Mom + Pop Music

Mom + Pop was founded by Michael Goldstone in 2008, with initial backing from Q Prime founders Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein.^[3] The label first operated from an office in Times Square, across from the Brill Building. In 2013, it moved its New York City office to Manhattan's NoMad district, near Madison Square Park and the Flatiron Building, and later added a Los Angeles office. Mom + Pop employs around 15 staff across its New York City and Los Angeles locations, in roles including A&R, digital marketing, and design.^[4]

The label's first two signings were An Horse and Joshua Radin. Subsequent signings have included Tokyo Police Club, Freelance Whales, Sleigh Bells, Metric, Ingrid Michaelson, Andrew Bird, Lucius, FIDLAR, Poliça, Neon Indian, Jagwar Ma,^[5] Jai Wolf, Alina Baraz, and Sunflower Bean, among others.^[3]

Goldstone and Rudd helped bring Flume to the label's roster in 2012, followed by Courtney Barnett in 2014. Flume later won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album in 2017 for his album ‘Skin’. Courtney Barnett received a nomination for Best New Artist Grammy at the 2016 Grammy Awards.^[6]

In 2017, Mom + Pop signed Alice Merton, following the independent success of her single "No Roots" on Germany radio and charts.^[7]

In 2018, on the 10th anniversary of the label's founding, Goldstone described Mom + Pop as "a collaborative label with transparency and sincere respect for our artists' creative controls."^[8]

In June 2020, Goldstone and Rudd appeared on Billboard's "Indie Power Players" list, an annual list of independent music industry executives "driving artists to chart-topping success outside the major-label machinery."^[9]

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