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August 1, 2013
ROCK RIDGE MUSIC HEATS UP THE SUMMER
New Signings, New Partnerships, New President, New Office, Hotel Carolina, And Reel Big Fish On Warped Tour
Rock Ridge Music, the Newark, NJ-based music services company, is branching out with new client signings and partnerships. The company’s artist management division has signed deals with Philadelphia soul-rock outfit Aaron & The Spell, Tennessee-based “punkgrass” duo Grace & Tony and singer-songwriter Charlie Oxford, New Jersey pop-rock songstress Bree Rose, and Midwest rockers Strange Daze. They join the existing management roster which includes JD Eicher & the Goodnights, Sarah Miles, Riley Etheridge Jr., The Revere, Jerad Finck and Russell Howard.
Additionally, the label division of Rock Ridge has signed several acts. The first is New York City-based Runaway Dorothy, whose mixture of alternative rock and country has already made fans of Roseanne Cash and Adam Duritz. Ska band Suburban Legends joins fellow Orange County, CA act Reel Big Fish on the RRM roster. Management clients Grace & Tony, Aaron & The Spell, Charlie Oxford, and Strange Daze also have releases on tap for fall. The acts join label artists such as Fiction Family, Ike Reilly, Patrick Krief (of The Dears), Daniel Kirkpatrick & the Bayonets, Psychostick, Transitshop, and Nick Gill on the roster.
Rock Ridge Music has recently promoted General Manager Cynthia Cochrane to her new position of President. Cochrane, a partner in Ridge Music since 2005, was previously SVP Creative Services/Production for Universal Motown, and also held positions at Capitol, Blue Note, and BMG.
With a spate of recent and forthcoming signings out of Nashville, Rock Ridge Music is establishing a more permanent foothold there, with a Nashville office slated to open in January 2014.
Continuing its successful Hotel Carolina line of events (St. Pete Beach, FL was added earlier this year), Rock Ridge Music held the second annual Hotel Carolina: Philadelphia event in May, which featured a “New Faces” lineup. Performers included Ike Reilly, Aaron & The Spell, JD Eicher & the Goodnights, and Runaway Dorothy. The fifth annual flagship event in Isle of Palms, SC will be held September 19 – 21, 2013, once again at the Windjammer. The lineup for the event includes returning favorites Ernie Halter, Caleb Hawley and Jared McCloud as well as new artists Michael Tolcher, Seth Glier, Erick Baker, Anne Heaton, and more.
Label band Reel Big Fish returned to the Vans Warped Tour again this summer, logging over 40 dates across the country as part of the tour. They are on the road in support of their album, “Candy Coated Fury,” which was released in 2012.
Rock Ridge Music acts will be hitting the high seas in 2014. Grace & Tony are confirmed for the Cayamo Cruise, while Reel Big Fish and JD Eicher & the Goodnights are both set to perform on the Rock Boat.
Rock Ridge Music has recently partnered with Music Xray to seek new talent, and the fees received for all music submissions are being donated to Rock By The Sea, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting charities delivering direct services. Says Rock By The Sea President Beth Gosnell: “Rock by the Sea is grateful to Rock Ridge Music and the partnership we have formed. Our mutual love of music being used to showcase and support our charitable work is a perfect union. We are a small charity with a big heart. Rock Ridge’s willingness to help us raise money and increase exposure of our very worthy charities, as well as some very talented musicians, is phenomenal!”
Another recent RRM partnership is with POC Media, who are working with Rock Ridge Music to place music with sports television producers, including the NBA, NFL playoffs, and MLB.
Rock Ridge Music was founded in 2004 as a US record label only, and has since expanded their business to offer artists a record label with national/international distribution through ADA (WMG), artist management, special events, and a wide range of consulting services. Rock Ridge Music attracts artists looking to develop within the growing independent music sector.