Blacklight Media Records
| Blacklight Media | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Chris Santos |
| Status | Subsidiary of Metal Blade Records |
| Distributor(s) | RED Distribution (US) Warner Music Group (Outside the US) Riot Entertainment (Australia) Sony Music (CAN) BMG Rights Management (Europe) Diamante Music Group |
| Genre | Heavy metal, extreme metal, progressive metal, stoner rock, glam metal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Official website | blacklightmediarecords |
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Blacklight Media Records is a subsidiary of Metal Blade Records.[1] They are known for having signed bands such as Oni and Mother Feather.[2][3] The label is owned by American celebrity chef Chris Santos.[4]
History[edit]
Blacklight Media Records was founded by Chris Santos and Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel.[4] The labels launch was covered in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, BrooklynVegan and Blabbermouth.net.[1][5][6][7] Blacklight Media Records first release was the album A Head Full Of Midnight by the band Good Tiger, best known for their drummer, Alex Rüdinger.[8]
Santos has made it clear that he is seeking to create a label for developing artists. Sirius XM host Jose Mangin said the label "doesn't fit into one box, one envelope." [4][9] Early signings ranged saw artists in the cock rock progressive metal, stoner rock and doom metal genres.[2][3][6][10] This garnered the attention of Food & Wine who noted Santos's "compulsively scouring the Internet to find new bands".[4]
Another goal of Blacklight Media has been to use Santos's celebrity outside of heavy metal to provide more coverage of the artists he represents. This is exemplified by Santos being featured in diverse platforms including Forbes and the Food Network's series Chopped.[11][12] He has collaborated with Mayhem Festival 2013 and Ozzy's Boneyard in conjunction with his work with the label.[13]
Blacklight Media Artists[edit]
- Eyes Of The Sun
- Fight The Fight
- Good Tiger
- Gozu
- Mother Feather
- Oni (band)
- Opulence
- Syberia
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rice Pudding Fans Get a New Option in NYC". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Progressive Metal Band ONI Announces New Album, Randy Blythe Guest Appearance at Knotfest". New Noise Magazine. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Writer, Staff (2019-02-05). "MOTHER FEATHER Release Brilliant New Video for "Man, I Wish You Were Here"". HEAVY Magazine - Music, Interviews, Reviews, Podcasts, Shop, News and more... Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Chef Chris Santos on "Adrenaline-Filled" Cooking, Feeding Slayer, New Metal Label". Revolver. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ Hollander, Sophia. "A Chef Gets Cooking, In and Out of the Kitchen". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blabbermouth (2016-11-18). "GOZU Signs Worldwide Deal With BLACKLIGHT MEDIA/METAL BLADE RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ "celeb chef and 'Chopped' judge Chris Santos partnering with Metal Blade for new label 'Blacklight Media'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ "Good Tiger (Ex-TesseracT/The Faceless, Etc.) Sign With New Metal Blade Imprint Blacklight Media". Theprp.com. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ "Kitchen Thrash: Chef Chris Santos Tells Us About His New Heavy Metal Label". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ "Eyes Of The Sun Sign With Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records". Theprp.com. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ Clark, Tim. "Unbuilt Magazine Wants To Shred Heavy Metal Stereotypes". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ "11 Things You Didn't Know About Chris Santos". Food Network. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ "ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL and Jägermeister Join Forces with Celebrity Chef CHRIS SANTOS for Signings and More". stylemagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
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