Merge Records and Idol Records Support the cause at Music & Rock School

The last couple of months have been a whirlwind of activity at M.a.R.S. headquarters, but I wanted to take a couple of minutes to thank the folks at Merge Records, as well as Erv Karwelis, founder and president of Idol Records, for supporting what we do here at Music & Rock School. Both record labels sent care packages with posters, stickers and CDs to decorate the new studios!

Both Merge Records  and Idol Records are heavy hitters in the independent music world. It's not at all unlikely that some of the students at Music & Rock School might some day be looking to these labels, or others like them, for support in their musical pursuits.

Dallas, TX based Idol Records has a catalog of over 100 releases from artists including Old 97's, Sponge, and Flickerstick. Merge Records, founded in Chapel Hill, NC, but now based in Durham, is probably best known for its association with the band Superchunk, who's members established the label as a means of releasing their music. Merge is also home to bands such as Spoon, Arcade Fire, and She & Him (featuring actress Zoey Deschanel).

I think it's tremendously important that kids are exposed to the massive amount of talented artists that aren't typically recognized in the mainstream. I thank Idol Records and Merge Records for doing what they do, and again, for supporting what we do.