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on October 15, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
commented on a project updatehey guys i still need your addresses ASAP so i can send you your packages. If you have not sent me your address yet, or made arrangements to pick up your package, please get a hold of me so i can get you your cd's and records. Thanks
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on October 12, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
Posted project update #9PLEASE SEND ME YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS
Please send me your address ASAP and we will send you your package. Please ignore this if you have already sent me your address, received your package, or made other arrangements to pick up your package directly from us. Thank you all again for your help.
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on October 12, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
Posted project update #8THANK YOU ALL
Post CommentHey everybody our project is now officially over and it was very successful thanks to all of you. We blew our goal way out of the water. Now comes the fun part of mailing you all of your records and cd's. If you have not already sent me your shipping address please do so ASAP. You can send me a message on here, or directly to my email at justin@emergencyumbrella.com Thanks again for all of your help. You guys are the best.
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on October 12, 2009Funded!
Help Emergency Umbrella Records clear an over crowded warehouse and save our records. by Emergency Umbrella Records
EU Records needs your help! Our Warehouses are overcrowded with CD's and LP's and we need to clear them out before they get destroyed.
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1,414% funded $1,414 pledged
- 66 backers
- Funded Oct 12, 2009
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on October 9, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
commented on a projectThank you all for helping us out with this. Our project is almost over so if you know anyone else who wants to help or wants some really good records for cheap please send them our way. We have 3 days to go. Thanks again.
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on September 20, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
Posted project update #7Local paper gives us a shout out
Post CommentLocal label makes space for new music
Emergency Umbrella is trying to save space by selling records.
By Alex Silverman
Published Sept. 18, 2009
Justin Nardy, co-owner of Columbia-based record label Emergency Umbrella, has decided it's time to clean his room. Now, through the label's latest promotion, you can lend him a hand and come away with some new music.
With storage space in Illinois and Nardy's room rapidly filling up with records produced by Emergency Umbrella's bands, the company is facing a major storage crunch.
"If stuff sits too long in the warehouse in Illinois then there is a threat of it being destroyed and we don't have room at my house to store it," Nardy said. "So we had to come up with an idea."
Inspired by another independent label in a similar situation, Emergency Umbrella recently launched an online campaign to liquidate the stockpile of CDs and LPs. Through the label's page on kickstarter.com, the public can make a pledge of any amount and receive a wide array of music from the warehouse.
"This is your chance to be introduced to the amazing bands on our label," the Kickstarter page reads.
The catalog features artists with varying styles, notoriety and roots. The musically diverse label features the indie pop sounds of St. Louis's Gentleman Auction House and the psychedelic madness that is Dark Meat of Athens, Georgia. The label, harkening back to its roots, also features several bands from Columbia, including Bald Eagle, The Foundry Field Recordings and Witch's Hat.
"We have been a big part of Columbia's music scene for years," Nardy said. "We gave Columbia bands that we thought were important and were making great music a chance."
Co-owner and lead singer of The Foundry Field Recordings, Billy Schuh also shares the desire to make an impact on Columbia's music scene.
"One thing we've always kept in mind is our community and where we're from," Schuh said. "We're not based in New York. We're in our own little area here."
Even with a roster and distribution that spans the U.S., Schuh takes pride in providing local bands with "information, resources and direction."
So far, Nardy said the response to the liquidation campaign has been successful. Still, some of the label's supporters initially took the clearance sale the wrong way.
"A lot of people are in panic and think the label is shutting down or that we are in some serious trouble," he said. "We are not shutting down and we aren't in any real trouble. We just need to clear some space (for new releases) and sell some records."
Needless to say, the owners of Emergency Umbrella see this as a great opportunity for those in the market for some new music.
"We're giving people the chance to get our back catalog and some new stuff for a great price," Nardy said.
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on September 12, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
Posted project update #6Blogs give EU fundraiser a shout out
Post CommentSufficiently Peculiar gives a shout out to EU fundraiser on kickstarter, Thank you Henry Beer. read this sweet blog: http://bit.ly/2jlEyc
River Front Times gives a shout out to EU fundraiser on kickstarter.
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on September 12, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
commented on a projectHenry Beer, Thanks for getting touch. I guess if you would like to pledge $55 you could either do one of two different ways. 1. make two different pledges (one for $10 and get the $10 reward, and then another one for $45 and get the $45 reward). Though you might not want to make two different pledges, i understand that is kind of a pin in the butt. OR 2. you could make a $55 pledge and just click on one of those packages (either the $10 or the $45 it doesn't matter) and i will send you both packages. It sends me a notice when someone makes a pledge and i am keeping very good track of all of this, so i will make sure you get both packages. Hopefully that clears that up. Also the difference between the $50 and $100 packages is this: basically for $50 you are getting 10 cd's (all old stuff), 3 LP's, 2 7"s, and a digital ep (which is the dark meat digital ep download that comes with their 7") if you upgrade to a $75 pledge you get everything from the $50 package, but you also get another 4cd's. So basically you are paying $25 extra and getting 4 cd's. However these 4 cd's are all new stuff (Including the brand new full length from dark meat, which isn't even out yet) if you upgrade to the $100 package you get everything from the $50 package but you also get the 4 cd's from the $75 package, plus another 2 cd's (both are newer releases), plus you would also get the NEW dark meat album on vinyl and it is a double LP. So yeah for $50 more you are getting 6 cd's and a 2xLP (which isn't out yet). So it might not be the best deal but that is what we have to work with, hopefully this clears it up and you understand. Anyhow thank you for your interest in Emergency Umbrella Records and for backing this project we really appreciate it. Please let me know if you have any other questions/concerns. You can email me personally at justin@emergencyumbrella.com Thanks.
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on September 9, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
Posted project update #5Thanks Brett and Kelley
Post CommentThank you guys so much for the extra pledge money, it really means a lot and will definitely help us out. Thanks again.
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on September 9, 2009
Emergency Umbrella Records
Posted project update #4Thanks Ryan
Post CommentRyan, awesome i got it man, i will switch the package to the all vinyl, thank you for letting me know so quickly so there was no confusion.
Emergency Umbrella Records
Columbia, MO
Emergency Umbrella Records started with a collaborative idea to create a community organization that included 20+ Columbia, MO musicians and bands back in 2001. By early 2003, EU fully morphed into an active collective record label, with a smaller gro... view more
hey guys i still need your addresses ASAP so i can send you your packages. If you have not sent me your address yet, or made arrangements to pick up your package, please get a hold of me so i can get you your cd's and records. Thanks