Nan Warshaw Explained

Nan Warshaw
Birth Name:	Nancy R. Warshaw
Birth Date:	2 November 1962
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Co-Founder, Bloodshot Records
Years Active:	1985-present
Partner:	Mark Panick
Children:	1

Nan Warshaw (born November 2, 1962) is the Co-Founder of Bloodshot Records, an independent record label based out of Chicago.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and education

Warshaw grew up in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago as well as Evanston, Illinois.^[4]

In 1985, Warshaw graduated from Evergreen State in Olympia, Washington. In 1993, she received a master's degree in Business and Entrepreneurship from Columbia College Chicago.^[5]

Career

Warshaw started Bloodshot Records in 1993 with co-founders Rob Miller and Eric Babcock as a hobby that they ran out of her apartment in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago.^[6] They were trying to shine a light on some of the unheralded music they were listening to and seeing in the local Chicago clubs at the time.^[7] As of early 2019, Warshaw resigned from Bloodshot,^[8] and, as of late 2020, she and remaining co-owner Miller remained in active litigation.^[9]

In addition to her work at the label, Warshaw is involved in healthcare reform activism. In 2006, she helped to organize benefits to support Fitzgerald's sound engineer Gary Schepers cover healthcare related expenses.^[10]

She was the small business owner representative for Illinois on the White House website for health care reform under President Barack Obama.^[11] She was an active supporter of the Affordable Care Act.^[12]

Personal life

In 2000, Warshaw married Christian "Tex" Schmidt, who was in the German band the Roughnecks.^[13] They have a son. The marriage ended in divorce. Warshaw long-term partner is Mark Panick, a musician from the bands The Bonemen of Barumba and Razorhouse.^[14]

Awards

• 2014: Chicago Tribune, Chicagoans of the Year^[15]
• 2015: Columbia College Chicago, Honorary PhD^{[16] [17]}
• 2015: Chicago Reader, Best Local Record Label^[18]

Works and publications

• News: Warshaw. Nan. I'm a small business owner covering health care for my employees. MomsRising's Blog. 15 March 2012. en.
• Book: Warshaw. Nan. Bloodshot Co-Founder/Co-Owner Nan Warshaw's Columbia College Commencement/Honorary Doctorate Speech. 18 May 2015. Bloodshot Records. Transcript.
• News: Warshaw. Nan. R.I.P. David Bowie - A Tribute. Bloodshot Records. 11 January 2016.

See also

• Bloodshot Records

Further reading

• Warshaw, Nan R. Independent Booking of Alternative Rock. M.A. Thesis/Dissertation. Chicago, IL: Columbia College, 1993.
• Gross, Jason, Eric Babcock, Rob Miller, Nan Warshaw, Angie Mead, Jon Langford. "Label Oral Histories: Bloodshot Records." Part One (October 9, 2006), Part Two (October 11, 2006) and Part Three (October 15, 2006). Stop Smiling. October 2006.
• Bloodshot Records Collection, 2001-2013 (ARC-0482) . Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Library and Archives.
• Riley, Nancy Park. Underground Not Underexposed: Bloodshot Records, Alt.Country, and the Chicago Live Music Scene. Ph.D. Thesis. Athens, GA: University of Georgia, 2014.

Notes and References

1. News: Margasak. Peter. Where is Bloodshot Records going now that 'insurgent country' has outgrown it?. Chicago Reader. 7 January 2015. en.
2. Web site: ChicagoMade Spotlight: Nan Warshaw – Co-Founder of Bloodshot Records. Choose Chicago. Video. 11 March 2015.
3. News: Bazer. Mark. Miller. Rob. Warshaw. Nan. Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw on The Interview Show. The Interview Show at The Hideout. 24 February 2010. Video interview.
4. News: Lorenz. Hannah. Nan Warshaw MA '93, Business and Entrepreneurship. Columbia College Chicago. 21 October 2014.
5. News: Lorenz. Hannah. Top-Shelf Label. DEMO Magazine, Columbia College Chicago. 21. 22 September 2014.
6. News: Dickinson. Chrissie. Bloodshot Records celebrates 20 years with tunes. Chicago Tribune. 14 November 2014.
7. News: Smith-Lindall. Anders. Bloodshot Records Celebrates Fifth Birthday. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716063606/http://www.mtv.com/news/1121538/bloodshot-records-celebrates-fifth-birthday/. dead. July 16, 2014. MTV News. 27 June 2000. en.
8. News: . Bloodshot Records co-founder Nan Warshaw resigns after Lydia Loveless harassment allegations . March 12, 2019 .
9. Web site: Chicago Reader. December 10, 2020. Will Bloodshot Records stay in the saddle?. Guarino, Mark. 2021-05-14.
10. News: Downing. Andy. Bands aid: Musicians take care of their own. Chicago Tribune. 20 January 2006. en.
11. News: Cutter. Stephanie. Voices of Health Reform: Nan's Story. Whitehouse.gov. 9 February 2011. en.
12. News: Breslin. Meg McSherry. Two entrepreneurs, two views of health care reform. Crain's Chicago Business. 21 January 2012.
13. News: Field Reportings from Issue #28. No Depression. 28. 30 June 2000.
14. Web site: Mark Panick. The Chicago Punk Database.
15. News: Kot. Greg. Chicagoans of the Year in Rock Music: Bloodshot Records co-owners. Chicago Tribune. 25 December 2014.
16. Web site: Nan Warshaw: Columbia College Chicago Honorary Doctorate Recipient. Columbia College Chicago. Video. 17 May 2015.
17. Book: Warshaw. Nan. Bloodshot Co-Founder/Co-Owner Nan Warshaw's Columbia College Commencement/Honorary Doctorate Speech. 18 May 2015. Bloodshot Records. Transcript.
18. News: Best local record label: Bloodshot Records. Chicago Reader. 2015. en.