Blackhouse Records is a Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based independent record label founded by Moral Crux and Scatterbox drummer Scott Rozell and Tony Shields.
 The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in 2001 for the purpose of selling Scatterbox records, but has evolved into a moderate-sized independent record label.
 Throughout the 2000s most of the bands on Blackhouse were punk and pop punk groups, while there are many Metal and Rap artists signed to the label as well.
 A sister-label also exists, Totally Fucked, that have signed noise and grindcore bands.
The E1 Discography has produced more Billboard hits than any other independent record label.
 Entertainment One Music was known as Koch Records from its founding in 1987, until 2009, when it was re-branded.
 In its early years, the record label signed many country, classical and rock acts, including artists Ringo Starr, Joan Baez, Chris Brubeck and Bob James.
 In the early 2000s, the label began to sign more hip hop acts and made deals with hip hop labels, releasing records by 2Pac, Tha Dogg Pound, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger and Gangsta Advisory.
 E1 Music has had over 100 albums chart on the Billboard Independent chart and is the largest independently owned record label in the United States.
Faultline Entertainment Group also known as Faultline Records is an Australian independent record label based in Melbourne.
 It was founded in 1998 by metal music producer, dw Norton, and began as a development label.
 As of 2007 it has taken on partners Richard De Silva and Gary Buckley to become a full-time independent record label within Australian and Overseas.
 Faultline Entertainment Group has opened an office in Florida and in the near future will be opening offices in the UK and Japan.
 Distribution for Faultline releases within Australia are handled by both Shock Records and MGM Distribution.
Hardline Entertainment is an American independent record label, created and owned by Ken Seaton.
 The label started as a management company and developed into an independent record label/management company.
 Hardline is based in Hermosa Beach, California, United States, and features bands in the alternative music scene, with genres including folk, metal, pop, punk, rap, reggae, rock and singer/songwriter.
 As of recent the management side of Hardline has merged with Regime72.com
The Hunger is an industrial rock band from Houston, Texas formed by brothers Jeff and Thomas Wilson along with Brian Albritton.
 During the initial year of putting the band together and working on new material the band wrote and independently released the single, "Shock" in 1991 which rose to the top of the dance charts.
 Industrial dance music ruled the charts in Europe along with strong ties to Chicago, Wax Trax Records, and Houston.
 Subsequent releases of "Cut the Skin" and "Shoot to Kill" gained national exposure on the dance charts and club scene.
 "Never Again" was self-released as a radio single and quickly rose to the top of Houston Radio Station's 93Q and 96.5 attracting the attention of independent record label Alpha International.
 Stephen Bogle produced the single of "Never Again".
 The band wrote and produced the album "Leave Me Alone" but due to the bankruptcy of Alpha International the record sat idle.
 It was released but there were no marketing efforts behind it.
 After the release of the album, the band sought out drummer Max Schuldberg and they played their first concert as a foursome opening for Peter Murphy at Southern Star Amphitheater.
 They played concerts in Texas as a foursome for two years.
 Along with the three founders and newest member Max Schuldberg, the band added producer Stephen Bogle as guitarist to complete the line up.
 The band recorded and produced "Grip" under their own start up label, Gut Records.
 "Grip" went on to sell 15,000 units with the help of a crafty rework of Bad Company's "Feel like Makin Love".
 Universal Records, at the time a brand new start up label, heard of the success of "Grip" and signed the band as their second artist ever.
 "Devil Thumbs a Ride", the 3rd album, had already been recorded and mastered and was about to be manufactured for another self-release when Universal stepped in to sign the band and release the album as-is.
 The Hunger had a hit song in 1996, "Vanishing Cream", from the "Devil Thumbs a Ride" CD, which received heavy airplay on rock stations and reached No. 4 on the Mainstream Rock charts.
 After two years of constant touring, the band finally stopped to record their second release with Universal Records, "Cinematic Superthug".
 After only moderate success with the single, "Moderation", the band asked to be and was granted a release from their contract from Universal Records.
 Two songs, "Shoot to Kill", also from "Devil Thumbs a Ride", and "If", from "Grip", reached No. 42 on Billboard's Dance/Club Play chart.
 The band has released six albums: two on Universal Records and four on independent labels. Former original drummer (1991-2003) Max Schuldberg (voted 2002's Best Drummer by the Houston Press Music Awards) parted with the band after the five albums in 2003 and moved to Los Angeles.
 Former guitarist and two time Grammy Award nominee (remixer, for his work with D.J. Cubanito) Stephen Bogle now Produces artists in the Metal, Electronic, and Pop genres.
 In late 2005 Stephen Bogle parted ways with the band, and Tim Huston was quickly picked up.
 With having only a few practices with the band they headed on tour with Ten Years.
 Tim Huston Stayed with the band from late '05 til 2013.
 "The lifestyle was just getting to overwhelming for me to handle".
 "If I would have stayed, who knows what would have happened to me.
 There was just no off button".
 In 2013, guitarist Raf Rivera joined the lineup, and the band is currently in the process of recording their first new material in over 8 years.
Her Royal Majesty's Records (HRMR) is a Canadian independent record label founded in Vancouver in 1995 by Bif Naked and Peter Karroll and managed by Peter Karroll.
 Originally HRM Records was created to be a home for Bif Naked's music after Plum Records folded up shop after the release of Bif Naked's self-titled release.
 Peter Karroll licensed Bif's songs to many major labels and did co-venture music projects including mixing and recording tracks for Films and Television.
 Peter Karroll co-wrote, produced and mixed many successful tracks including Platinum and Gold selling albums and singles with Bif Naked.
 In 2005 Peter Karroll merged the music label with Bodog to create Bodog Music and Bodog Entertainment.
 Her Royal Majesty's Records was the backbone of the Bodog entertainment juggernaut and combined with the Artist Management company TKO Entertainment Corp the Bodog Entertainment entity produced over 150 Network Television shows in the USA and licensed in many countries.
 As well live events on In Demand and music television programing on the Fuse Network all contributed to the overall success of Bodog Entertainment.
 In 2008 the entertainment companies were unmerged and Peter Karroll moved forward more albums with Bif Naked and DMX the American rap / hip hop superstar.
 During the Bodog Era Peter signed and released the Legendary Hip Hop group the WuTang Clan.
 Thousands of Live events were produced with the Artists from HRMR / Bodog with them touring extensively on major festivals and tours such as Warped Tour, Family Values, Rock Am Ring, Rock Am Park, Hultsfred Festival Bif Naked's largest attendance in the headline position was 2011 in Cloverdale BC where she performed in front of 110,000 estimated audience.
Sh-K-Boom Records is an independent record label and producer of recorded and live entertainment, which was founded in 2000 by husband and wife Kurt Deutsch and Sherie Rene Scott with the mission of bridging the gap between pop music and theater.
 In 2004 Sh-K-Boom created their second imprint, Ghostlight Records, dedicated to the preservation of traditional musical theater, spurred by the popular release of their first-ever show cast recording, Jason Robert Brown's "The Last Five Years".
 Together the two labels have over 150 albums in their catalogues.
 The company has also produced over 50 live concerts as part of their Sh-K-Boom Room Concert Series, and are currently developing new and innovative projects for the stage and screen.
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood-based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz.
 The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record label.
 Gurewitz took the name from a King Crimson song of the same name.
 Throughout the 1980s and 1990s most of the bands on Epitaph were punk and pop punk groups, while there are many post-hardcore and bands signed to the label as well.
 A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid.
 Several sister-labels also exist, such as ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, Hellcat Records and Heart & Skull Records that have signed other types of bands.
 The label has recently been added to the Forza Horizon franchise as a radio station.
Sherie Rene Scott (born February 8, 1967) is an American actress, singer, writer and producer.
 She is a co-founder of Grammy Award-winning Sh-K-Boom Records and Ghost light Records.
 She has also been seen in multiple Off-Broadway and Broadway musicals/plays, and appears on numerous solo and original cast recordings.
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia.
 Its catalogue was originally heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being associated with or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company.
 The label originally began as a compilation CD, "Happy Happy Birthday To Me Volume 1", before it expanded into a 7" singles club, which released records by, among others, Of Montreal, Marshmallow Coast, The Essex Green, Great Lakes and Masters of the Hemisphere, while also releasing several tape and CD compilations.
 The singles club was noted for its individuality, with each individual record by an artist often being different.
 For example, each copy of The Essex Green's single came with a different original photograph on the sleeve, while Marshmallow Coast's were hand-drawn by school children.
 The label then began to release full-length CDs for the first time, the first of these being Birddog's "A Sweet and Bitter Fancy".
 The label also continued to release 7"s, compilations and T-shirts, as well as a video compilation DVD, and a further singles club featuring Bunnygrunt, Casper and the Cookies, and Andy From Denver.
 There are currently over 150 releases on the label, and an even larger catalogue of distributed titles.
 Today, its catalogue has expanded to span several genres.

Question: Who co-founded Sh-K-Boom Records, which is a independent record label and producer of recorded and live entertainment with the mission of bridging the gap between pop music and theater?
Answer: Sherie Rene Scott