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Initial Records
Initial Records
Founded	1992
Founder	Andy Rich
Defunct	2004
Distributor(s)	Mordam
Genre	Hardcore punk, metalcore, pop punk, post-hardcore, indie rock, emo
Country of origin	United States
Location	Louisville, Kentucky

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Initial Records was an independent record label in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by Falling Forward, Boysetsfire and Ink & Dagger, and created the annual weekend long music festival, Krazy Fest.

History

Initial was founded in 1992 in a Dunkin' Donuts in suburban Detroit by three high school friends, Dennis Hepinstall, Carolyn Smith and Andy Rich. Their first issue was a re-release of the 7" single from local Detroit based hardcore band Pittbull.

Carolyn's interest waned early in the project after her long standing relationship with Dennis ended and she bowed out. Dennis would stick around for another few years while Andy attended the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University. By 1995 Dennis had enough and ended his tenure with the label as well. After graduating college with a bachelor of business administration in 1996 Andy relocated to Louisville, KY and took the label with him.

Over the next few years Initial would blossom into one of independent music's most well known labels. The April 1998 issue of Playboy magazine declared Initial one of the country's ten hottest record labels. The May 1998 issue of Alternative Press Magazine named Initial as one of "Ten independent labels that have helped to change not only the way hardcore sounds, but the way it does business."

Krazy Fest

Krazy Fest was founded by Initial Records President Andy Rich. It was a weekend long music and lifestyle festival that ran annually for six years from 1998 through 2003, with a reprisal in 2011 at Expo5. Over the years Krazy Fest featured such bands as Dashboard Confessional, AFI, Jimmy Eat World, Alkaline Trio, and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Final release

Initial's last release to date was a posthumous CD from Louisville hardcore band By The Grace Of God in 2004. It was a benefit to help pay medical bills for local Louisville scenester Adele Collins. The band also played a reunion show in conjunction with the release.

Epilogue

Longtime Initial Records label chief Andy Rich now resides in Las Vegas where he works for Caesars Entertainment running several of their poker rooms.

The label's impact was described by Alternative Press in 2013: "While largely associated with Louisville, Kentucky, hardcore, Initial did more than just (exhaustively) cover that scene—it focused on the Midwest, covering bands from Detroit, Chicago, Omaha and more."^[1]

Bands

References

^ 13 Classic Record Labels We Really, Really Miss. Alternative Press, October 17, 2013.

[1] 13 Classic Record Labels We Really, Really Miss. Alternative Press, October 17, 2013.

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-'''Initial Records''' was an [[independent record label]] in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by [[Falling Forward]], [[Boysetsfire]] and [[Ink & Dagger]], and created the annual weekend long music festival, [[Krazy Fest]].
+'''Initial Records''' was an [[independent record label]] in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by [[Falling Forward]], [[Boysetsfire]] and [[Ink & Dagger]], and created the annual weekend long music festival, Krazy Fest.
 ==History==
-Initial was founded in 1992 in a [[Dunkin' Donuts]] in suburban [[Detroit]] by three high school friends, Dennis Hepinstall, Carolyn Smith and Andy Rich. That evening the three banded together over coffee and doughnuts to re-release the 7" single from local Detroit based hardcore heroes Pittbull.
+Initial was founded in 1992 in a [[Dunkin' Donuts]] in suburban [[Detroit]] by three high school friends, Dennis Hepinstall, Carolyn Smith and Andy Rich. Their first issue was a re-release of the 7" single from local Detroit based hardcore band Pittbull.
-Carolyn's interest waned early in the project after her long standing relationship with Dennis ended and she bowed out. Dennis would stick around for another few years while Andy attended the Haworth College of Business at [[Western Michigan University]] and commuted back to suburbia to work on the label on weekends. By 1995 Dennis had enough and ended his tenure with the label as well. After graduating college with a bachelor of business administration in 1996 Andy relocated to [[Louisville, KY]] and took the still fledgling label with him.
+Carolyn's interest waned early in the project after her long standing relationship with Dennis ended and she bowed out. Dennis would stick around for another few years while Andy attended the Haworth College of Business at [[Western Michigan University]]. By 1995 Dennis had enough and ended his tenure with the label as well. After graduating college with a bachelor of business administration in 1996 Andy relocated to [[Louisville, KY]] and took the label with him.
+Over the next few years Initial would blossom into one of independent music's most well known labels. The April 1998 issue of [[Playboy]] magazine declared Initial one of the country's ten hottest record labels. The May 1998 issue of [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] Magazine named Initial as one of "Ten independent labels that have helped to change not only the way hardcore sounds, but the way it does business."
-==Fruition==
-Over the next few years Initial would blossom into one of independent music's most well known labels. The April 1998 issue of [[Playboy]] magazine declared Initial one of the country's ten hottest record labels alongside other notable labels such as [[P-Diddy]] owned [[Bad Boy Entertainment]], DE based [[Jade Tree Records]] and legendary CA punk label [[Epitaph Records]]. The May 1998 issue of [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] Magazine named Initial as one of "Ten independent labels that have helped to change not only the way hardcore sounds, but the way it does business."
 ==Krazy Fest==
-'''[[Krazy Fest]]''' was the brain child of Initial Records President Andy Rich. It was a weekend long music and lifestyle festival that ran annually for six years from 1998 through 2003, with a reprisal in 2011 at Expo5. Over the years Krazy Fest would help introduce music fans to such bands as [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[AFI (band)|AFI]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[The Dillinger Escape Plan (band)|The Dillinger Escape Plan]] and several other artists that would go on to platinum selling status.
+Krazy Fest was founded by Initial Records President Andy Rich. It was a weekend long music and lifestyle festival that ran annually for six years from 1998 through 2003, with a reprisal in 2011 at Expo5. Over the years Krazy Fest featured such bands as [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[AFI (band)|AFI]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Alkaline Trio]], and [[The Dillinger Escape Plan (band)|The Dillinger Escape Plan]].
 ==Final release==
-Initial's last release to date was a posthumous CD from Louisville hardcore legends By The Grace Of God in 2004. It was a benefit to help pay medical bills for local Louisville scenester Adele Collins. The band also played a well attended reunion show in conjunction with the release to help raise funds for Adele, who suffers from a rare ocular disease called Pseudotumor Cerebri.
+Initial's last release to date was a posthumous CD from Louisville hardcore band By The Grace Of God in 2004. It was a benefit to help pay medical bills for local Louisville scenester Adele Collins. The band also played a reunion show in conjunction with the release.
 ==Epilogue==
 Longtime Initial Records label chief Andy Rich now resides in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] where he works for [[Caesars Entertainment Corporation|Caesars Entertainment]] running several of their poker rooms.
+The label's impact was described by ''[[Alternative Press]]'' in 2013: "While largely associated with Louisville, Kentucky, hardcore, Initial did more than just (exhaustively) cover that scene—it focused on the Midwest, covering bands from Detroit, Chicago, Omaha and more."<ref>[https://www.altpress.com/features/13_classic_record_labels_we_really_really_miss/2/ 13 Classic Record Labels We Really, Really Miss]. ''Alternative Press'', October 17, 2013.</ref>
 ==Bands==
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 ==See also==
 * [[List of record labels]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Defunct record labels of the United States]]