The RISC Group

The RISC Group is a New Jersey based collective formed by Tomas Kalnoky to assist in the publication of artistic works, and the retainment of ownership of such works by the artist. The name is an acronym whose meaning has been rumored to stand for Revolution In Sonic Combat.

From the booklet of BOTAR's A Call to Arms:

The RISC group was borne of a need for a capable gathering or artists,musicians and various other creative minds that seek the resources necessary to produce and distribute quality material of all types. There are countless unknown yet brilliant individuals/groups out there that cannot or will not compromise their views, beliefs, styles, or even the rights to their own work (whatever it may be)in order to get that work seen by and into the hands of potential supporters and like-minded people. Until now, the organizations and individuals that control what is released to the general public on a larger scale have had just that: control. They decide what will be heard, what will be seen and what will be accepted. The irony here is that, more often than not, these people have little to do with the artistic content of what they are "peddling". The RISC group, although still in its infancy, exists to support and distribute all types of art and information with the focus on the creator: we push for the legal ownership of work by those that create it. No corporation should own the rights of a song, no business man should be allowed to make artistic decisions. This is reserved strictly for the artist. This system would seem like common sense, but it's been the way it is now for so long that it's become relatively impossible for a single individual to rise up and step to the side. To step outside of the mainstream, outside of the way of things as we've accepted them up until now. We are a loose gathering of independent-minded individuals that are working together (in varying degrees) to avoid having to participate in a system that lures the worker in with promises, exploits the worker, and then finally reaps the benefits of the work. If you're interested in learning more about the RISC group, visit us on the world wide web.

In January 2006 The RISC Group website was updated to show a new logo with the words "Coming 2006". In April 2008, the "Coming 2006" was removed from the logo, leaving only "RISC group"

Discography

*Gimp - "Smiles for Macavity" (LP on Compact Cassette) (1995)
*Catch 22 - "Rules of the Game" (EP on Compact Cassette) (1996)
*Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution - "A Call to Arms" (EP) (December 21, 2001)
*Streetlight Manifesto - "Streetlight Manifesto Demo" (EP) (2002)
*Streetlight Manifesto - "Everything Goes Numb" (August 26, 2003) (Distributed by Victory Records)
*Streetlight Manifesto - "Somewhere in the Between" (November 13, 2007) (Distributed by Victory Records)
*The Stitch Up - "Attitude Adjuster" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.theriscgroup.com The RISC Group official site]
* [http://www.theriscstore.com The RISC Store official site]
* [http://www.streetlightmanifesto.com Streetlight Manifesto official site]
* [http://www.acousticbandits.com Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution official site]
* [http://risc.perix.co.uk/risc/ The RISC Group Fansite]