Pure Noise Records

Pure Noise Records
Founded2009
FounderJake Round
Distributor(s)The Orchard (current), Fontana (former), ADA (former)
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Official websitewww.purenoise.net

Pure Noise Records is an American punk rock record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded by Jake Round in 2009 while he was an editor at AMP; the previous fall, friends of his in the band No Bragging Rights told him they were looking for a new label, and Round expressed interest in releasing the album himself.[1] Prior to this Round had a short stint as an intern at Fat Wreck Chords.[2] While the label began as a home operation, and had only put out five albums by the end of 2010,[3] by 2014 some of the label's roster were main-stage acts at Warped Tour, and others had sold nearly 50,000 copies of their albums.[4] Overall, the label's catalog had sold over 280,000 records as of March 2014.[5] Among the label's signings are Vanna and Hit the Lights.[6] In March 2017, Pure Noise Records partnered with Sony Music to create a new music label called Weekday Records.[7]

  1. ^ Label Profile: Pure Noise Records. Alter the Press!, March 2011.
  2. ^ Five Years of Noise. Idobi, February 2014.
  3. ^ Interviews: Jake Round, Pure Noise Records. Punknews.org, March 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Pure Noise Records Founder Jake Round Celebrates Five Year Anniversary Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Under the Gun, April 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Berkeley's Pure Noise Records Celebrates Five Years of Supporting the Pop-Punk Revival. San Francisco Weekly, March 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Hit the Lights Sign to Pure Noise Records. Alternative Press, April 14, 2014.
  7. ^ "Pure Noise and Sony Music Launch New Label, Weekday Records". www.musicconnection.com. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-10.