Summary
Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists.
| Rise Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | BMG Rights Management[1] |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Craig Ericson |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group[2] |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Beaverton, Oregon |
| Official website | riserecords |
History edit
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.[3] Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon.[3] He began issuing small-print 7" records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing.
Rise Records' releases are distributed in the U.S. by ADA and BMG. In July 2013, the company moved from Portland to neighboring Beaverton, Oregon.[4] The label has a distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance,[5] the indie distributor owned by Warner Music Group and directly in Europe and Australia with Warner Music and BMG.[6]
On 9 September, Australian label UNFD announced a distribution partnership with Rise.[7] On 18 May 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.[8]
On 8 December 2017, Craig Ericson announced his departure from the label.[9] Sean Heydorn stepped up and took over Rise Records.
In 2020 Rise Records moved their operation into the BMG Los Angeles office, located at 5670 Wilshire Blvd, where Sean Heydorn continues to oversee the label today.[10]
On February 18, 2021, Rise Records announced a partnership with Blue Swan Records which is founded by Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan. [11]
Artists edit
Current artists edit
- The Acacia Strain
- AFI
- Alkaline Trio
- American Nightmare
- Angels & Airwaves
- Billy Howerdel
- Blessthefall
- Chuck Ragan[12]
- Covey
- Crown the Empire
- Dance Gavin Dance
- Dave Hause[13]
- The Distillers[14]
- Flogging Molly[15]
- Gone Is Gone[16]
- Jetty Bones
- Keith Wallen
- Kublai Khan
- Kvelertak
- Le Butcherettes
- Mark Morton
- Memphis May Fire
- Mothica
- Placebo
- Polyphia
- PUP
- Sum 41[17]
- Tiger Army
- Tilian
- You Me at Six[18]
Former artists edit
- 7 Seconds (active)
- A Different Breed of Killer (active, unsigned)
- A Fall Farewell (disbanded)
- Abandon All Ships (disbanded)
- Acceptance (active, Tooth & Nail Records)
- Alive Like Me (disbanded)
- American Me (active, unsigned)
- Arlington (active, unsigned)
- At the Drive-In (on hiatus)
- Attack Attack! (active, Oxide Records)
- At the Throne of Judgment (active, unsigned)
- Before Their Eyes (active, InVogue Records)
- Black Peaks (disbanded)
- The Bled (disbanded)
- Bleeding Through (active, SharpTone Records)
- The Bouncing Souls (active, Pure Noise Records)
- Breathe Carolina (active, Spinnin' Records)
- Burden of a Day (disbanded)
- Buried in Verona (disbanded)
- Cane Hill (active, Out of Line Music)
- Casey (active, Hassle Records)
- Catherine (disbanded)
- Cheap Girls (disbanded)
- Chelsea Grin (active, unsigned)
- Circa Survive (on hiatus)
- Coretta Scott (disbanded)
- The Color Morale (active, Fearless Records)
- DangerKids (active, Paid Vacation Records)
- Dead Letter Circus
- Decoder (disbanded)
- The Devil Wears Prada (active, Solid State Records)
- Dream On, Dreamer (disbanded)
- Drop Dead, Gorgeous (disbanded)
- Dualesc (disbanded)
- The Early November (active, Pure Noise Records)
- Eighteen Visions (active, unsigned)
- Emarosa (active, Out of Line Music)
- Ever We Fall (disbanded)
- Evergreen Terrace
- Every Bridge Burned (disbanded)
- Fear Before (disbanded)
- Fire from the Gods (active, Better Noise Music)
- Five Minute Ride (disbanded)
- The Flatliners (active, Dine Alone Records and Fat Wreck Chords)
- For the Fallen Dreams (active, Arising Empire)
- From First to Last (active, Sumerian Records)
- Further Seems Forever
- Face to Face (active, Fat Wreck Chords)
- Goldfinger (active, Big Noise)
- Hand of Mercy (disbanded)
- Hands Like Houses (active)
- Here I Come Falling (disbanded)
- Hot Water Music (active, Equal Vision Records)
- I Can Make a Mess
- In: Aviate (disbanded)
- In Fear and Faith (on hiatus)
- In Hearts Wake (active, UNFD)
- Isles & Glaciers (disbanded, vinyl release only)
- Issues (disbanded)
- It Prevails (active, Stay Sick Recordings)
- The Jealous Sound (disbanded)
- Jonny Craig
- Kevin Seconds
- Knuckle Puck (active, Wax Bodega)
- Like Moths to Flames (active, UNFD)
- The Living End
- Make Do and Mend
- Make Them Suffer (active, Greyscale & SharpTone)
- Makeout (active, unsigned)
- Man Overboard
- Matty Mullins (active in Memphis May Fire & on Black River Entertainment)
- Mayday Parade (active, Bangarang Music)
- MikeyWhiskeyHands
- Miss May I (active, SharpTone Records)
- The Movielife (active, unsigned)
- My Ticket Home (active, Spinefarm Records)
- Northlane (active, Worldeater Records)
- Oceana (now known as Polyenso)
- Of Machines (disbanded)
- Of Mice & Men (active, SharpTone Records)
- Only Crime
- Orange Island (disbanded)
- Paint by Numbers (disbanded)
- Palisades (disbanded)
- Piebald
- The Plot in You (active, Fearless Records)
- PMtoday (disbanded)
- Poison the Well
- Polar Bear Club (on hiatus)
- Pvris (active, Hopeless Records)
- Rarity
- The Red Shore (disbanded)
- Secrets (active, Velocity Records)
- Sevendust (active, Napalm Records)
- Sharks (disbanded)
- Silverstein (active, UNFD)
- Sleeping with Sirens (active, Sumerian Records)
- Small Towns Burn a Little Slower (disbanded)
- Storm the Sky (disbanded)
- SWMRS (active, Fueled by Ramen)
- T.S.O.L.
- Take the Crown (disbanded)
- Teenage Bottlerocket (active, Fat Wreck Chords)
- That's Outrageous! (disbanded)
- This Is Hell
- Thousand Below (active)
- Tides of Man (active, unsigned)
- Transit (disbanded)
- Tyler Carter
- Woe, Is Me (active)
- Your Demise (disbanded)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "News | BMG Music Rights Management". Bmg.com. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "BMG forms alliance with Universal Music Group; plans to move physical distribution to UMG's Commercial Services division". musicbusinessworldwide.com. 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b Label Profile: Rise Records. Alternative Press, October 2008, p. 56.
- ^ Marum, Anna (12 August 2013). "Alternative rock label Rise Records moves to Beaverton for better tax climate". The Oregonian. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Ada – Independent Music Worldwide Services".
- ^ "Supporto". Discotecalaziale.com. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "UNFD". Unfdcentral.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Ingham, Tim (18 May 2015). "BMG acquires US label Rise Records in multi-million dollar deal". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Craig Ericson Steps Down As Rise Records' CEO". Kill The Music. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "BMG makes 'significant investment' in US business with development of new L.A-based facility". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Blue Swan Records partners with Rise Records". AltPress. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ https://riserecords.com/collections/artist-chuck-ragan
- ^ "Rise Records Signs Dave Hause, re-release "Resolutions"". PunkNews. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ The Distillers release 'Live In Lockdown', share live video
- ^ @riserecords (21 October 2020). "We're happy to welcome @floggingmolly to Rise Records! They are set to record their new album in 2021! In the meant…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mastodon, At the Drive-In, QOTSA Members Form New Band Gone Is Gone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "SUM 41 Announces New Single 'Landmines'". 25 September 2023.
- ^ You Me at Six release new single, "Deep Cuts"
External links edit
- Official website