SideOneDummy Records

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SideOneDummy Records
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Founded1995 (1995)
Founder Joe Sib, Bill Armstrong
Distributor(s) AWAL [1]
Genre Alternative rock, punk rock
Country of originU.S.
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official website sideonedummy.com

SideOneDummy Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1995 by Bill Armstrong and Joe Sib. The label began as a way for them to release music for their friends' bands. Thereafter SideOneDummy launched the careers of bands like The Gaslight Anthem, AJJ, Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, Title Fight and others. Since 1998, SideOneDummy Records has also released the annual Warped Tour compilation album, which features music by bands playing on the current year's tour. Their YouTube channel, which features artists in their current roster, has 90 thousand subscribers and 129,558,922 views [2] (as of January 25, 2022).

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References

  1. "SideOneDummy Records Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With AWAL". Billboard.
  2. "SideOneDummy". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. "SideOneDummy Records - Artists". sideonedummy.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.