Date Signed: August 2024
Label: Golden Robot Records
Type of Music: Alt Metal, Rock, Goth, Industrial, Prog
Booking: Joy Collingbourne, joy@mobagency.com
Publicity: Sarah Facciolo, Facci PR, sarah@faccipr.com
A&R: Kim Bencic
Web: militiavox.com
Some artists are inherently suspicious of record labels. That’s especially true for singer, songwriter, visual artist, and all-around creative badass Militia Vox. As a teenager, she was in a band signed to Cleopatra Records. She recorded an album for them that ultimately got shelved, leaving a sour taste in her mouth. Also, as a woman of color who performs heavy music, she’s had to battle negative industry attitudes from many corners. “Any record deal I’ve been offered I turned down, because it was always contingent on changing something,” she divulges. “If they’re changing who you are, they don’t want you.”
Besides, she’s been thriving on her own for years, earning her way to the stage and in the studio with artists such as Twisted Sister, L7, 24-7 Spyz, and Cyndi Lauper. Another act she became friendly with is Living Colour, including lead singer Corey Glover. One day, producerTony Bruno suggested she cover the '80s hit “It’s Only Love” by Bryan Adams and Tina Turner. Glover was Vox’s immediate choice for laying down the duet. Also on the cut are Living Colour’s Vernon Reid and Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme.
Vox knew the track was special and wished to give it a bigger promotional boost than she could on her own. Wondering where to take it, Glover suggested Golden Robot Records. The four-octave rebel eached out and quickly received a response from the Sydney, Australia-based label. Happily, the head of A&R was already a fan. Besides wanting the single, Golden Robot desired everything else she had, including her all-female Judas Priest cover band, Judas Priestess. She scrutinized the contract and removed every trace of objectionable verbiage. “They met me halfway,” notes the stage performer and former TV host.
“I would like to publicly thank Golden Robot for giving me a shot,” continues Vox, who recently made her Lincoln Center debut. “I feel incredibly humbled and grateful to be with them.”
