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We’re back!

Our Store is back with a new range of merchandise and downloads!

  • New artist tees now available. All our new tees are ethically made from organic cotton and are suitable for vegans 🌿
  • Exclusive music downloads. Buy mp3 downloads through our store. These are not available anywhere else for download 🎵
  • Become a site member and get 10% off all merch orders, unlimited downloads of your mp3 orders and access to The Vault, a forum with exclusive content direct from artists.
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headRocka on BBC Introducing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08pl8f7

Check out headRocka on BBC Introducing, where they played Step Into The Light on Saturday 5th September. Described as “proper Saturday night music” by DJ Alex Noble., this link is available until October 5th so check it out while you can! Skip to 1:47.13 for headRocka, but check out the whole show if you can and support new music!

#RODFamily

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ROD online store closed

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Our online store is closed to all new orders as of 26th March 2019 due to the impact of Covid-19 on courier companies, suppliers and manufacturers.

We will announce when we’re able to accept orders again once the situation is under control.

In the meantime, please stay safe and look after each other. Love to all from your #RODFamily

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T-shirt giveaway!

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This competition has ended

Today we’ve launched our online store, offering label and artist merchandise. We’ll be adding more lines in the coming weeks, plus we plan to offer digital downloads from our artists including previously unreleased material.

To celebrate, we’re giving away a t-shirt! All you have to do is enter your details on the form below and we’ll pick a lucky winner. You can pick any t-shirt from our store and we’ll have it delivered to you!

Here’s the rules:

  • Entries must be submitted by midnight on 31st July 2019 (UK time).
  • One entry per person.
  • A winner will be chosen at random on 1st August 2019.
  • The winner will be contacted using the details provided on the entry form, and we’ll just need to confirm your preferred t-shirt, colour and size.
  • The winner can select one t-shirt listed in our online store as of 1st August 2019, in any available size and colour. We will fulfil the order on behalf of the winner, including payment for the item and UK delivery via our Royal Mail 48 shipping option.
  • Anyone may enter, but anyone wishing to ship outside the UK will need to pay the difference in postage from the UK Royal Mail 48 rate to their selected rate. The difference will be requested via a PayPal payment and the prize shipped once payment is received.

If you have ideas for product lines you’d like to see, let us know!

Good luck!

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Win BCMA VIP tickets!

The Black Country Music Awards ceremony is nearly upon us – Friday 21st June from 7pm to be precise – and Rize or Demize Records are giving away a pair of VIP tickets!

You get to join CP Lee at his table for the evening and experience the full VIP treatment during the awards ceremony.

There are live performances from local legends Jonny Cole and SkaBurst, plus The Miss Fortunes and Bhangra Smash Up. You also don’t want to miss Mark Stanway, who is presenting the awards, and celebrities appearing include Royston Blythe & Nick Malenko! The event is presented by Doreen – Queen of The Black Country.

As if that isn’t enough, you will also be treated to a 2 course desi-fusion meal.

These tickets cost £100 each on the door, so this is a stonking great prize!

Here’s what you have to do, and the rules/terms of this giveaway:

  • Fill out your details in the form below – just fill out your name, email and phone number and hit the “Submit” button.
  • All entries must be submitted by 6pm (UK time) on Wednesday 19th June 2019. Entries received after this cutoff will not be valid.
  • On Wednesday 19th June 2019, sometime after 6pm UK time, CP Lee will announce the winner on this website and on his official social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
  • The awards are held at ICB Wolverhampton, 5 Fox’s Ln, Wolverhampton WV1 1PA on Friday 21st June from 7pm. You’ll need to be able to get yourselves there and back safely. Free parking is available, and the venue is a short taxi ride from Wolverhampton Train Station. Full venue details on the ICB website.
  • This competition is open to people aged 18 or over. The tickets will only be valid for guests meeting the age requirements.
  • By submitting your details, you agree to be contacted by phone and/or email in relation to this competition. You also agree that your name and email address can be added to our mailing list for CP Lee fans, where you may be contacted with future news about Rize or Demize Records and/or CP Lee. You can unsubscribe your email address from our records at any time, and your phone number will NOT be retained for any future communications beyond this competition.
  • The winner and any attendees consent to Rize or Demize Records and CP Lee posting photos/videos in which they may appear to social media and our official website.
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Drippin’ Dance Challenge!

CP Lee’s new record Drippin’ is out now – find it on all the major online stores and streaming platforms! To celebrate, we’re introducing the Drippin’ Dance Challenge! Check out the track and the rules below, and you – yes, YOU – could be featured in CP Lee’s video!

Drippin’ Challenge – the rules…

  • Upload a video featuring dancing to Drippin’, the new track by CP Lee. The person/persons/animals in the video must be consenting to the rules and usage outlined here, and any videos submitted assume consent from all parties. The track can be streamed for free on YouTube or Spotify.
  • The first 100 videos uploaded to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #DrippinChallenge will be submitted for the official music video to Drippin’.
  • Videos must have the hashtag and depict dancing to Drippin’ by CP Lee.
  • We reserve the right to refuse to use a video for any reason.
  • Over 18s only in the videos please!
  • No trademarked dances. We don’t want to be sued by “the Backpack Kid” or Alfonso Ribeiro.
  • Yes, we do want videos of your dog or your parrot dancing, definitely. Non-human animals are exempt from our over 18’s rule.
  • This should go without saying, but no nudity. No windmilling your genitals, yeah? Non-human animals are exempt from our nudity rule, but no windmilling whatsoever.
  • The closing date for entries is Friday 28th June 2019 at 11.59pm (UK time). Entries after the cutoff probably won’t get to be in the video.
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BCMA Nomination for CP Lee

Our very own CP Lee has been nominated in the Best Singer/Songwriter category at the Black Country Music Awards 2019!

We’ll let you know how to vote when the details are released. Best of luck to CP Lee!

Also nominated in the Best Live Photographer category is our good friend Nick J Townsend.

More details will follow very soon, so keep checking back for updates. From all of us at Rize or Demize Records, congratulations to CP Lee and Nick J Townsend and a huge thanks to everyone who has nominated them.

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Black Country Music Awards 2019

Vote now for your favourite artists, producers and talent across the Black Country music scene

The 2019 Black Country Music Awards take place on 21st June so get your votes in and let’s put the Black Country music scene on the map!

Vote for some of our artists and good friends in these categories:

Vote on the official website – www.blackcountrymusicawards.com