The Militia Group is an independent artist development company based in Long Beach, California and has been home to a diverse number of artists from all over the world.
The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Both Pearson and Rory Felton had previous experience with independent labels and artists; Pear...
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The Militia Group is an independent artist development company based in Long Beach, California and has been home to a diverse number of artists from all over the world.
The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Both Pearson and Rory Felton had previous experience with independent labels and artists; Pearson working at Tooth & Nail Records in Seattle, WA and Rory Felton co-operating Arise Records in Kansas. Arise released titles including first The Juliana Theory release, Dawson High, Tijuana Crime Scene, The National Arobat, Reflector and Recess Theory. In 2000, Chad Pearson teamed up with Rory Felton to turn the agency into an independent record label based out of Huntington Beach, CA. By January 2001, the label had signed Rufio, The Lyndsay Diaries, Tora! Tora! Torrance!, Veronica, and Noise Ratchet. Within the next year Copeland, The...
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