StandBy Records is a record company based in Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, founded by Nick Moore

Nick Moore (musician)

Nick Moore is an American Christian musician from Findlay, Ohio. He is most notably known for being the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of Billboard charting band Before Their Eyes on Rise Records....

, lead singer of Before Their Eyes

Before Their Eyes

Before Their Eyes is a post-hardcore band from Findlay, Ohio. The band is currently signed to InVogue Records. Founded by vocalist Nick Moore and former guitarist James Nahorny, the name of the band is taken from the New Testament verse Romans 3:18: "There is no fear of God before their eyes." As...

 in 2007 . Moore sold the company to Neil Sheehan, owner of HM-Live in 2008 because he was to busy with Before Their Eyes. Sheehan introduced StandBy Urban as part of the label for hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 artists. The label has few well-known musical acts, but bands previously signed to the company include Black Veil Brides

Black Veil Brides

Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based out of Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andrew Biersack , Ashley Purdy , Jake Pitts , Jinxx , and Christian "CC" Coma...

, Emarosa

Emarosa

Emarosa is an American rock band from Lexington, Kentucky. Formed in 2006, they released one EP in 2007 titled This Is Your Way Out, and shortly after, the group underwent significant lineup and sound changes, dropping their heavy metal influence and leaning toward a soul inspiration...

, and Before Their Eyes

Before Their Eyes

Before Their Eyes is a post-hardcore band from Findlay, Ohio. The band is currently signed to InVogue Records. Founded by vocalist Nick Moore and former guitarist James Nahorny, the name of the band is taken from the New Testament verse Romans 3:18: "There is no fear of God before their eyes." As...

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Current

• Blessed By A Burden
• Castle Grayskull
• Count Your Blessings
• Dot Dot Curve :)
• Emergency 911
• Hopes Die Last
  Hopes Die Last
  Hopes Die Last is a post-hardcore band from Vatican, Italy, formed in 2004. The band is currently signed to Standby Records. Their line-up currently consists of Daniele Tofani , Marco Calanca , Marco Mantovani , Luigi Magliocca and Ivan Panella...
  
  
• Just Left
• Modern Day Escape
• Lachrymosa Acoustic
• Picture Me Broken
  Picture Me Broken
  Picture Me Broken is an American five-piece rock band from Redwood City, California.-Band members:Current Members*Layla Brooklyn Allman – Vocals, Keyboards* Dante Phoenix – Lead Guitar* Jimmy Strimpel - Guitar* Austin Dunn – Bass Guitar...
  
  
• Star City Meltdown

Former

• A Breach On Heaven
• Before Their Eyes
  Before Their Eyes
  Before Their Eyes is a post-hardcore band from Findlay, Ohio. The band is currently signed to InVogue Records. Founded by vocalist Nick Moore and former guitarist James Nahorny, the name of the band is taken from the New Testament verse Romans 3:18: "There is no fear of God before their eyes." As...
  
   (Active, now with InVogue Records
  InVogue Records
  InVogue Records is a record company based in Findlay, Ohio. It was founded by Nick Moore, lead singer of Before Their Eyes in 2009. In the fall of 2011 InVogue Records signed a distribution deal with Independent Label Group and and Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Current inVogue Records...
  
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• Black Veil Brides
  Black Veil Brides
  Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based out of Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andrew Biersack , Ashley Purdy , Jake Pitts , Jinxx , and Christian "CC" Coma...
  
   (Active, now with Lava Records
  Lava Records
  Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...
  
  .)
• Destruction Of A Rose
• Emarosa
  Emarosa
  Emarosa is an American rock band from Lexington, Kentucky. Formed in 2006, they released one EP in 2007 titled This Is Your Way Out, and shortly after, the group underwent significant lineup and sound changes, dropping their heavy metal influence and leaning toward a soul inspiration...
  
   (Active, now with Rise Records.)
• Forever in Terror
  Forever In Terror
  Forever in Terror is an American heavy metal music group from Streetsboro, Ohio.- History :Formerly known as 7th plague, Forever in Terror was formed in 2003 in Streetsboro, Ohio in the Greater Cleveland area by drummer Nick Borukhovsky...
  
  
• Freshman 15
  Freshman 15 (band)
  Freshman 15 is an American pop punk band from Gainesville, Georgia. The band was formed in 2002 but at that time they were named Xzamen. They changed to the name "Freshman 15" in 2007. The band formed as Xzamen was composed of Davey Fortner , Jeremy Smith , B.J. Formella , and Breck Blanchard...
  
  
• Guns For Glory
• Handshakes And Highfives
• Holiday Unheard Of
• No Bragging Rights
  No Bragging Rights
  No Bragging Rights is an American melodic/hardcore band from Riverside, California formed in 1999 by vocalist, Mike Perez. To date they have released three full length albums and two EP's.- The Beginning :...
  
  
• Oh The Blood
• Return From Exile
• Settle The Sky
• Tonight Is Glory
• Vanilla Ice
  Vanilla Ice
  Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...
  
   (Active, now with Psychopathic Records
  Psychopathic Records
  Psychopathic Records, also known as "The Hatchet", is an American independent record label based in Farmington Hills, Michigan that specializes in hip hop music. The label was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbiss and hip hop group Insane Clown Posse....
  
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• Vegas Masquerade
• Vice On Victory
• The Waking Life

External links

• Official website
• Standby Urban at Myspace
  Myspace
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