There is a gap in the market for another Oasis or Arctic Monkeys, according to Maison Rouge Records – and they believe they could be the team to discover it.
The Bolton-based label are aiming to paint Manchester ‘rouge’ on Friday night when three of their artists take over Sound Control.
Maison Rouge Records are planning to cement its credentials as one of the North West’s leading indie labels with a showcase of some of its best talent.
Artists playing on the night include singer/songwriter Jordan Allen, Empire Signal and headline act The Jade Assembly.
The label, which was started just four years ago, is aiming to continue its reputation for nurturing new talent.
Neil Treppas, Head of A&R said: “If I see a band that’s really good but who don’t know what to do then Maison Rouge can hopefully help them.
“We can help not just with the music side but also with their image and website as well.
“We can help push them forward to develop their fan base and that follows on from this.
“We want to nurture them and make them into a professional sounding outfit.
“That’s definitely easier now there are so many more ways to access music. With the onset of iTunes and things its easier to release things than its ever been before.”
The event at Sound Control on New Wakefield Street will be the first time that the label’s artists have performed on the same bill.
Paul Eaton, the Label designer, said: “We’ve never done an event at which Jade Assembly and Empire Station had played together so we really wanted to do that. It’s more to do a really good gig than to be a showcase really.
“It’s about bringing two great bands together so that the fans of both can have a great night. Both bands love each others music and we are all really looking forward to the night.
“There’s loads of talent around at the moment. There are trends and sub trends going on so it’s difficult to say there’s one sort of style that come to the fore in terms of indie music.
“There’s a gap there for a really good indie guitar band to come through. There isn’t one band yet that sort of taken hold of the scene and pushed forwards a movement like Oasis or the Arctic Monkeys did. There are some really good music venues in Manchester and a resurgence of some of the older venues which have live music.”
Maison Rouge have shown patience with their artists, a strategy they believe will start to pay off.
Neil Treppas said: “We want to continue to nurture new talent in the way we have to with The Jade Assembly.
“We’re really busy with our current artists but we want to reinvest into helping new bands. It takes time to develop a band and for them to get better and write new songs and improve as a unit. We want them to be as good as they can be and will help them to continue to develop.
“Hopefully by building a fan base we’ll be in a good position once they start to release music and we want to provide something that people want to buy into.”
Maison Rouge see a gap in the market which they believe that The Jade Assembly and their other artists can fill.
Paul Eaton added: “We are not just looking for what’s just current or hot at the moment it’s about people who have got long term timelessness about them.
“So for instance with The Jade Assembly its not really about fixing them to a scene its about giving them the opportunity to define a scene.
“It’s about developing talent who we think have got real worldwide potential. We are prepared to invest the time to get to that stage.”
The Jade Assembly’s first album is to be release early next year.
Image courtesy of Live2Night documentary via YouTube, with thanks.
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