Rise Records

Rise Records is an Oregon-based record label.

History

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.^[1] Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon.^[1] He began issuing small-print 7" records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing. The label gave a strong foundation to bands Anatomy of a Ghost, Ever We Fall who later signed with Hopeless Records and Fear Before the March of Flames who signed to Equal Vision Records. Later signees, including Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Breathe Carolina and The Devil Wears Prada gained considerable popularity while with Rise, and moved on to larger labels such as Interscope Records, Fearless Records and Ferret Records, respectively. Rise has also signed some veteran bands like Hot Water Music, Bouncing Souls, The Bled, Bleeding Through, The Acacia Strain and From First To Last. Rise Records' releases are currently distributed nationwide by ADA.^[2] The label is currently made up of 34 bands.

Velocity Records

On February 3, 2010, Rise records announced the development of an imprint label called Velocity Records. The subsidiary is run by Dave Shapiro, a booking agent at The Agency Group,^[3] the ex-drummer of Cinematic Sunrise, and the owner of clothing company Until Industries.^[4]

Artists

Current artists

The Acacia Strain[5] American Me Bleeding Through The Bouncing Souls[6] Cheap Girls[7] The Color Morale[8] Crown the Empire[9] Dance Gavin Dance Daytrader[10][11] Dream On, Dreamer The Early November[12] Emarosa[13][14] Further Seems Forever Hands Like Houses[15] Hot Water Music[16] In Fear and Faith[17] Legend[18]

Like Moths to Flames[19] Make Do and Mend[20] Man Overboard[21] Memphis May Fire[22] Misser Miss May I[23] My Ticket Home[24] Of Mice & Men[25] Palisades[26] Piebald[27] The Plot In You[28] Rescuer Sharks[29] Sleeping with Sirens[30] Thick As Blood[31] Transit[21]

Velocity Records artists

A Loss for Words[32] Abandon All Ships[33] The Air I Breathe[34] I Am King Issues

MikeyWhiskeyHands[35] Secrets[36] Tyler Carter Woe, Is Me[37]

Former artists

Active

Attack Attack! (Active, Unsigned)[38] A Different Breed of Killer (Active, unsigned) Before Their Eyes (Active, on InVogue Records) Breathe Carolina (Active, on Columbia/Fearless Records) The Devil Wears Prada (Active, on Ferret Music) For the Fallen Dreams (Active, on Artery Recordings) It Prevails (Active, on Mediaskare Records)

Oceana (Active, unsigned)[39] Recon (Active, Unsigned) That's Outrageous! (Active, on InVogue Records) Those Who Lie Beneath (Active, Unsigned) Tides of Man (Active, Unsigned)[40]

Inactive

The 6-Minute Heartstop A Fall Farewell At the Throne of Judgment (Disbanded 2011) The Bled (Disbanded 2011)[41] Burden of a Day (Disbanded 2010) Catherine (Disbanded 2009) Clarity Process Continuance (Disbanded 2010) Coretta Scott Crosstide Day of Less Dead and Divine (Disbanded 2012 Final Show May 5th) Divit Drop Dead, Gorgeous (On Hiatus) Dualesc (Disbanded 2006) Ever We Fall (Disbanded 2008) Every Bridge Burned (Disbanded 2008) Everyday Victory Farewell My Enemy Fear Before (On Hiatus) Five Minute Ride From First to Last (On Hiatus) Ghost Runner on Third (EP reissue only) The Great Anti-Listen Here I Come Falling (Disbanded 2008) Highwire Days In:Aviate (On Hiatus)

Isles & Glaciers (Vinyl release only) Jonny Craig K Through Six Lead Hands (Disbanded 2012) Life Before This Lonely Kings Longshot MSWHITE (On Hiatus) Of Machines (Disbanded 2010) One Last Thing Orange Island (Disbanded 2005) Paint By Numbers PMtoday (Disbanded 2011) The Red Shore (Disbanded 2011) Scarlett O'Hara (dropped and then disbanded afterward) The Secludes Slydog Small Towns Burn a Little Slower (Disbanded 2008) The Solo Project (Disbanded 2003) Still Life Projector Take The Crown (Disbanded 2008) Ten After Two Ten Falls Forth Tenpin Thirty-Two Frames This Is Hell (active) Up to Here Watch It Burn Watchout! There's Ghosts (Disbanded,2008/2012) The Years Gone By (On Hiatus)

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