Second Motion Entertainment
Second Motion Entertainment is a music business company founded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in May 2008. The company consists of three areas of the business: Artist Management, A Record Label and also Label Administration and Consulting. The company's label operates under the name Second Motion Records.
A list Second Motion Entertainment clients include Daniel Lanois, Adam Franklin, Emm Gryner, Swervedriver, Steve Kilbey and Marty Willson-Piper of The Church. Odds, Tommy Keene, Arena Rock Records and The Disciplines.
Second Motion was founded in early 2008 by the A&R Director and General Manager of Redeye Distribution and Yep Roc Records Stephen Judge. While at Redeye/Yep Roc Judge helped garner and recruited the talents of such artists as: Liam Finn, Bell X1. Ken Stringfellow, John Doe, You Am I, Public Enemy. Martin Sexton. The Cake Sale, Sloan, Concrete Blonde, The Gourds, The Alarm, New Model Army, Tanya Donnelly, Maria McKee, Daniel Lanois, The Supersuckers and Hothouse Flowers to name a few.
Second Motion Records released their debut albums by Gemma Hayes and Verve Pipe singer, Brian Vander Ark in late 2008 and will release albums by Swervedriver, Odds, Tommy Keene, Steve Kilbey Marty Willson-Piper. Adam Franklin and The Disciplines in early 2009.
In Jan 2009 Second Motion announced they will be moving their operations to East Lansing, Michigan by Feb 2009.