NEW OWNER RELAUNCHS INDIE UPSTART STANDBY RECORDS

Young music  industry visionary Neil Sheehan has recently taken over
independent label  Standby Records (originally owed by Nick Moore of post hardcore act Before Their  Eyes) and is gearing up to re-launch the label.  Specializing in fresh, cutting-edge  music and operating out of Los Angeles and  Cleveland, Standby Records aspires to bring superior music to the masses having secured distribution through Victory Records/Sony/RED.

Standby  Records is poised to make their mark on the modern day industry with
their  carefully selected roster of artists.  Already slated for release this
month, October  28 (iTunes only) Settle The Sky ˜Now  That We're Waiting".
Look  for first quarter 2009 releases from Tonight  Is Glory, Count Your
Blessings, Freshman 15 and Australian  buzz band Guns For  Glory.
At  32 Neil Sheehan is already a music industry veteran, founder  of HM-Live
www.hm-live.com , an Artist  Development firm, the parent company of HM Management and Concerts, formerly  Hardcore Marketing, Inc., Media Science Design and Chin Music Studios all  located in Cleveland, Ohio.  Sheehan is one of the industry's  youngest street marketing pioneers, as well as artist manager and concert  promoter. At 26, he spearheaded the original Support Our Troops Concert which  became the framework for Hardcore Marketing, Inc.  Also in the world of  management he is responsible for launching such acts as,  Forever In Terror  (Metal Blade Records), The Drama Summer (Eulogy Records), Beneath The Sky  (Victory Records), Driver Side Impact (Victory Records), Epicurean (Metal  Blade), Before Their Eyes (Rise), Dearestzazel (One Eleven Records), Luna Mortis  (Century Media), A Perfect Murder (Victory), Last Chance To Reason (Tribunal),  Dead Man in Reno (Candlelight), Dead Legend
(Masquerade), Deception of a Ghost  (Forsaken), The Burning Season (Eulogy),
Heart Set Self Destruct (Masquerade)  and (Guyz Nite (20th Century Fox) to name a few.

Heading the  West Coast office will be new media pioneer Jon King bringing
his boundless  energy and extensive experience to the Standby Records family.
Jon has an extensive background in new  media, music marketing and artist
relations. With stints at Total Assault and  M80 Music Marketing firms and
Mediaskare  Records already under his belt,  Jon is also the former editor at
Loudside.com