Nice Guy Records

Description

Nice Guy Records is an independent record label based in Cincinnati, Ohio that specializes in punk rock. It was founded in 1999 by Jamie Mandel while he attended Xavier University. [ [http://archive.cinweekly.com/content/2004/01/07/0107coverstory.asp CIN Weekly] ] Mandel still owns and runs the company. The record label began as a way to release albums for Mandel's own band The Scrubs. It expanded to include ten musical acts, and attained international distribution for its releases. Eventually, Nice Guy diversified into promoting concerts [ [http://citybeat.com/2002-12-19/musiclocalsonly.shtml Citybeat] ] and licensing music to television and film.

Artists & Releases

* Anchor Set
** Anchor Set (2002)
* Bottom Line
** In and Out Of Luck (2002)
** Eloquence (2005)
* Dropkickmejesus
** Love Sucks (2000)
* The Fonzarellies
** Beautiful (2001)
** Sweet Velvet Runaway (2002)
* The Interns
** The Interns (2004)
* J. Page
** Goodbye Chapel Hill (2005)
* Last Laugh
* Going Nowhere (2001)
* The Scrubs
** Makin' A Mess (1999)
** Return To The Basement (2004)
** Complete Discography 1999-2003 (2007)
* Travoltas
** Step On The Gas...and Don't Look Back! (2002)
* When Sparks Fly
** We Who Are About To Die (2003)

Compilations

* Ohio and Beyond (2001)
* Pop Punk Fever (2001)
* Pop Punk Fever 2 (2004)
* Nice Guys Finish Last (2003)

See also

List of Record Labels

External links

* [http://www.niceguyrecords.com Nice Guy Records official website]

References

1. CIN Weekly cover story 1/7/04 http://archive.cinweekly.com/content/2004/01/07/0107coverstory.asp
2. Citybeat: Locals Only 12/19/02 http://citybeat.com/2002-12-19/musiclocalsonly.shtml