Cellar Door Records
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IIn 2002, good friends Justin Markert and Rick Fike opened a coffee shop in small town Madison Ohio called Cellar Door Coffee & Music. The 135 capacity room served as a catalyst for the arts, an organic space taking many shapes and forms. Sometimes it was an art gallery, showing the work of a local painter, sometimes a comedy club during an amateur open mic, but mostly it was a music venue. Bands were booked on a weekly basis. Everything from acoustic singer-songwriters to four band hardcore shows. Dozens of nationally touring bands came through Cellar Door, opening the eyes of it's clientel to a world of music they had never experienced before. We wanted tangible evidence of this creative music scene that had sprung up in rural Madison, thus Cellar Door Records was born. In 2007, Justin and Rick regrouped with partner Adam Butcher to officially re-launch Cellar Door Records. The label was reborn at the Beachland Ballroom on March 3, 2007, with the official release of Cellar Door Records Volume II. 2011 was a banner year for Cellar Door. Cellar Door Records Volume III, another compilation of Cleveland music was released and boasted 15 artists including The Modern Electric, Humble Home, The Lighthouse and The Whaler, e.react and more. Cellar Door Records was voted "Best Record Label" in Cleveland Scene's "Best of 2011″, and the label was featured on State of the RE:Union, a nationally syndicated NPR program. 2012 began a new era. Expanding it's team by adding Allie Markert and writer, Nikki Delamotte, Cellar Door launched an online Cleveland Arts magazine at www.cellardoorcle.com. In 2013, the company landed a full two page profile in Cleveland Scene, sold out two nights in a row at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern for – Cellar Door Rendezvous, a Cleveland Music Festival signed local bands So Long, Albatross and The Commonwealth, and won "Best Local Promoter" in Cleveland Scene's Best of Cleveland. And it's not even May yet.
