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.
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History[edit]
Origin (1987-1990)[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
In 2017 Epitaph Records purchased Jade Tree's entire catalog and started to re-release the back catalogue on vinyl.
Bands signed[edit]
- Alkaline Trio
- Avail
- The Blood Brothers
- Breather Resist
- Cap'n Jazz[1]
- Cex
- Cloak/Dagger
- Cub Country
- Damnation AD
- Dark Blue[1]
- Denali
- Despistado
- Dogs on Acid[2]
- Edsel
- Eggs
- Eidolon
- Ester Drang
- Euphone
- The Explosion
- Four Walls Falling
- From Ashes Rise
- Fucked Up[1]
- Girls Against Boys
- Gravel
- Jets to Brazil
- Joan of Arc
- Jones Very
- Juno
- Kid Dynamite
- Leslie
- Lifetime
- Lords
- Leather
- The Loved Ones
- Micah P. Hinson
- Mighty Flashlight
- Milemarker
- New End Original
- New Mexican Disaster Squad
- The New Old Hopes
- Onelinedrawing
- Owls
- Paint It Black
- Panda & Angel
- Pedro the Lion[1]
- Pitchblende
- The Promise Ring
- Railhed
- Snowden
- Spraynard
- State of the Nation
- Statistics
- Strike Anywhere
- Sweetbelly Freakdown
- Swiz
- Texas Is The Reason
- These Arms Are Snakes
- Trial By Fire
- Turing Machine[1]
- Turning Point
- Universal Order of Armageddon
- Walleye
- Young Widows
Criticism[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
