Jade Tree (record label)
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Jade Tree International, Inc. is an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in 1990 in Wilmington, Delaware.
History[]
Origin (1987–1990)[]
Owen met Walters at a punk show in Washington, D.C. in 1987.[1] At the time Walters had already released a record on his label Hi-Impact Records. Owen and his friend Carl Hedgepath decided to create their own label Axtion Packed Records. Both these labels focused on straight edge hardcore.[1]
After Owen graduated from college, in 1990, he wanted to start a new label with greater musical diversity. He felt Walters was good at the business side of running a label and ask him to co-found.[1]
Growth and becoming established (1991–1996)[]
The new label started with many post-hardcore and noise rock bands.[citation needed]. Kurt Sayenga designed the artwork for the label's second and third releases.[1]
The label began incorporating emo, punk, melodic hardcore, and experimental groups into their line-up. Through college, they grew the label into a stable roster by 1995.[citation needed]
In 1996, sales started to increase after the label released The Promise Ring's 30° Everywhere. They continued to grow through the releases by Lifetime and Jets to Brazil. The label used the graphic designers Jason Gnewikow and Jeremy Dean for many releases.[1]
Middle years (1997–2008)[]
Bands signed by Jade Tree have released albums which saw regular radio play, including Alkaline Trio, Pedro the Lion, Jets to Brazil, and Joan of Arc.[citation needed]
Downsizing (2009–2013)[]
When key distributor Touch and Go Records downsized in 2009 Jade Tree scaled down too. This led to a lessening of the frequency of new releases from the label.[1]
Digital release and regrowth (2014–2016)[]
Jade Tree made its entire discography available for digital download and streaming on Bandcamp in June 2014. This marked a planned increase in the number of new releases.[1]
In February 2015, the label signed the band Dogs on Acid.[2]
Epitaph purchase (2017–present)[]
In 2017 Epitaph Records purchased Jade Tree's entire catalog and started to re-release the back catalogue on vinyl.
Bands signed[]
- Alkaline Trio
- Avail
- Breather Resist
- Cap'n Jazz[1]
- Cex
- Cub Country
- Damnation AD
- Dark Blue[1]
- Denali
- Despistado
- Dogs on Acid
- Edsel
- Eggs
- Eidolon
- Ester Drang
- The Explosion
- Four Walls Falling
- From Ashes Rise
- Fucked Up[1]
- Girls Against Boys
- Jets to Brazil
- Joan of Arc
- Juno
- Kid Dynamite
- Lifetime
- Lords
- Leather
- The Loved Ones
- Micah P. Hinson
- Mighty Flashlight
- Milemarker
- New End Original
- New Mexican Disaster Squad
- Onelinedrawing
- Owls
- Paint It Black
- Pedro the Lion[1]
- Pitchblende
- The Promise Ring
- Snowden
- Spraynard
- Statistics
- Strike Anywhere
- Swiz
- Texas Is The Reason
- These Arms Are Snakes
- Turing Machine[1]
- Turning Point
- Universal Order of Armageddon
- Young Widows
Criticism[]
In September 2009, These Arms Are Snakes said they felt the label was not focused on supporting the bands. They added that they did not appreciate being charged a fee to leave the label, although they added that it was not very much.[3]
See also[]
- List of record labels
- Music of Delaware
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Fallo, Patric. "Q&A: Label Founder Tim Owen on the Evolution of Jade Tree Records". Spin. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Jade Tree signs Dogs On Acid". Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Larson, Dwayne (September 18, 2009). "These Arms Are Snakes Interview". ThePunkSite.com. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
External links[]
- Record labels established in 1990
- American independent record labels
- Post-hardcore record labels
- Emo
- Hardcore record labels
- Alternative rock record labels
- Companies based in Wilmington, Delaware
- Punk record labels
- Jade Tree (record label)
- 1990 establishments in Delaware