CONTACT
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ABOUT
Music for End Times was founded in 2007 by Zac Shaw and Paul Heath. The idea was to start an independent label for the duo’s band Dead Unicorn and its numerous side projects.
After releasing Dead Unicorn’s debut LP Yellowstone Supervolcano that year, the band toured the country with the Casket Architects, played a lot of local shows and repressed its CD due to high demand.
In 2008, Dead Unicorn started writing material for its follow-up LP as Zac and Paul started some new side projects.
In 2009, Dead Unicorn worked with video producer Chris Rahm to create a video for submission to the Ford Fiesta Movement contest. The band was chosen as one of one hundred social media mavens, and in the process won a free 2011 Ford Fiesta and free gas for six months. What followed was a whirlwind of exposure as the band rubbed elbows with Ford’s president and senior marketing staff, B-list celebrities and a lot of popular online video geeks.
Following the success of the Ford Fiesta videos, Chris, Zac and Paul have joined forces with musician/actor Joe Maggio to form a video production team called Daring Handsome Killing Machine. The team has produced many clips for YouTube and is currently producing music videos.
That same year the band began working with producer/musician Sean-Paul Pillsworth to track their new album. Sean-Paul plays bass for Nightmares for a Week, and Zac worked with the band to develop their business strategy and promote their debut EP A Flood Tomorrow, which was eventually picked up and digitally released by Broken English Records. Thus, the label morphed into more of a one-man band consultancy/PR firm.
In 2010, Music for End Times fully embraced its new approach by announcing the release of Dead Unicorn’s sophomore record Global Thermonuclear War for free online. This year also marks a huge leap forward for Nightmares for a Week, who recently signed with Academy Fight Song to release their debut LP.
This year we also released three of Zac’s side project albums for free: SNKELCTRNXXX – “Beta Fangs”, Ads – “Full Blown Ads” and Stage Select – “Death Mountain”.
Also in 2010, the label announced it was working with By Land or Sea to promote their self-released album “Hell Breaks Loose”.
Shortly before releasing the new Dead Unicorn album in July of 2010, Music for End Times announced a new addition to its roster: Kingston, NY natives By Land or Sea. Zac is working with the group to promote their new self-released LP Hell Broke Loose, trying to emulate the success of Nightmares for a Week.
Currently, Zac has taken over operations for the company while Paul focuses on his art career and oversees the merchandising arm of the business. Music for End Times plans to channel the recent success of its artists to gain greater exposure for the amazing musical talent present here in Kingston, NY.