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BMG acquires US rock label Rise Records

BMG acquires US rock label Rise Records

BMG is pleased to announce it has acquired pioneering US metal and hard rock label Rise Records. Rise – home to artists including Of Mice & Men, Memphis May Fire, Crown The Empire and The Devil Wears Prada – was founded by Craig Ericson in 1991. Using digital media it has become the center of a growing underground community with its YouTube video channel boasting more than 1.4m subscribers, more than major labels many times its size. Current releases include White Noise by PVRIS, currently embarking on a 50-date tour, including a performance at next month's Download Festival in the UK.

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Posted on: 21/05/2015Categories: News from RotD

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