- Rushmore Records
Rushmore Records was formerly a subsidiary of
Drive-Thru Records . As of September, 2006, Rushmore became anImprint label due to the project being largely unsuccessful.History
In 2002, two years before the label's official establishment, Rushmore was supposed to be formed as a "new"
Drive-Thru Records . The intention was to start the label up during Drive-Thru's distribution agreement withGeffen Records — restricting co-owners Richard and Stefanie Reines from full control over the roster, which is why they were reluctant to sign new talent — and eventually move all of Drive-Thru's bands over to Rushmore. This was meant to be a tactic to avoid Geffen taking over more of the label's roster. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=4432751]During this time, the first signed artists to be announced were
Self Against City andHouston Calls , shortly followed byDay at the Fair andThe Track Record a week later. In early 2005, three bands were announced to join the existing four, Madison,The Cover andThe Mile After .On
May 1 2006 , Day at the Fair announced their break up.In September 2006,
The Track Record parted ways with Rushmore based on the direction of the band. An announcement states: "As of September 1st, we are no longer affiliated with Drive-Thru / Rushmore Records. The split is due to disagreements regarding the direction of the band. While we maintain good terms with the label, there is no more progress to be made in the relationship."Due to issues with the label's management, Madison decided to break up in September 2006. According to a press release written by the band, the main reason behind why they split was a lack of professionalism and laziness on part of the label. The band claimed, that a month passed before submitted demos were listened to and when questioned about this, the owners responded in an often vulgar and rude manner. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=167878] In the wake of this, Richard Reines wrote a lengthy response criticising Madison's announcement, mentioning that they took nine months to record said demos, then – at a time when the label had other priorities – impatiently called every couple of days asking if the material had yet been listened to, and ultimatively threatened with their breakup if they weren't allowed to start recording an album within two weeks. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=168872]
Also in September 2006, the label dropped
The Cover (whose signing was never announced). They rarely showed any activity during their brief time signed to the label.In November 2006,
The Mile After officially announced that they were no longer part of the roster due to "disagreements in the direction of the band". [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=189593]Presently, Self Against City have finished recording their full-length "Telling Secrets to Strangers" (to be released
January 9 2007 ), while Houston Calls are writing material for their second full-length, due out in 2007.Activity
Despite the labels lack of activity, the Rushmore Records logo has been used on various campaigns by owners Richard & Stefanie Reines. This includes a banner advertisement for
You, Me, and Everyone We Know 's EP, which was distributed by Drive Thru Records.Roster
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Houston Calls
*Self Against City Former bands
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The Cover
*Day at the Fair
* Madison
*The Mile After
*The Track Record ee also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.rushmorerecords.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.drivethrurecords.com/ Drive-Thru Records' official site]
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