Ripple Music is proud to announce the addition of Jadd
Shickler to the label's core team.
Initially he'll be helping on Ripple's ever-increasing project
management needs, as things are expanding at light speed with no end in sight.
And in the future... who knows? There's no limit to the heights that this
partnership can reach or where it might go!
L-R: Jadd Shickler,
Todd Severin, Steve Macioci, Aaron Emmel
For those not familiar, Jadd is a founding force in the
stoner rock world. Back in 1997, he
co-founded the All That's Heavy online store and MeteorCity, one of the world's
first stoner/desert rock labels.
Their first release was the Welcome to MeteorCity
compilation, a subtle tribute to Kyuss' landmark Sky Valley
album that offered the first appearances of future stoner rock luminaries like
Sixty Watt Shaman, Lowrider, The Atomic Bitchwax, Dozer, Los Natas, and Fatso
Jetson.
Under Jadd's guidance, MeteorCity released music from
Nebula, Dozer, Unida (with John Garcia), Solace, Truckfighters, The Atomic
Bitchwax, Spirit Caravan and The Obsessed, among many others.
Having sold MeteorCity in 2008, Jadd became a contributor to
The Ripple Effect blog in 2015 and began re-connecting with the scene he'd
helped found. The following year, thanks
to a door opened by one of his Ripple Effect articles, Jadd joined Magnetic Eye
Records as Label Operations Director.
As of today, Jadd is all-in on the scene and the
industry. Besides his continued work
with Magnetic Eye and new duties with Ripple Music, Jadd has also launched his
new label Blues Funeral Recordings, which recently debuted the new album from
Domkraft and this week launched a Kickstarter campaign for the exclusive vinyl
subscription series PostWax (more info here).
Jadd couldn't be more enthusiastic about bringing his
experience, history and enthusiasm to support Ripple Music's ambitions for the
coming year.
Ripple, meanwhile is extremely happy to welcome Jadd to the
fold, with CEO Todd Severin saying:
"I can't wait to see what Jadd brings to the Ripple
Family. With his passion and experience
in the heavy underground combined with Ripple's love of music and the scene, I
can't help but think we'll make some big noise.
Our goal will always be to bring the best music we can to the legions of
heavy underground fans and help the worldwide scene grow."
This promises to be the start of a bold new future for the
Bay Area heavy music powerhouse.
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