Steve Tramposch / Launchpad Media client STRIKER won the 2020 JUNO Award (Canadian version of Grammys) for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year in a ceremony last night for their album “Play To Win,” doing so completely independent. Click image below for the Full story: STRIKER have supported Metallica, had a #1 song at Canadian rock radio, were also nominated …
Friends and colleagues – excited to finally share that I am launching a record label with worldwide distribution, something I wish I had done many years ago. Formal announcement, name, and more in the near future. In the meantime you can submit music here. More to come. – Steve For more on Steve Tramposch click here. For more on Steve’s history of successful A&R …
Thanks to industry legend Jason Flom for his shout out in his podcast with Bob Lefsetz, and the story about his success with Steve Tramposch at Virgin Records. Jason talks about taking over Virgin, Steve’s obsession with A&R research data, and their first signing together, including a story few have heard before. Story starts after 1:08 / 1:10, but the whole thing …
Steve Tramposch‘s A&R signing Nothing More continues its meteoric trajectory, as the band received three Grammy Award nominations this morning – the most in Rock – including Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Go to War,” as well as a Best Rock Album nomination for The Stories We Tell Ourselves. The band currently has the #1 rock song in the …
Steve Tramposch‘s A&R signing Nothing More has the #1 rock song in the US – “Go To War” – rising above releases from such artists as Foo Fighters, 30 Seconds to Mars, Avenged Sevenfold and Metallica, heading into Thanksgiving, 2017. This adds to the tremendous success the band has seen in the last few years since his discovery, including four straight Top …
It was just about 10 years ago that we were shooting the video for Your Guardian Angel, the 3rd single off The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Platinum debut album, Don’t You Fake It. The song had existed as “The Acoustic Song” since the early, original Jacksonville demos, when I first found and started working with the band. When you’re an A&R/Manager for a long time …
If you’re a music artist looking to take things to the next level then you owe it to yourself to stop what you’re doing right now. This is an opportunity to work one-to-one with a senior A&R and music exec that’s worked with some of the largest record and music companies in the world. Steve is going to personally be your music consultant …
(Originally published via Music Career Blueprint, Launchpad’s new platform for music consulting / artist development, including one-to-ones, an e-course training system, group setting programs, and more.) In this post, we’re going to talk about something that‘s changed over the years and has become something of a lost art in the music business – Artist Development. Originally, the concept of Artist Development in the music business was …
Music’s Biggest Night will return to the world’s greatest city – New York – when The Grammys return for the first time since 2003, with the main event scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018. Launchpad Media, an award-winning NYC company that harnesses the power of music to help create, grow, and market talent, brands, products, …
Just about 10 years ago we were shooting this Red Jumpsuit Apparatus whodunit video. Shane Drake knocked it out of the park as usual. A viral campaign preceded its release and there were upset fans that thought something really happened to Ronnie. The birth of The Alliance. From the RIAA certified Platinum debut album Don’t You Fake It by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Related: …
The return of O-Fresh – The DiGiorno Pizza Anthem Featuring Von Miller & Redfoo. Great work, Chris. I’ll take one with everything. #RiseToTheOccasion
NEW YORK – June, 2016 – Don’t You Fake It, the debut album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has officially been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. sales exceeding one million copies. The album, which features hit songs like “Face Down” and “Your Guardian Angel,” was certified Gold just 4 months after its release on July 18, 2006. It’s …
10 years ago around this time, Face Down, the first single from The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus‘ debut album Don’t You Fake It, was just starting to impact radio. About a year earlier I had a short break between A&R positions at Elektra and Virgin Records when a trusted contact in Florida tipped me off about a DIY local band selling …
Steve Tramposch’s A&R signing Nothing More is SiriusXM Octane’s #1 rock song/artist for two years in a row. This adds to the tremendous success the band has seen in the last two years since their discovery, including three straight Top Ten songs at rock radio. Steve discovered the band in Mid 2013 and immediately started the process of signing them …
“Once in a generation comes a band who change perceptions on what can be achieved. The last one was Linkin Park, the next one is Nothing More.” – Chris Ingham, Publisher, Metal Hammer (UK) Steve Tramposch/Launchpad Media’s A&R signing Nothing More now has its third straight Top Ten song at rock radio with “Jenny.” Nothing More impacted Billboard‘s rock charts with …