Founded in Durham, North Carolina, Indie Folk / Alt-Country band Hiss Golden Messenger was founded by MC Taylor and Scott Hirsch in 2007. Formerly members of The Court And Spark, Taylor and Hirsch blending of Folk, Country, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and Pop was uniquely their own, although they were inevitably filed under the Alt-Country, Indie Folk, and Country Rock genres. Truth be told, Hiss Golden Messenger is a band that is difficult to pigeonhole. [...]

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Folk singer and songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov moved to the US with his family when he was seven years old. Initially based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Isakov began playing in bands by the time he was 16. He then moved to Boulder, Colorado to attend Naropa University, where he began performing the occasional solo gig while attending school and working as a gardener. Gradually, his attention to studying horticulture gave way [...]

Heavy Metal began as a subgenre of Rock ‘n Roll in the late 1960s. Blending Psychedelic, Acid, and Blues Rock and turning the volume up several notches, the music was louder and more powerful than anything that had come before. Initially, many artists from the late 1960s and early 1970s who are considered pioneers of Heavy Metal merely played Hard Rock and the style we think of today as Metal came towards the end of [...]

Formed in 2014 in Los Angeles, California, Teenage Wrist is an alternative rock band founded by Marshall Gallagher (vocals / guitar), Anthony Salazar (drums), and Kamtin Mohager (vocals / bass). Influenced by shoegaze, grunge, and other forms of ‘90s alternative rock, the group’s members focused on writing their own material and released their debut EP, DAZED, in 2015. The band’s popularity began to grow, and they began to attract attention from various label. After the [...]

AMPED™ Welcomes New Label Compound Interest to the family!Compound Interest was founded by Brian Shafton in 2021. During his decade long tenure as VP of Sales, Shafton cut his teeth during the golden era of hip hop at Priority Records (NWA, Ice Cube, Master P, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Friday soundtrack, etc...). Shafton leveraged that success as he formed his own company, RBC Records in 2002. RBC Records had two divisions to it. The first segment [...]