Fake Chapter Records
| Fake Chapter Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Michael Gilligan |
| Distributor(s) | The Orchard |
| Genre | Indie, alternative, punk, rock, electronic, pop, singer songwriter, children's |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Maywood, New Jersey |
| Official website | fakechapter.com |
Fake Chapter Records is a US independent record label based in Maywood, New Jersey.[1]
The label was founded by Michael Gilligan in 1996 under the name Chapter 11 Records. In 1998, it was renamed first to Fake Chapter 11 Records and then to Fake Chapter Records because of a naming conflict with a record label in California.[1][2][3][4]
Fake Chapter Records has released about 50 records, both by lesser-known alternative indie bands and internationally established performers such as Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls (Not An Exit, 2007; Catching More Than We Miss 2009), DMBQ (Esoteric Black Hair, 2004), Arms and Sleepers (Bliss Was It In That Dawn To Be Alive, 2006; Matador, 2009), Dryer (Strut and Fret 1993 - 2002, 2010), Doc Hopper, Mr. Steve & Miss Katie, Domenick Carino, Green To Think, CJ Grogan, Trauma Queens, The House Lights, Steven Piperno, The Sixfifteens, The Mean Season, Harper Fair, and others.[5][6] In 2012, the label released Kids Music For Parents That Hate Kids Music with Lisa Loeb, Kevin Emerson/Board of Education, and others.[7] In 2014 the Arms and Sleepers album Swim Team 2014 was released.
Book
In 2014, Fake Chapter Records founder Michael Gilligan released a book, *Sex, Drugs and Cubicles*, compiling insider tales about the music trinity of money, greed and stupidity experienced over a lifetime in the music industry.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fake Chapter Records". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ↑ "Plug In Music". Label Spotlight: Fake Chapter Records 2005-03-01
- ↑ Krbechek, Randy (2001). "Reviews of indie albums: Various Artists, Fake Chapter Eleven Records (1999)". CD Shakedown. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ↑ "Company". fakechapter.com. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ↑ Holman, Tonya (2011-06-30). "Record company has been going strong for 15 years". North Jersey. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ↑ Ferguson, Kirsten (2011-06-30). "Back in the Van". Metroland. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ↑ "Kids Music For Parents That Hate Kids Music". AllMusic October 20 2012
- ↑ "Fake Chapter record label founder releases Sex, Drugs & Cubicles book". DOA (Delusions of Adequacy), January 29 2015