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Pass The Mic: Record Labels on 2013

January 11, 2014

Pass The Mic: Record Labels on 2013
Pass The Mic: Record Labels on 2013

Pass the Mic is a Scene Point Blank tradition dating back to 2006 in which we turn the tables, sending a set of questions to bands, artists, and labels to get their opinions and memories of the past year in music. This year we've broken it into two pieces. Instead of one massive piece, Pass the Mic will be published in two entries reflecting on 2013 and examining the idea of royalties in an era of digital streaming.

This is part two (you can read part one, featuring bands and artists, here). Here we speak to record labels and industry figures behind the bands you love. We hear from the teams behind labels like Magic Bullet, Twelve Gauge, Red Scare, Escapist, and a bunch more. Read on to hear their answers to our questions including their favorites of 2013, what they're up to in 2014, and the impact music streaming had on their business.

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— words by the SPB team • January 11, 2014

Photo of vinyl records by Dan Machold.

Pass The Mic: Record Labels on 2013
Pass The Mic: Record Labels on 2013

Pages in this feature

  1. Opening page
  2. Adam (Say-10 Records)
  3. Andrew Gomez IV (Glory Kid, Ltd./ Where My Bones Rest Easy - drums
  4. Bob Farley (Mayfly Records)
  5. Brent Eyestone (Magic Bullet Records/ Highness)
  6. Chris Bruni (Profound Lore Records - owner)
  7. Chris Mason (Dirt Cult Records/ Low Culture)
  8. Cory Von Bohlen (Halo of Flies Records/ Protestant)
  9. Daryl (Razorcake/ Spokenest)
  10. Enrique Sagarnaga (Season of Mist - publicist)
  11. Eric Quach (TQA Records/ thisquietarmy)
  12. Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer/ House of Low Culture/ SIGE Records)
  13. Greg Karlowitsch (Season of Mist - Sales)
  14. Jihad M. Rabah (Twelve Gauge Records - owner/ Family Drugs - co-owner)
  15. Kevin Gan Yuen (Sutekh Hexen, Ogham)
  16. Michael Phillips (Escapist Records - owner)
  17. Rainer Fronz (Learning Curve Records)
  18. Reuben Sawyer (illustrator/ Hollow Sunshine/ Blood Bright Star)
  19. Rich Loren Balling (Handmade Birds)
  20. Sean McCulloch (Anti-Matter Records)
  21. Starcleaner Records/ Shellshag
  22. Thom Wasluck (Music Ruins Lives/ Planning for Burial)
  23. Tobias Jeg (Red Scare Industries)
  24. Wells Tipley (86d Records/ Solid Mfg.)
  25. Will Butler (To Live a Lie Records)

Series: Year End 2013

It's the end of 2013, so here's our best-of roundup for the last twelve months.

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