Maintenance Records is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

and concert promotion company founded by Brandon Kirshner in

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. Acting as both a label and booking company, Maintenance is involved in artist development, management, and concert promotion for its roster.

History

Maintenance began in 2016 as a concert promotion company, focusing exclusively on concert bookings in New York City. In 2016 and 2017, Maintenance promoted concerts for Juan Wauters,

Fletcher C. Johnson Fletcher C. Johnson is an American songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. In live settings, Johnson performs with his eponymously-named three piece band. Career Fletcher C. Johnson grew up in Brattleboro, Vermont before relocating to Brooklyn. ...

, Useless Eaters,

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. During its first few years of existence, Maintenance presented concerts at Mercury Lounge in Manhattan, as well as at several venues in Brooklyn including Palisades, Sunnyvale, Shea Stadium and Brooklyn Bazaar. While booking numerous concerts in Brooklyn and Manhattan, founder Brandon Kirshner began developing relationships with several unsigned bands in Brooklyn. This led to Maintenance's decision to expand from a concert promotion company to a record label. In 2018, Maintenance Records signed Hotel Pools, Buena Puente and

Baby Jey Baby Jey is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band originally from Edmonton, Alberta, founded in 2015 by core members Jeremy Witten (guitar, keyboards, lead vocals), and Dean Kheroufi (bass, backing vocals). In 2017, Baby Jey started performing as a f ...

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Someday Cowboy ''Someday Cowboy'' is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Baby Jey, released in September 2018 by Maintenance Records. Background ''Someday Cowboy'' was recorded in two days in the childhood home of lead singer Jeremy Witten. T ...

'', Baby Jey's sophomore album, was released on Maintenance Records in September 2018. In January 2019, Maintenance released New Love Crowd's single "Cotton Candy."

Roster

*Buena Puente * Hotel Pools *

New Love Crowd New Love Crowd is a Brooklyn-based music project founded in 2014 by singer-songwriter Travis Swinford. New Love Crowd has released one full length album, one EP, and two singles. History Before founding New Love Crowd, Travis Swinford was activ ...

*Post Game Press

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* {{Authority control American independent record labels Companies based in New York City Record labels established in 2016 Indie rock record labels Indie pop record labels