Doghouse Records is an American record label currently based in New York City.Alan O'Connor, Punk Record Labels and the Struggle for Autonomy. Lexington Books, 2008, p. 41. Google Books The company was founded by Dirk Hemsath in late 1987 while living in Toledo, Ohio, in order to release the recordings of his hardcore band, Majority of One. The label originally specialized in midwest emo and melodic hardcore, though it eventually incorporated punk rock, pop punk, indie rock and alternative rock artists.
Doghouse Records was originally distributed through Lumberjack Distribution (also owned by Hemsath), then through the conglomerate Lumberjack Mordam Music Group (once Hemsath bought out Mordam), the latter of which signed a distribution deal with WEA in November 2004, which became effective on January 1, 2005. As part of the WAE deal, Hemsath negotiated an "upstream" clause to promote and develop select Doghouse Records bands to major record label Warner Music Group; as such, and through a financial agreement between the two parties, Doghouse Records became an affiliate of Warner Music Group. Later in 2005, Doghouse Records relocated to New York City.
In 2005, the label released a Bob Dylan tribute album, featuring bands on its roster as well as artists such as P.O.S and Sparta vocalist Jim Ward.Drive Thru, Doghouse Prep Dylan Tributes. Billboard, July 5, 2005.
Roster This is a list of artists who have been signed by Doghouse Records.
A Lot Like Birds The All-American Rejects Another Day Late Another Wall Army of Me As Friends Rust Josh Berwanger The Bigger Lights Bloodline The Break Cable Chamberlain Celebrity Coach Colossus of the Fall Contact Cruiserweight Danger Radio Adam Dove Eleven Eleven Endpoint Everyone Everywhere Fabric Face Value Falling Forward Favez Feable Weiner Fountainhead Gameface The Get Up Kids Grown Ups Hankshaw The Honorary Title Hot Water Music Husking Bee Into It. Over It. Jet Lag Gemini Joshua Jowls Koufax Lazycain Leftovers Let It Burn Lights Limbeck Majority of One Mansions Matt Pond PA Meg & Dia Metroschifter Minutes Too Far Mondo Primo Moods for Moderns Motion City Soundtrack David Moore My Hotel Year Naked Angels John Nolan Ocean of Mercy Omaha Paulson Push to Talk Radar Mercury Scott Ritcher River City High Romance on a Rocketship The Sad Riders Say Anything Schatzi Six Going On Seven Split Lip The Status Stronghold Sunday Driver These Enzymes Threadbare Tramlaw Transcend Kurt Travis Vineyard Weatherbox With the Punches You, Me, and Everyone We Know Young Statues
See also Mordam Records
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