. Tyler Carter) - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-21.

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