THE STORY: Hi, my name is Jamie. In 2001 I put out benefit releases for a DIY Club/youth center in Louisville, and suddenly a record label was born. While dancing pleather clad at a party in Raleigh, NC on new year's eve while on tour with one of the bands on the label, bright orange hair flying all around me like a halo, the nickname "Brightskull" was born for me. I soon thereafter changed the label name to Brightskull never looked back. It made sense to me, naming the label after a nickname given to me by one of the bands on it. This label to me is a testament to the creative potential, the passion, and the drive for change that many of the people I love contain within them, people that touch me in a way beyond their music. I don't limit myself to any particular style of music when choosing bands for the label, what concerns me is the feeling behind it. I like bands that are passionate in their beliefs and their art. Brightskull is a DIY punk label, and always will be, but don't be surprised if one release is a screamo record, the next a gritty pop punk record, and the next an electroclash dance record. Variety is the spice of life and "punk" to me has more to do with feeling and presentation than sounding a certain way. In June of 2008, I helped open the doors to a new all ages DIY club in Louisville called Skull Alley with my longtime friend Allyson. The club exists essentially as a memorial for my brother Dylan, who was the bassist for Pocket Bomb, who died in November 2006 from a sudden accident. He always dreamed of a Louisville where kids had a safe space to come out and see shows, play in bands, and generally have a good time, and I'm happy we can make his dreams a reality. Skull Alley encompasses a 275 capacity club, a full service screenprinting shop, and of course Brightskull Records under one roof. And yes, as usual don't be surprised if it expands beyond all of that.