RockFood Music
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RockFood Music is a United Kingdom
music promoter and music management company. It publishes a bi-monthly music magazine also called RockFood
and co-runs a number of clubnights in the city of Leicester.
and at their university in Leicester
. By 2004 they were running a regular monthly night at The Attik in Leicester, as well as occasional shows at venues elsewhere in the country. Mark moved to Nottingham in 2006, leaving John to formerly establish the business. The company has grown steadily since, promoting shows from Reuben
, Sepultura
, Sikth
, Oceansize
, Jeniferever
, Youthmovies
and Foals
- amongst many others.
In 2007 RockFood Music began printing the RockFood magazine, which has gained a readership of around 4,000.
and Emo
music, eventually becoming a part of Panic
, a much larger night which launched in January 2007. RockFood Music's third clubnight, Animator
will launch in October 2007.
recordings by bands such as To What End, Two Minute Warning and Maybeshewill
between 2004 and 2006. Eventually it was decided to operate this part of the business under a different name, and Robot Needs Home
was formed to look after these interests.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
music promoter and music management company. It publishes a bi-monthly music magazine also called RockFood
RockFood
RockFood is a free music magazine published in Leicester, UK.RockFood's stated aims are to cover and support the Leicester music scene and to promote new music from across the country within the city.-History:...
and co-runs a number of clubnights in the city of Leicester.
History
RockFood Music was begun informally in 2003 by Mark Elmore and John Helps with the pair running a number of low-key live music events in their hometown of WorcesterWorcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
and at their university in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
. By 2004 they were running a regular monthly night at The Attik in Leicester, as well as occasional shows at venues elsewhere in the country. Mark moved to Nottingham in 2006, leaving John to formerly establish the business. The company has grown steadily since, promoting shows from Reuben
Reuben (band)
Reuben were an English three-piece musical group from Camberley, Surrey. Their music was a fusion of alternative rock and heavy metal, as their songs cover a variety of styles, ranging from heavy and upbeat, such as their 2005 single "Blamethrower" to slower, more melodic songs such as their 2004...
, Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
, Sikth
SikTh
Sikth were a progressive metal band from Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.-Early days:SikTh formed in late 1999, but consolidated their line-up in March 2001...
, Oceansize
Oceansize
Oceansize were a British rock band, formed in Manchester, England on 19th October 1998. The band consisted of Mike Vennart , Steve Durose , Richard "Gambler" Ingram , Mark Heron and Jon Ellis for the majority of its career, with Steve Hodson replacing Ellis on bass in 2006...
, Jeniferever
Jeniferever
Jeniferever is a band from Uppsala, Sweden formed in 1996. Their music could be described as ambient indie rock or post-rock; it is slow-paced, melodic, and frequently building to an orchestral-like climax. Their sound has been compared to bands such as The Appleseed Cast and Sigur Rós. Their name...
, Youthmovies
Youthmovies
Youthmovies were an English rock quintet, comprising Andrew Mears , Al English , Graeme Murray , Stephen Hammond and Sam Scott...
and Foals
Foals (band)
Foals are an English indie rock band from Oxford. They are currently signed to Transgressive Records in the UK and Sub Pop in the US. They released their debut album Antidotes on 24 March 2008 in the UK, and 8 April 2008 in the US...
- amongst many others.
In 2007 RockFood Music began printing the RockFood magazine, which has gained a readership of around 4,000.
Club Nights
The company's first club-night, Make-Out Club was launched in December 2005, and ran for a year and a half. The night played predominantly PunkPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and Emo
Emo (music)
Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace...
music, eventually becoming a part of Panic
Panic
Panic is a sudden sensation of fear which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reaction...
, a much larger night which launched in January 2007. RockFood Music's third clubnight, Animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
will launch in October 2007.
Robot Needs Home
RockFood released a number of short run CDRCDR
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recordings by bands such as To What End, Two Minute Warning and Maybeshewill
Maybeshewill
Maybeshewill are an instrumental band from Leicester, United Kingdom whose music is characterised by the use of programmed and sampled electronic elements alongside guitars, bass and drums....
between 2004 and 2006. Eventually it was decided to operate this part of the business under a different name, and Robot Needs Home
Robot Needs Home
Robot Needs Home is a British, Leicester-based, non-profit independent record label, booking agent, and PR company, which mainly handles the releases of a collection of bands from around the East Midlands, but has since grown to encompass artists from further afield.Robot Needs Home is a trading...
was formed to look after these interests.
Management
RockFood currently manages the following acts:- Fight Fire With Water
- Herra Hidro
- MaybeshewillMaybeshewillMaybeshewill are an instrumental band from Leicester, United Kingdom whose music is characterised by the use of programmed and sampled electronic elements alongside guitars, bass and drums....
- Public Relations ExercisePublic Relations ExercisePublic Relations Exercise were a Leicester, England based post-hardcore/alternative rock group. A five-piece combining aspects of screamo and math rock, layered with penetrative and socially observant lyrics.-History:...