![]() ![]() Started in 2017, we book a concert series at the old Cotton Mill in Rocky Mount, NC in conjunction with WUNC-NPR. Watch here for more updates as we hope 2018 and bring more Twin/Tone releases! The label was the home to such legendary artists as The Replacements, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, Babes in Toyland, The Poster Children, The Magnolias and many others. Currently handling digital distribution and potentially more business opprotunities as the label gets its feet wet again for the first time since 1994. In 2017 we started a relationship with the legendary Twin/Tone Records to help relaunch the label with the release of The Suicide Commandos. We will wrap up 2018 with Tuomo & Markus (Sept), Noctorum (November) and a forthcoming release on Black Friday which will be announced soon. Tommy was one of the reasons why we started this company, so his passing has left a huge hole in our hearts and we'll do all we can to keep his spirit and memory going.Ģ018 saw a flurry of releases as we ramped up the roster in a large way, releases from artists: Amigo, Dumptruck, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Lloyd, Angie Aparo, Noctorum, Tuomo & Markus, Why Are We Here punk reissue, 6 String Drag and we also broke the Billboard Top 100 Album Charts for the first time in company history, with the release of Buffalo Tom's "Quiet and Peace" (#87). In November 2017, we were rocked with the shocking news of Tommy Keene's sudden passing and will always love and remember him, and hopefully have some more music in the near future, as we had been in regular talks with Tommy about reissues and a new album when he passed. In 2017 we relaunched the label services company and opened a European office in Dublin, Ireland, strengthening our reach throughout Europe.Ģ017 releases included Record Store Day releases by The Veldt and Bettie Serveert, as well as a new EP from The Veldt and the debut release from Chapel Hill, NC's Happy Abandon in August 2017. After buying Schoolkids Records retail store in 2012, we decided to fold it all into one company. The concept stuck so we broke away and started our own entity. The idea started off the heels of the short-lived Eleven Thirty Records (2004-2008) an offshoot of Redeye/Yep Roc, where we worked with artists such as: Concrete Blonde, The Hothouse Flowers, David Mead, The Alarm, Tanya Donnelly, AJ Croce, The Gourds & Maria McKee as well as contributed to the signings of Yep Roc Recording artist, Liam Finn, The Cake Sale & Bell X1. Past artists that we have worked with in a management or administrative capacity are: Athenaeum (Atlantic Records), Collapsis (Universal), Hobex (London), Daniel Lanois (Red Floor), New Model Army (Attack, Attack), The Walls and Emm Gryner. In May 2008 we started this company under the name "Second Motion Records/Entertainment" in Chapel Hill, NC and released albums by artists such as: The Church, Tommy Keene, Swervedriver, Bettie Serveert, Gemma Hayes, Brian Vander Ark, The Latebirds, Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody, The Parson Red Heads and many others. Each deal is custom made to fit the needs based on what each individual partner may need, with physical and digital distribution being at the core. ![]() To simplify, its like picking services from a menu based on risk assessment and what the needs are for each artist and label. Crowd Funding Campaigns (aka Pledge Music)Īfter 7 years working as the Sales & Marketing Director, A&R Director and eventually General Manager (and head of Finance) for Redeye Distribution & Yep Roc Records, we set out to start a 'one-stop/shop' company that can offer multiple services based on our experience. Therefore, Schoolkids offers a variety of 'label services' to multiple artists and also independent labels with services such as: In this ever changing music business, we believe it is as important for every aspect of the business to have proper support in order to maximize their financial opprotunities while minimizing their expenses. The concept behind the label services division is simple. ![]() In 2017 after the re-opening of it's third store in Chapel Hill, NC, owner Stephen Judge folded Second Motion into the Schoolkids brand so it all would be under one roof. In addition to being a world renowned retail store, Schoolkids also has a label services division which was launched in 2008 as Second Motion. ![]()
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