Blue Élan Records
Independent label founded by a father-son duo in Los Angeles.
Blue Élan Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2014 by entertainment and insurance lawyer Kirk Pasich and his musician son Connor Pasich. Its releases span Alternative and Indie Rock, Americana, Folk, Blues, Hip Hop, and other styles, with a roster diverse in age and industry history. The label gained attention when Janiva Magness earned a Best Contemporary Blues Album Grammy nomination for her Blue Élan release Love Wins Again.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 2014
- Founder
- Kirk Pasich, Connor Pasich
- Distributor
- The Orchard (company)
- Genre
- Indie rock
- rock
- Americana (music)
- Indie pop
- Country
- United States
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
Facts from the source article.
Background
Kirk Pasich, an entertainment and insurance lawyer, founded Blue Élan Records with his son Connor in 2014 to release Cindy Alexander's sixth album, Curve. Kirk had met Alexander during the production of StarTomorrow, and after learning about her recent cancer treatment, he visited her studio while she was recording. Shortly after that meeting, the label was formed, and Curve came out in 2014. Over the next four years, the roster grew to include Rita Coolidge, Janiva Magness, Jesse Dayton, Rod Melancon, Gerry Beckley, and Rusty Young.
In 2017, Janiva Magness earned a Best Contemporary Blues Album Grammy nomination for her Blue Élan release Love Wins Again. KT Tunstall joined the label and announced her album Nut on June 1, 2022; the album, her seventh studio release, came out on September 9, 2022. The label has also partnered with the Alliance for Children's Rights, a legal fund helping children in poverty access free legal services.
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