Moshpit Tragedy Records

Moshpit Tragedy Records is a Canadian independent record label founded in Windsor, Ontario in 2006. The label specializes releases punk, metal and some of their subgenres (crust, sludge, etc.). In 2007, they became the first record label to abandon physical releases in favour of a fully "sliding-scale" or "pay what you want" download model.

Origin

Moshpit Tragedy began in the mid nineties booking local punk concerts in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The name came about after one of these shows when founder Rayny Forster was brought to the emergency room and a doctor dubbed him a "moshpit tragedy." It wasn't until early 2006 that the first releases on the label were issued.^[1]

Pay-what-you-want downloading

In 2007, the label abandoned releasing CDs in favour of a new sliding scale download format in which fans could pay as much or as little as they want to - even free - for a high quality MP3 album with print-ready sleeve artwork.

Roster

Partner labels

Moshpit Tragedy has partnered with various other labels to make their releases available in pay-what-you-want format, including Relapse Records, Feral Ward Records, Inimical Records, Give Praise Records, Anti-Corp Records, and Replenish Records. However as of spring 2013 the label decided that with the widespread use of Bandcamp, it was no longer necessary to host titles for other labels.

References

External links

• Moshpit Tragedy Records Website