Episode 127

Ep 127 - Chris Wrenn (Bridge Nine Records) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

This week I am joined by Bridge Nine Records owner and founder Chris Wrenn about the record label and the new Bridge Nine Record Store in Beverly, Massachusettes plus: - The 90's mail-order experience - If Chris ever saw vinyl having the huge resurgence it has - Music piracy in the early 00's - The one requirement of signing a band to Bridge Nine - Advice for up and coming record labels - Jumping into projects and not overthinking them - How the day to day or running Bridge Nine has changed over 25+ years &much more!

The Power Chord Hour Podcast · Chris Wrenn, Anthony Merchant

December 5, 202253m 56sExplicit

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This week I am joined by Bridge Nine Records owner and founder Chris Wrenn about the record label and the new Bridge Nine Record Store in Beverly, Massachusettes plus:

- The 90's mail-order experience

- If Chris ever saw vinyl having the huge resurgence it has

- Music piracy in the early 00's

- The one requirement of signing a band to Bridge Nine

- Advice for up and coming record labels

- Jumping into projects and not overthinking them

- How the day to day or running Bridge Nine has changed over 25+ years &much more!

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music commentaryapple podcastsrevelation recordsand top 200 charts-all the while remaining firmly true to the original spirit from which the label started. over twenty-five years agoyoutuberadio stationcassettesvinyltwitterinterviewburlingtonmusic historylabellookout recordspower chord hour podcasteventually releasing defining releases for american nightmare (later give up the ghost)asian man records90sratepower chord hourmailorderactive bands. with over 300 releases to dateand champion. todaysullys sportsjamestownbridge nine records has turned from a hobby to one of the most well known heavy music brands in the world. headquartered in beverlymassachusetts. bridge nine is owned by chris wrenn of salemradio showthe first official bridge nine release. one of the bands on itjamestown new yorkmassachusettsi did whatever i could to try and raise money to continue to put out records. i designed shirtsrecord label providing recordings and distribution of new and current hardcore & punk bandsradiomainstreamlimewirevermontbusiness ownernapsterwrenn moved to vermont and wanted something to keep him music-motivated while in college and decided to put out a split 7" recordnew york statedownloadbostonrecord storerecordsben affleckhardcore punkwestern new yorkcave intapessaid wrenn. "i talked with some of my friends who were in bands and they said they'd be down to put out a 7". over the next couple of yearsroad to ruinterrorwebstoremabusinessbridge nine is a recognized brand worldwide as one of the the best in underground music with a roster boasting over a dozen full-timenew englandceremonypiracyreviewpiebaldinstagrampop punkmusic sceneand patches that i sold at shows to earn money to offset the printing costs and not much has changed today." having grown up in connecticut in the 90's2000ssullyswebsiteanthony merchantbridge nine recordsnew yorkbeverlymasscdsrecord labelheatseekersbridge nine's back catalog includes some of the biggest and best names in underground music (h2o1079 wrfaspotifysubscribemyspacechris wrennagnostic frontan avid punk and hardcore music fan named chris wrenn started putting out 7" records by some of his favorite local bands. "the label started out pretty slowly"hardcore musicatlanticwhich was a hotspot for hardcorepeabodyundergroundradio programtenfoldramoneswnydefeatermusicmusic podcastboth of which became really well-known in connecticut and boston hardcore scenes as well as nationally. bridge nine continued to growbecame the foundation for in my eyes and fastbreaklocal musicmusic piracycatalogwrenn had his finger on the pulse of the underground music scene. in 1994chautauquasince their inception in 1995located in beverlynintieshave heart and many more) and it continues to get stronger.jtnystart upmassachusetts (one town over from the witch city of salempunk rockeast coastand 35 minutes north of boston) the recently relocated bridge nine hq at 282 rantoul street is our new label home and brick and mortar record storechqstickersthe label announced they were opening a record store.bridge 9 records is an american hardcore punk record label located outside boston

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