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Brett W. Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962), nicknamed Mr. Brett, is an American musician and record producer best known as the co-founder and guitarist of the punk rock band Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and a number of sister labels.
Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo bands signed to the label as well. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned ...
Apr 14, 2023 · January 19, 2007 Founder Reflects On Epitaph's Rise Todd Martens Around the time Brett Gurewitz was launching Epitaph Records in 1981, his father was lecturing him to take guitar lessons. The Bad Religion guitarist and punk-rock entrepreneur never sat down for courses with a guitar instructor, although he did go to school to learn to be a recording engineer. However, no amount of schooling ...
Oct 19, 2010 · The original Los Angeles punk rock scene lived fast, died young, and left behind hair metal. Meanwhile, Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz started Epitaph Records in a closet in the back of his ...
Sep 15, 2016 · With a wide-ranging crop of critically acclaimed acts now reinventing the SoCal punk label, Epitaph founder and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz explains how he keeps up with the kids. The ...
- Eric Ducker
That was before The Offspring’s Smash came along, on Brett Gurewitz’s feisty, irreverent Epitaph Records. This was a watermark moment for the ambition of independent labels. Gurewitz admits that major record companies started making persistent attempts to acquire Epitaph once Smash started blowing up. Yet, for good reason, he resisted.
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Jan 19, 2007 · 01/19/2007. Around the time Brett Gurewitz was launching Epitaph Records in 1981, his father was lecturing him to take guitar lessons. The Bad Religion guitarist and punk-rock entrepreneur never ...
