Rise Records Explained

Rise Records
Parent:	BMG Rights Management^[1]
Founded:	1991
Founder:	Craig Ericson
Status:	Active
Distributor:	Universal Music Group^[2] (physical) BMG Rights Management (digital)
Country:	United States
Location:	Beaverton, Oregon

Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists.

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. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon.^[3] He began issuing small-print 7" records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing.

Rise Records' releases are distributed in the U.S. by ADA and BMG. In July 2013, the company moved from Portland to neighboring Beaverton, Oregon.^[4] The label has a distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance,^[5] the indie distributor owned by Warner Music Group and directly in Europe and Australia with Warner Music and BMG.^[6]

On 9 September, Australian label UNFD announced a distribution partnership with Rise.^[7] On 18 May 2015, BMG announced the acquisition of the label. Rise will maintain its headquarters and Ericson will remain in charge. BMG will help with back office operations and provide Rise a more international reach.^[8]

On 8 December 2017, Craig Ericson announced his departure from the label.^[9] Sean Heydorn stepped up and took over Rise Records.

In 2020, Rise Records moved their operation into the BMG Los Angeles office, located at 5670 Wilshire Blvd, where Sean Heydorn continues to oversee the label today.^[10]

On February 18, 2021, Rise Records announced a partnership with Blue Swan Records which is founded by Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan.^[11]

Artists

Current artists

• The Acacia Strain
• AFI
• Alkaline Trio
• American Nightmare
• Angels & Airwaves
• Billy Howerdel
• Blessthefall
• Chuck Ragan^[12]
  • Covey Crown the Empire
• Dance Gavin Dance
• Dave Hause^[13]
• The Distillers^[14]
• Flogging Molly^[15]
• Gone Is Gone^[16]
• Jetty Bones
• Keith Wallen
• Kublai Khan
• Kvelertak
• Le Butcherettes
• Mark Morton
• Memphis May Fire
• Mothica
• Placebo
• Polyphia
• PUP
• Sum 41^[17]
• Tiger Army
• Touché Amoré
• Tilian
• You Me at Six^[18]

Former artists

• 7 Seconds (active)
• A Different Breed of Killer (active, unsigned)
• Abandon All Ships (disbanded)
• Acceptance (active, Tooth & Nail Records)
• Alive Like Me (disbanded)
• American Me (active, unsigned)
• Arlington (active, unsigned)
• At the Drive-In (on hiatus)
• Attack Attack! (active, Oxide Records)
• At the Throne of Judgment (disbanded)
• Before Their Eyes (active, InVogue Records)
• Black Peaks (disbanded)
• The Bled (disbanded)
• Bleeding Through (active, SharpTone Records)
• The Bouncing Souls (active, Pure Noise Records)
• Breathe Carolina (active, Spinnin' Records)
• Burden of a Day (disbanded)
• Buried in Verona (disbanded)
• Cane Hill (active, Out of Line Music)
• Casey (active, Hassle Records)
• Catherine (disbanded)
• Cheap Girls (disbanded)
• Chelsea Grin (active, unsigned)
• Circa Survive (on hiatus)
• Coretta Scott (disbanded)
• The Color Morale (active, Fearless Records)
• DangerKids (active, Paid Vacation Records)
• Dead Letter Circus
• Decoder (disbanded)
• The Devil Wears Prada (active, Solid State Records)
• Dream On, Dreamer (disbanded)
• Drop Dead, Gorgeous (disbanded)
• Dualesc (disbanded)
• The Early November (active, Pure Noise Records)
• Eighteen Visions (active, unsigned)
• Emarosa (active, Out of Line Music)
• Ever We Fall (disbanded)
• Evergreen Terrace
• Fear Before (disbanded)
• Fire from the Gods (active, Better Noise Music)
• The Flatliners (active, Dine Alone Records and Fat Wreck Chords)
• For the Fallen Dreams (active, Arising Empire)
• From First to Last (active, Sumerian Records)
• Further Seems Forever
• Face to Face (active, Fat Wreck Chords)
• Goldfinger (active, Big Noise)
• Hand of Mercy (disbanded)
• Hands Like Houses (active)
• Here I Come Falling (disbanded)
• Hot Water Music (active, Equal Vision Records)
• I Can Make a Mess
• In Fear and Faith (on hiatus)
• In Hearts Wake (active, UNFD)
• Isles & Glaciers (disbanded, vinyl release only)
• Issues (disbanded)
• It Prevails (active, Stay Sick Recordings)
• The Jealous Sound (disbanded)
  • Jonny Craig Kevin Seconds
• Knuckle Puck (active, Wax Bodega)
• Like Moths to Flames (active, UNFD)
• The Living End
• Make Do and Mend
• Make Them Suffer (active, Greyscale & SharpTone)
• Makeout (active, unsigned)
• Man Overboard
• Matty Mullins (active in Memphis May Fire & on Black River Entertainment)
• Mayday Parade (active, Bangarang Music)
• MikeyWhiskeyHands
• Misser
• Miss May I (active, SharpTone Records)
• The Movielife (active, unsigned)
• My Ticket Home (active, Spinefarm Records)
• Northlane (active, Worldeater Records)
• Oceana (now known as Polyenso)
• Of Machines (disbanded)
• Of Mice & Men (active, SharpTone Records)
• Only Crime
• Orange Island (disbanded)
• Palisades (disbanded)
  • Piebald The Plot in You (active, Fearless Records)
• PMtoday (disbanded)
• Poison the Well
• Polar Bear Club (on hiatus)
• Pvris (active, Hopeless Records)
• Rarity
• The Red Shore (disbanded)
• Secrets (active, Velocity Records)
• Sevendust (active, Napalm Records)
• Sharks (disbanded)
• Silverstein (active, UNFD)
• Sleeping with Sirens (active, Sumerian Records)
• Small Towns Burn a Little Slower (disbanded)
• Storm the Sky (disbanded)
• SWMRS (active, Fueled by Ramen)
• T.S.O.L.
• Take the Crown (disbanded)
• Teenage Bottlerocket (active, Fat Wreck Chords)
• That's Outrageous! (disbanded)
• This Is Hell
• Thousand Below (active)
• Tides of Man (active, unsigned)
• Transit (disbanded)
• Tyler Carter
• Woe, Is Me (active)
• Your Demise (disbanded)

See also

• List of record labels

Notes and References

1. Web site: News | BMG Music Rights Management. Bmg.com. 18 May 2015. 21 June 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923192729/http://www.bmg.com/category/news/?n=bmg-acquires-pioneering-us-rock-label-rise-records. dead.
2. Web site: BMG forms alliance with Universal Music Group; plans to move physical distribution to UMG's Commercial Services division . 19 October 2023. musicbusinessworldwide.com .
3. Label Profile: Rise Records. Alternative Press, October 2008, p. 56.
4. News: Marum. Anna. Alternative rock label Rise Records moves to Beaverton for better tax climate. 14 August 2013. The Oregonian. 12 August 2013.
5. Web site: Ada – Independent Music Worldwide Services.
6. Web site: Supporto . Discotecalaziale.com . 21 June 2015.
7. Web site: UNFD . Unfdcentral.com . 21 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519162304/http://unfdcentral.com/archives/4045 . 19 May 2015.
8. Web site: Ingham . Tim . BMG acquires US label Rise Records in multi-million dollar deal . Music Business Worldwide. 18 May 2015 . 21 June 2015.
9. News: Craig Ericson Steps Down As Rise Records' CEO. Kill The Music. 9 December 2017. en-US.
10. News: BMG makes 'significant investment' in US business with development of new L.A-based facility. Music Business Worldwide. 3 October 2022. en-US.
11. News: Blue Swan Records partners with Rise Records. AltPress. 18 February 2021. en-US.
12. Web site: *artist* Chuck Ragan .
13. Web site: Rise Records Signs Dave Hause, re-release "Resolutions". PunkNews. 11 February 2013. 11 February 2013.
14. Web site: LOUDHACKER. LOUDHACKER.
15. 1319039782828208128. riserecords. We’re happy to welcome @floggingmolly to Rise Records! They are set to record their new album in 2021! In the meant… . 21 October 2020.
16. Mastodon, At the Drive-In, QOTSA Members Form New Band Gone Is Gone. Rolling Stone. 22 April 2015.
17. Web site: SUM 41 Announces New Single 'Landmines' . 25 September 2023 .
18. Web site: You Me At Six Deep Cuts. 22 July 2022.