Cultivating community + culture through education, events, and legacy-building.

Our Story

Red-Winged Blackbird Records is more than a record label, preservation endeavor, or events company; our scope encompasses each of those elements.

Hi. My name is Katie, and I’m the Founder of Red-Winged Blackbird Records.

I originally started this company as a record label in 2011 as a way to release my own music independently.

But over the years my vision for this organization has evolved.

Expanded.

I came to realize that my dreams have never been solely about supporting and promoting my own bands and releases.

I’ve always wanted to contribute to something bigger than me: carrying on the musical traditions that inspired me to start playing in the first place.

The new iteration of Red-Winged Blackbird Records is an integration of all of my professional skill sets and experiences, which fit together like a puzzle…

…uniquely qualifying me to carry out a bigger picture which includes:

• Writing + recording music
• Playing in bands
• Booking bands and songwriters whose work I love + believe in
• Making albums
• Booking events
• Teaching
• Graphic Design
• Art Direction
• Employing teams of musicians, creatives, writers, + instructors

and so much more.

You’ll notice I’ve already been executing all of these things successfully in a professional capacity for years.

The new Red-Winged Blackbird Records is a logical extension of what I’ve already been building for the duration of my career…but in a more outwardly explicit, cohesive way and on a grander scale.

You’ll see. And hear.