Emerald Moon Records (abbreviated as EMR) is an American

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, founded by Matt Boylan in

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, Maryland in August 2004, they worked with many bands up until shutting down on October 3, 2012. The label primarily focuses on genres such as alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk,

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, hardcore Punk,

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, and screamo. The label is known for having launched All Time Low,

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, Spark Is a Diamond,

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, Emma, Lady Radiator, Morning for the Masses, Hometown Anthem, Girlfight, and

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History

2004-2005: Beginnings

The label was founded by Matt Boylan in

, Maryland in August 2004. EMR was started for bands in the Baltimore area to gain exposure for their talent. The label issued their first release August 27, 2004 called ''From the Land of Pleasant Living'', featuring various Baltimore bands including future EMR bands like All Time Low, The Fall Line, Bled Across Miles, This Year Passed, Stars Turn Cold, and Morning for the Masses. Soon, the label signed All Time Low and released the band's debut EP ''The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End'' on October 1, 2004. All Time Low released their debut studio album ''

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'' on July 19, 2005, and it gained attention but the label unsigned them in December that year.

2006-2007: New artists and success

EMR signed

and rereleased an EP called ''Chronicles'' and the band appeared on the Masters of Horror soundtrack on October 18, 2005, they used a track from their ''Chronicles'' EP "At Least You Gave Her Flowers." On February 16, 2006, EMR signed

, a band from

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, Delaware. The label signed Spark Is a Diamond on June 22, 2006, which features former EMR members from different bands and released their debut EP '' Keep Your Eyes Off the Prize'' on November 14, 2006. The band attracted Pluto Records who signed them two years later. The band released a studio album '' Try This On for Size'' which reused some tracks from the EP and it was named “Best Punk Album Of 2008” by About.com. EMR and Pluto started to get in contact for future projects. Morning for the Masses and The Spotlight were interviewed by InsidePUNK. My America released their debut studio album ''Narratives'' on July 20, 2006. The album received some praise from outlets like Lambgoat and they would also appear in Hanging Like a Hex and they also signed into Pluto Records in 2008. Ben Seaward Hirschhorn of Morning for the Masses created a solo project called The Everyday File. Hometown Anthem was chosen over 12,000 other bands for inclusion on the Ernie Ball compilation CD 13 Of The Best Unsigned Bands In North America (

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, and more. On January 15, 2007, it was announced that EMR and Pluto Records were working together to produce a four part 7” vinyl series with

. The first vinyl was released on April 17, 2007 and the second 7” vinyl was released sometime in summer of 2008, the other two parts were canceled. Lady Radiator was featured in New York Lottery commercial in both English and Spanish in 2008. Joseph Crawford formed a new band called The Tonight Life in 2008.

2008-2012: Hiatus and downfall

The label signed Girlfight in 2008 and after two EPs, released their debut studio album '' Infinite Carcass'' on October 16, 2010. The album was praised by many news outlets including the Pittsburgh City Paper. The Tonight Life released their debut album ''Carry Me On'' that appeared in

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. The label started to lose money which cause the label to go into a hiatus in 2009 until spring 2010. Tyler Lefebvre of The Green Eyed Machine also went as a solo artist and released ''Red Canvas'' on April 5, 2011. Tyler now goes as a producer and audio engineer. Kenny Ramirez from Lady Radiator pursued a project called January Without Her Daisies in 2006 and officially signed in 2011, he worked with Dave Watt of Girlfight to make the cover art and released his self-titled EP in late 2011. The project later became Lazarus Wilde in early 2015. Kenny also formed a new band called Lives We Live until renaming into Wife & Child, they worked with Paul Leavitt and Michael Fossenkemper to release their self-titled EP on June 27, 2012. Unfortunately the label fell to obscurity and went defunct on October 3, 2012.

Former artists

* All Time Low (on Fueled by Ramen) * Bled Across Miles/Gibraltar May Crumble (disbanded) * Boy Crazy (disbanded) * Dead Again!? (disbanded) * Driving In Silence (disbanded) * Emma/GunsLikeGirls (disbanded) *

(disbanded) * Girlfight (disbanded) * Hometown Anthem (disbanded) * Inferis (disbanded) * January Without Her Daisies/Lazarus Wilde (active as of 2023) * Joseph Crawford (inactive) * Lady Radiator (disbanded) * Lives We Live/Wife & Child (disbanded) * Make Your Stand (disbanded) * More Than a Monument (disbanded) * Morning for the Masses (disbanded) *

(disbanded) * Spark Is a Diamond (disbanded) * Stars Turn Cold (disbanded) * The Everyday File (active as of 2023) * The Fall Line (disbanded) * The Green Eyed Machine (disbanded) *

(disbanded) * The Spotlight (disbanded) * The Tonight Life (disbanded) * This Year Passed/Storm The Armory (disbanded) * Tyler Lefebvre (active as of 2023)

Discography

* Various Artists ''- From the Land of Pleasant Living'' (2004) * All Time Low - ''The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End EP'' (2004) *

- ''Chronicles'' (2005) * Bled Across Miles - ''Hats Off to the Good Guys'' (2005) * Emma - ''Then We Burnt the Village'' (2005) * This Year Passed - ''The Progress'' (2005) * Stars Turn Cold - ''My Gift, My Burden'' (2005) * All Time Low - ''

'' (2005) * Morning for the Masses - ''Wake Up Better'' (2005) * Hometown Anthem - ''Don't Hold On To What You Hear'' (2005) * The Fall Line - ''Seiran'' (2005) * Various Artists - ''EMR 2005 Sampler'' (2005) * Make Your Stand - ''Make Your Stand'' (2006) * Boy Crazy - ''Whale Songs to Kensington Garden'' (2006) * Inferis - ''Fear the Engineer'' (2006) *

- ''Narratives'' (2006) * Hometown Anthem - '' If We Could Dream'' (2006) * Dead Again!? - ''Monolith'' (2006) * Spark Is a Diamond - '' Keep Your Eyes Off the Prize'' (2006) *

- ''Devil Music Volume 1'' (2007) * Morning for the Masses - ''Seconds'' (2007) * The Spotlight - ''Slug Love'' (2007) * Various Artists - ''EMR 2007 Sampler'' (2007) * My America Is Watching Tigers Die - ''30,000 Lbs.'' (2007) * Lady Radiator - ''Bounce Energy Hear Me Out'' (2007) * Girlfight - ''Haggard'' (2008) * The Tonight Life - ''The Tonight Life'' (2008) * Spark Is a Diamond - ''You Can't Stop (Deathwish Remixes)'' (2008) *

- ''Devil Music Volume 2'' (2008) * The Green Eyed Machine - ''The Green Eyed Machine'' (2009) * Girlfight - ''Ghost Eater'' (2010) * Girlfight - '' Infinite Carcass'' (2010) * Tyler Lefebvre - ''Red Canvas'' (2011) * The Tonight Life - ''Carry Me On'' (2011) * January Without Her Daisies - ''January Without Her Daisies'' (2011) * Wife & Child - ''Wife & Child'' (2012)

Videography

{{unreferenced section, date= May 2023 * Hometown Anthem - Make Me Believe (Music Video) * All Time Low - The Girl's A Straight-Up Hustler (Music Video) * All Time Low - Circles (Music Video) * Morning for the Masses - Broke and Still Breaking (Live Video) * Spark Is a Diamond - Check Your Lease, You're In F**k City (Music Video) * Morning for the Masses - Call This Treason (Music Video) * Morning for the Masses - Intentions (Music Video) * Morning for the Masses - Explanations (Music Video) * Hometown Anthem - Like No Other (Music Video Version 1) * Hometown Anthem - Like No Other (Music Video Version 2) * Lady Radiator - Ready Explode (Music Video) * Lady Radiator - New York Lottery Commercial (English/Spanish) * Lady Radiator - Wayne Brady Don't Hold Me Back (Live Video) * Girlfight - Doom Route (Music Video)

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