- Volcom Entertainment
Volcom Entertainment, is an American
record label based inCosta Mesa, California . It was officially founded in1995 , inNewport Beach, CA and is the brainchild of theLINE'ssinger /guitarist Ryan Immegart and Volcom Clothing founder Richard Woolcott. Immegart being Volcom's first sponsoredsnowboarder and having a love for music provided the necessary components to launch the label through Volcom.Being a brand recognized world -wide for its youth lifestyle clothing allowed Volcom the perfect chance to introduce theLINE's "self-titled" debut CD within the surf/skate/snow community. CD sales for the first six months exceeded 5000 units through non-traditional distribution (ie.s urf, skate and snow retailers). In the next several years the label continued to grow through traditional and non-traditional record retail, launching bands such as CKY, Vaux, and Pepper. Volcom Entertainment has also sponsored and operated its own stage on the
Van's Warped Tour since1997 .Volcom Entertainment is a part of the
EastWest Records family of labels.----
Bands
Current bands
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A Faith Called Chaos
*Another Damn Disappointment
*Arraya
*Arkham
*ASG
*Birds of Avalon
*Con$umer$
*Die Hunns
*Dorothy Sanchez
*Guttermouth
*Kandi Coded
*The Riverboat Gamblers
*Single Frame
*Soul Minded
*Goons of Doom
*theLINE
*Totimoshi
*Valient Thorr
*Year Long Disaster Former bands
See also
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List of record labels
*Volcom External links
* [http://www.volcoment.com/ Official site]
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