- Rust Nashville
Rust Nashville was a
recording company founded by Ken Cooper in 1998 originally to promote his bandVertigogo . It was originally based out of NortheastOhio , most notablyCleveland before its move toNashville , Tennessee in 2005. The label represented notable country artists such asAaron Tippin [n.a. [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/newsitem.asp?xid=154 Aaron Tippin signs with Rust Records] "Country Standard Time", June 20, 2006] andShane Owens .Origins
Ken Cooper started Rust Records as a way to promote his band rock band Vertigogo. Upon the band's major label signing to
Atlantic Records and change of the band's name to Sinomatic due to infringement upon a recording group fromFrance , Rust Records again went onto the back burner. Shortly after the release of Sinomatic's debut album however, the band fell apart in early 2002 and was subsequently dropped by their label.Ken Cooper returned to his roots, once again thinking about his recording company in early 2003. The first release on the label was a rock band called Dear Violet, once again with Ken Cooper as the frontman. In 2004 Cooper retired from performing, began to focus on the label full time. VP of Operations Keith Simmerer was brought on board, and proved to be the only other person to stay with the company over the course of its run. Starting with the alternative rock group Cherry Monroe, Rust became a Universal Imprint and was among the first labels to sign a deal with the then new Fontana Distribution company. They then released records by other local artists Between Home and Serenity, Blush, View From Everest, Southcott, and Lareau before venturing into country music with artist Shane Owens.
Present Day
In 2005, Rust Records made the move from Cleveland, OH to Nashville, TN where the company made a major change: it switched genres from
rock & roll to country. In 2005, the band signed emerging artistsThe Povertyneck Hillbillies andShane Owens .In 2006 Rust signed a partnership agreement withAaron Tippin to release his work in partnership with his startup labelNippit Records and trio BlackHawk, who came over after being dropped fromColumbia Records .In January of 2007, Rust Records closed its doors due to issues with its financial partners. All artists were released from their recording obligations at that time.
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.rustnashville.com/index.php Rust Records Nashville]
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