Less of a traditional label and more of an investment project, Radio-Active-Music.com has developed new ways to help artists release their music. By offering non-exclusive, per-album contracts, we enable our bands to make the choices best for them, and never ‘lock’ anyone into a deal that no longer is effective. Many of our artists enjoy the benefits of multi-label releases and distribution, or even chose to self-release some of their own singles and EPs when it simply makes more sense! We’re all about artist rights, and believe that our success comes through their success.

For more information about submitting your band to be considered for label inclusion, please see the ‘Contact’ page for details.

For many bands, the concept of a label may not fit their current business model, so we also offer our distribution networks to unsigned & indie artists who would rather self-release, but could use a little distribution help. With a clear-cut, up front deal, artists on our distribution network benefit from our business contacts, online store, and vending events, without being tied down by an exclusive agreement.

For more information about submitting your band to be considered for our distribution network, please see the ‘Contact’ page for details.

Overview

Radio-Active-Music.com is a label & distribution network based in Virginia Beach, VA, for industrial, goth, and electronic artists. Founded in 2004, Radio-Active-Music has released more than twenty albums, and distributed dozens of unsigned and up-and-coming acts in the genre. Radio-Active-Music.com is home to many acts, including 23RAINYDAYS, The Dark Clan (side project of Stromkern), Hopeful Machines (side project of Ego Likeness), Reaver, Third Realm, and XUBERX.

While Radio-Active-Music.com started as an online magazine and networking site, the company eventually grew into an indie label and distribution hub after watching small bands struggle to gain exposure. Drawing from both direct experience with other indie lables as well as commentary from a variety of artists, Radio-Active-Music.com is now on the front lines, utilizing budding technology and broad networking to provide a simple, effective, and wide-reaching push to the bands we represent.

History

Radio-Active-Music.com was founded in May 2004 as a webzine and online community for goth & industrial artists by Laura Hofford, aka “Valdyr”. Valdyr’s career in artist support began through theatre design & technology (BA, Theatre Arts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2004), but took a slight change in direction when she was offered an internship at D1 Music (label operated by Jay Gordon of Orgy).

During her internship, she gained a considerable amount of experience in A&R, internet radio, and webdesign (including designing & maintaining the website for electro-industrial artist Fluffy Starr for many years). After graduation, she launched her own website to support the goth/industrial community, by providing a new hub for reviews, interviews, and fan interaction.

In late 2005, Valdyr relocated to Washington, DC, and Radio-Active-Music.com’s involvement in the scene began to grow. Over the next few years, Radio-Active-Music.com’s artist services expanded to include live show promotion & booking, intensive online & street promotion, and - finally - CD production & distribution.

Some of Radio-Active-Music.com’s most notable projects during this time included booking at the club Midnight in Washington DC from July of 2006 until January of 2009, the label’s yearly Nuclearfest (a summer festival supporting up-and-coming acts in the genre), founded in 2007, and promotional management for Strangeland Records (an indie record store specializing in obscure genres), for most of the store’s time in existence.

By late 2008, Radio-Active-Music.com made the decision to focus solely on it’s expanding artist roster & distribution network. For the last two years, Radio-Active-Music.com has increased the production schedule and artist offerings, and continues to look for new and improved ways to bring the fans the best new artists in the genre.

Distribution

Radio-Active-Music.com currently uses the following distribution networks & stores for hardcopy distribution, among others:

Radio-Active-Music.com currently uses the following distribution networks and stores for digital distribution, among others:

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