Northplatte Records

Northplatte Records
Founded	2006
Founder	Joshua James McKay Stevens
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	American Fork, UT
Official Website	northplatterecords.com

Northplatte Records is an American independent record label founded by singer/songwriter Joshua James and McKay Stevens. The label's quick ascent began when Paste Magazine darling Joshua James and successive artist Isaac Russell came to prominence in singer/songwriter markets.^[1]

Fork Fest

In Oct 2010, Northplatte Records sponsored Fork Fest, a music festival featuring 33 artists on 3 stages. Attendance was approximately 5,000. The one day festival was advertised on radio and via virtually all local print media. Artists included all Northplatte artists as well as artists signed to Kilby Records, Slowtrain Records, Columbia Records, Red Owl Records (Fictionist), Sea Sick Records, My Forlorn Wallet Records, Thousand Leaves Records, Call Me Judy Records, Groundloop Records, R Legacy Entertainment, Sonata Cantata Records, and widely known unsigned acts including Imagine Dragons and Location Location.

Artists Include

• Desert Noises
• Joshua James - iTunes "Best of 2008" Folk Album, iTunes "Best of 2009" Indie Spotlight
• NightNight
• Parlor Hawk - iTunes "Best of 2010" Indie Spotlight, iTunes Indie Spotlight (July 2010)
• The Vibrant Sound
• Sayde Price - iTunes Indie Spotlight (March 2011)

Former Artists Include

• Brandon White
• Isaac Russell - currently signed to Columbia Records - iTunes Indie Spotlight (October 2008)
• Southern War
• William James & The Underground Railroad
• Willamete Mountain

Discography

Northplatte Records released its first album (B-Sides It's Dark Outside, NPR001) in 2006.

Each item in the list includes the artist, the release name, the release medium or media, and (in most cases) the release date.

2000s

• NPR-001: Joshua James – B-Sides It’s Dark Outside – CD/LP (2006)
• NPR-002: RuRu (AKA Isaac Russell) - Elizabeth – CD/LP (2008)
• NPR-003: Southern War – Southern War EP – CD/EP (2006)
• NPR-004: Joshua James – Fields & Floods – CD/LP (2007)
• NPR-005: Joshua James – The Sun is Always Brighter – CD/LP (2007)
• NPR-006: Joshua James - Crash This Train / The Garden EP - CD/EP (2008)
• NPR-007: Desert Noises – Desert Noises EP – CD/EP (2009)
• NPR-008: William James & The Underground Railroad – CD/LP (2009)
• NPR-009: The Vibrant Sound – Downtown – CD/LP (2009)
• NPR-010: Joshua James - Sing Songs EP - CD/EP (2009)
• NPR-011: Joshua James – Build Me This – CD/LP (2009)
• NPR-012: Various - Northplatte Records Christmas Album - CD/EP (2009)
• NPR-013: Parlor Hawk - Hoarse & Roaring - CD/LP (2010)
• NPR-014: Joshua James - Joshua James iTunes Sessions - mp3 (2010)
• NPR-015: Joshua James - My Sisters Words - CD/EP (2010)
• NPR-016: Various - Fork Fest 2010 Compilation Album - CD/EP (2010)
• NPR-017: Sayde Price - Wilt All Rosy - CD/LP (2011)

References

1. ^ Northplatte Records SLUG Magazine: "Northplatte Records". Nov 2008.

External links

• Official website
• Fork Fest Official website
• BMI.com Industry Spotlight: Northplatte Records