Weathermaker Music
Encyclopedia
Weathermaker Music is a developing record label
owned by the American rock
band Clutch and run by Jon Nardachone, a former Atlantic
/Columbia
/DRT
executive. The label was formed in 2008 after Clutch experienced repeated issues with various record labels, resulting in band members Neil Fallon
, Tim Sult
, Dan Maines
, as well as Jean-Paul Gaster
, deciding that the band would benefit more from creating their own record label rather than continuing to take risks with other labels. At the moment, Weathermaker Music is only known to work with Clutch and The Bakerton Group
.
Record label
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owned by the American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Clutch and run by Jon Nardachone, a former Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
/Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
/DRT
DRT Entertainment
DRT Entertainment is a New York City based independent record label founded in 2003 by Derek Shulman, Ron Urban and Theodore "Ted" Green. It is now solely owned by Derek Shulman....
executive. The label was formed in 2008 after Clutch experienced repeated issues with various record labels, resulting in band members Neil Fallon
Neil Fallon
Neil P. Fallon is the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and percussionist for the rock band Clutch, and lead singer for The Company Band...
, Tim Sult
Tim Sult
Tim Sult is the guitarist for hard rock band Clutch. He is also the guitarist for an instrumental side project, The Bakerton Group and, schedule permitting, the Reggae/Rock band Lionize...
, Dan Maines
Dan Maines
Dan Maines is the bassist for rock/funk metal/hard rock band Clutch. He is also the bassist for an instrumental side project, The Bakerton Group. Dan Maines has remained the bassist for Clutch since the group started in 1990.-External links:*...
, as well as Jean-Paul Gaster
Jean-Paul Gaster
Jean-Paul Gaster is the American drummer for rock band Clutch.-Style and influences:Jean-Paul Gaster has learned to play drums growing up on 1960s and 1970 heavy rock bands like Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Black Sabbath. Favorite drummers of Gaster are artists such as legendary jazz drummers Elvin...
, deciding that the band would benefit more from creating their own record label rather than continuing to take risks with other labels. At the moment, Weathermaker Music is only known to work with Clutch and The Bakerton Group
The Bakerton Group
The Bakerton Group is an instrumental blues jam band and the side project of the blues rock outfit Clutch. They incorporate elements of blues-rock, psychedelic rock, jazz and stoner rock.-Biography:...
.