Misra Records
| Misra Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Michael Bracy Timothy Bracy Paige Conner Totaro |
| Distributor | Redeye Worldwide |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Official website | www |
Misra Records is an independent record label founded in 1999 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
History
Michael Bracy, activist and co-founder of Future of Music Coalition, launched the label, along with brother Timothy Bracy, writer and front-man of The Mendoza Line, and D.C.-based attorney and artist advocate Paige Conner Totaro. Phil Waldorf sat at the helm of Misra from its founding until late 2006.[2] Jeff Betten is the current manager of Misra.[3][4]
Artists
- Bablicon
- The Black Swans
- The Bruces
- Centro-Matic
- Destroyer
- Evangelicals
- Flotation Toy Warning
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Hallelujah the Hills
- Holopaw
- Will Johnson
- The Low Lows
- Marshmallow Coast
- William Matheny
- The Mendoza Line
- Mobius Band
- Modern Howls
- Motel Beds
- Palomar
- Paperhaus
- The Paranoid Style
- Phosphorescent
- Emily Rodgers
- R. Ring (Kelley Deal & Mike Montgomery)
- Shearwater
- Sleeping States (Markland Starkie)
- Slow Dazzle
- South San Gabriel
- Southeast Engine
- St. Thomas
- Summer Hymns
- Anthonie Tonnon
- Jenny Toomey
- Torres
- Adam Torres
- Volcano the Bear
- Water Liars
- Wooden Wand
See also
References
- ^ "Contact – Misra Records". Misrarecords.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ^ "Puritan Blister: Puritan Blister #12 | Features". Pitchfork. 2006-01-12. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ^ "Misra Records moves to Pittsburgh, forms label group with Wild Kindness". nextpittsburgh.com. 2015-10-17. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Cosby, Allison. "Jeff Betten takes over Wild Kindness Records, releases new Host Skull album | Local Beat | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper". Pghcitypaper.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.