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Big Scary Monsters Recording Company
Big Scary Monsters Recording Company (often known simply as Big Scary Monsters or BSM Records) is an independent record label based in Oxford, England.
Its releases include American Football, Lambrini Girls, La Dispute, Modern Baseball, Laura Jane Grace, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Martha, Minus The Bear, mewithoutYou, Kevin Devine, The Get Up Kids, Hell Is For Heroes, Pedro The Lion, The Fall of Troy, Andrew W.K., Tall Ships, Cursive, Joyce Manor, Bear vs. Shark and Delta Sleep amongst others.
Big Scary Monsters was established in 2001 by Kevin Douch whilst he was still in sixth form.
In Autumn 2006 BSM launched its first sub-label, Alcopop! Records. Alcopop! began working with bands such as Johnny Foreigner, Anamanaguchi, Fight Like Apes and others.
On 7 September 2010, the label celebrated its 100th release. The release was titled Partied Hard was a DVD/CD compilation featuring over thirty promo, live and bonus videos from the label's history. It was only available between 7 September (the day after BSM099 came out) and 24 October 2010 (the day before BSM101 was due out).
In April 2011 BSM co-founded Pink Mist with fellow indie labels Holy Roar and Blood And Biscuits. A 12" compilation was released on Record Store Day to mark the launch. Pink Mist is an East London-based collective releasing records, promoting regular live shows and blogging about up and coming new bands. In 2012 it was nominated for Best Small Label at the AIM Awards.
Kevin Douch was featured as a speaker at AIM's Indie Con event in 2017.
From 2007 to 2016 BSM hosted an annual five-a-side football tournament at Wembley Powerleague, with bands, labels, magazines, shops and other music industry teams competing.
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Big Scary Monsters Recording Company
Big Scary Monsters Recording Company (often known simply as Big Scary Monsters or BSM Records) is an independent record label based in Oxford, England.
Its releases include American Football, Lambrini Girls, La Dispute, Modern Baseball, Laura Jane Grace, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Martha, Minus The Bear, mewithoutYou, Kevin Devine, The Get Up Kids, Hell Is For Heroes, Pedro The Lion, The Fall of Troy, Andrew W.K., Tall Ships, Cursive, Joyce Manor, Bear vs. Shark and Delta Sleep amongst others.
Big Scary Monsters was established in 2001 by Kevin Douch whilst he was still in sixth form.
In Autumn 2006 BSM launched its first sub-label, Alcopop! Records. Alcopop! began working with bands such as Johnny Foreigner, Anamanaguchi, Fight Like Apes and others.
On 7 September 2010, the label celebrated its 100th release. The release was titled Partied Hard was a DVD/CD compilation featuring over thirty promo, live and bonus videos from the label's history. It was only available between 7 September (the day after BSM099 came out) and 24 October 2010 (the day before BSM101 was due out).
In April 2011 BSM co-founded Pink Mist with fellow indie labels Holy Roar and Blood And Biscuits. A 12" compilation was released on Record Store Day to mark the launch. Pink Mist is an East London-based collective releasing records, promoting regular live shows and blogging about up and coming new bands. In 2012 it was nominated for Best Small Label at the AIM Awards.
Kevin Douch was featured as a speaker at AIM's Indie Con event in 2017.
From 2007 to 2016 BSM hosted an annual five-a-side football tournament at Wembley Powerleague, with bands, labels, magazines, shops and other music industry teams competing.