Punch Records
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Punch Records is primarily a record shop and hip hop record label based in Birmingham city centre, England. It is also a dance & music workshop for the Afro-Caribbean community.
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[edit] History
Punch Records was founded in Perry Barr, Birmingham in 1996 by Ammo Talwar.
The shop began as a hip-hop record store, and also a place where underground DJs from the West Midlands could show off their mixing and rapping skills.
Workshops for children were later added and in the form of an eductaion pack that was used by local schools, with workshops and tutorials. From this Birmingham City Council became involved and have since used Punch for various events including a roadshow in Centenary Square during Birmingham's Capital of Culture bid.
The success of the record shop has led owner and DJ, Ammo, to relocate to Birmingham city centre where the company now runs rhythm, song writing, music production, poetry, lyrics, dance, street art, photography and percussion lessons for the local community.
In 2002 Punch produced a film about Birminghams unsung Afro-Caribbean musicians called Preskool, the company has produced other short films.
2005 saw Punch relocate to the Custard Factory in Digbeth; this is also the year that Punch records went online.
Punch now collaborate with companies such as Urban Music Seminar, Artfest, the BBC, Sony, BMG and Warners. OOM Gallery
[edit] Dj's & Musicians
Some of Punch's Dj's and musicians have included Dj Sparra (twice winner of the UK DMC mix championships), E-double D, Dj Roc1, Magoo and Mad Flow (of Substance) who all take part regularly at hip hop events in The Medicine Bar and The Drum arts centre.
[edit] Dance
With the aid of the Derby Dance Centre Punch has recently produced Concrete Jungle, a short urban dance show with Jazz dancer Irven Lewis.
