Contract signing

The deal is now official! Saw the Seahorse completed its paperwork today to join Into It Music. See photos below:

Cornell signs the contract as Brandon and Aaron look on.

Brandon's turn. 

...and Aaron. Cornell and Brandon look pretty pleased!

All together now, smile for the camera. (That's me, Corey, on the right)

A December 25th Greeting:

Saw the Seahorse t-shirts available soon!

New merch is on it's way, and first out will be the limited edition Saw the Seahorse "Binoculars" shirt, designed by Shirt Yeti.

They should be available starting in January, so you'll have something to spend you're Christmas cash on.

Saw the Seahorse signs to Into It Music

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, rock act Saw the Seahorse today signed a one record deal with Into It Music, the newly formed label, also based in Cedar Rapids.

Saw the Seahorse is the first band to formalize its relationship with the label.

“Saw the Seahorse is a solid foundation from which to launch this record label,” said Into It Music Co Founder Corey Munson. “This is the first of the great Cedar Rapids bands that we will have the pleasure of working with, but certainly not the last.”

As part of the deal, Saw the Seahorse brings its nearly completed, but yet unnamed, debut album under the management of Into It Music.

About Saw the Seahorse:
Formed in 2006, Saw the Seahorse cut its chops playing venues and parties of all sizes in eastern Iowa.The band features Aaron Rowland on lead vocals and guitar, Cornell Veasey on bass guitar, and Brandon McCalley on drums.

Their songs feature a fresh sound that is at one moment danceable, while remaining tender and featuring musical virtuosity rarely found in the local music scene. Musically Saw has been compared to bands such as Talking Heads and Vampire Weekend.

Find more information on Saw the Seahorse by visiting Myspace.com/sawtheseahorse

About Into It Music:
Into It Music was founded in 2010 by friends and former band mates Scott Stulken and Corey Munson. Both share a love for encouraging and promoting the local scene and created Into It Music as a vehicle to get up and coming acts from across Iowa heard and recognized on a national scale.

In addition to selling CDs and Vinyl Records, all Into It Music artists are available for download on iTunes and at the Amazon MP3 Store. Stulken and Munson also co produce many of the albums available from Into It Music at their studio in Cedar Rapids.

Find more information on Into It Music, visit intoitmusic.blogspot.com.

Press Contact:
For information regarding any of Into It Music’s services, or to find out more about joining Into It Music, contact Corey Munson at corey.munson@gmail.com.

T-SHIRTS!!! T-SHIRTS!!! T-SHIRTS!!!

Please specify size:

Hey, want the perfect Christmas present for the person who has everything?

How about an Into It Music t-shirt?!?!

Get a shirt for yourself or a friend, and get Into It!

$10 each, sizes small-3x available.

Pre-order now by e-mailing Corey (deadline for pre-order is Dec. 5), or pick one up at Shockwave starting in a few weeks.

Help us build something special for the CR scene, buy a shirt!

Into It Music T-Shirts were made through a partnership with Shirt Yeti.

Update 11/20/2010, or, what I’ve learned so far

It has been a wild few weeks since our founding, and I am happy to report that a lot of headway has been made here at Into It Music.

Now that we’re underway, we are excited to be in preliminary discussions with several acts in the Cedar Rapids area. Though it still may be a few weeks before we can formally announce our first signees, we are confident we’ll have exciting news soon!

As previously announced, we can now be found at Facebook.com/intoitmusic. This is significant because it makes it easier for us to tell our friends about the label. It’s short and sweet and easy to remember.

And this is a good time to remind you all to tell your friends about Into It Music. We love talking with local bands and forging new relationships.

Finally, it is with great pleasure that we announce a new partnership with Shirt Yeti, a Cedar Rapids based t-shirt manufacturer and design firm, to develop a series of label and artist shirts and other merchandise in coming years.

Be sure to check out Shirt Yeti on Facebook or  Etsy.

In coming weeks we look forward to introducing the public to our initial line up of bands. Also stay tuned for details on our upcoming launch party, planned for January 2011.

Until then, go out, get involved, and we’ll see you there!

Currently on Corey's playlist

Here are some records I can't get enough of, enjoy:

Major Lazer - Keep It Goin' Louder

Los Campesinos! - Straight In At 101 / It's Never Enough

Metric - Help I'm Alive

Saw the Seahorse - A Song to Dance to

Johnny Cash - Delia's Gone

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

~CM

We secured our Facebook URL today!

It's true, now instead of some long confusing bits on the end of Facebook's address, it's very simple.

Find us at Facebook.com/IntoItMusic. Tell your friends!

~CM

Spreading the Word

I just posted something on Craigslist about us. Check it out here.

Things we "Like"

In addition to Into It Music's Facebook, I really recommend you check out some of our friends as well.

Shockwave is a weekly music and art showcase at the Paul Engle Center on CR's south east side. Check them out here.

Shockwave is part of Jackbox Society, more information on it can be found here.

We've been making a lot of friends since starting this process, but perhaps none better than Saw the Seahorse. Check out this local band here.

And, of course we all have back stories. Before he was a big label executive, Corey had a band of his own. See the only video evident that Yucca Mountain Homesteaders ever existed here.

If you would like more information on Into It Music, e-mail us at corey.munson@gmail.com.

Scott and Corey:

Corey Munson (Left) and Scott Stulken at the 2010 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines.

Welcome to Into It Music

Hi ya everybody!

Welcome to Into It Music, an independent record company dedicated to working with local bands and artists in Eastern Iowa. You can get most of this information from our About Us section, but what you really need to know about us is we're just a couple of guys who love music, and want to see local bands bring their music to as wide an audience as possible.

In the coming weeks and months we will regularly add content to this site, and hope to have some major announcements soon as we solidify our initial launch bands.

In the mean time, be sure to connect with us and our fans on Facebook. I look forward to continuing the conversation there!

~CM