Music is Dead, LLC

**Music is Dead, LLC** is an American record label founded in 2035 by Pink Switchblade members Tyler Jett and Michael Hall. Artists currently signed under Music is Dead include Dead Man Walking, XXNX, SXLX, 2001, September Reign, Greyson Moon and, of course, Pink Switchblade, among others. In August of 2036, Tyler Jett jokingly announced that Pink Switchblade was Music is Dead's first signed group. In September of that same year, the group announced on their official Twitter account that the up-and-coming band Dead Man Walking had officially been signed to the label, with the band being marked as the label's first signing. The label gained mainstream recognition when already successful solo artist SXLX was signed to the label in March 2037.

## Labels

* Music is Dead, Inc. (2035-present)
* Inverted Cross (2036-present)
* Jett/Moon Music (2036-present)
* Bulletproof Records (Music is Dead Korean branch; 2042-present)

## History

### 2036-2040: Origins and early success

On September 16, 2035, the members of Pink Switchblade were alerted that they had one week to sign to a new record label before Reprise Records ceased development. Tyler Jett and Michael Hall founded Music is Dead, Inc. on September 20 of that year. With Music is Dead, Inc. now being formed, Pink Switchblade released a single, *Love and War*, on December 1, 2036.

## *Music is Dead Does X* album series

On November 1, 2048, Tyler Jett and Michael Hall, the founders of Music is Dead, LLC and its subsidiaries, announced that all artists currently signed under Music is Dead were working together to cover Green Day's *Saviors* in full to celebrate the album's 25th Anniversary. The album was later announced to be releasing on January 19, 2049, exactly 25 years after the original album's release. The album's first single, Pink Switchblade's version of *Corvette Summer*, was released on November 14, followed by the second single, Lobotomized's version fo *1981* on November 20. Colson Moon's version of *Bobby Sox* was released on December 7, and served as the album's third single. The album's fourth and fifth singles, Tyler Jett's version of *Father to a Son* and SXLX's version of *Living in the '20s* were released simultaneously on December 25 as a Christmas present for the fans, which was then followed by the album's final single as well as the title track, Venom's version of *Saviors*, which was released on January 12, 2049, one week prior to release. On January 19, the album was preformed in full live at the 02 in London, England. The Soundboard of the performance was used as the album's Deluxe Edition bonus disc. Following the immense success of both the performance and and the album, Tyler Jett and Michael Hall announced the next album in the *Music is Dead Does X* series on April 17, 2049. They left the announcement up to a poll. Three options were fake, and only one was the true next album in the series. The first person to guess the right answer would get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to open up the album with a pre-written monologue. The correct answer was chosen within 30 minutes of the poll going up, revealing that the next album in the series would be *American Idiot*. Tyler Jett later revealed on April 25 that *Music is Dead Does American Idiot* was recorded at the same time as *Music is Dead Does Saviors*, meaning the album was completed and ready to be released. On April 26, the album's lead single and title track, 2001's version of *American Idiot* was released. On May 30, Tyler Jett's version of *She's a Rebel* was released as the album's second single. On June 15, the album's third single, Colson Moon's version of *Boulevard of Broken Dreams* was released. On July 19, the fourth and final single, Dead Man Walking's version of *Letterbomb* was released. On September 20, alongside the release of the album, the album was performed in full live at the Canal Club in Richmond, Virginia, which was used as the bonus disc in the Deluxe Edition. On October 31, as a "Halloween present", *Music is Dead Does Revolution Radio* was announced, which was also revealed to have been recorded alongside *Music is Dead Does Saviors* and *Music is Dead Does American Idiot.* Alongside the official announcement, the album's only single, Tyler Jett's version of *Still Breathing*. As is tradition with these releases, the album was performed in full at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California on the album's release day, which was, as always, used as the bonus disc for the album's Deluxe Edition. The album was labeled as the last in the *Music is Dead Does X* series of albums.