Atlantic Records (2006–12) In 2006, Photo Finish and
Matt Galle signed a joint venture deal with
Atlantic Records. Their first release was the debut self-titled five-song
EP from the New-York-based post-hardcore band
Envy on the Coast, followed by the debut EP and studio album from Washington-based rock band
Danger Radio. The label garnered major success with the debut album from the Colorado-based duo
3OH!3,
WANT, which peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, while their song "
Don't Trust Me" went to #1 on the Top 40 Charts, eventually selling over 3 million digital copies. In August 2008, Photo Finish released the debut album by
Anthony Green,
Avalon, which debuted at number 44 on the Billboard charts, the label's most successful first-week performance for a release. In 2010, the Virginia-based band
The Downtown Fiction’s song
I Just Wanna Run played on the season premiere of
Jersey Shore; the track ultimately went Gold.
Universal Music Group (2012–present) In 2012, Galle brought the label to
Island Def Jam and
Republic Records, distributed by Universal Music Group. In October of that year, Photo Finish released the EP
Love’s Not Dead by
The Mowgli's. The accompanying single “San Francisco” became
iTunes’ Single of the Week, peaking at #12 on the Alternative Music Chart and #3 on the AAA Radio Chart. Subsequent releases included their debut album
Waiting for the Dawn in 2013 and the follow-up
Kids in Love in 2014. 2014 also saw the release of
Reflections, the debut EP of the New-York-City based band
MisterWives, the
title song of which became iTunes’ Single of the Week in January and peaked at #13 on the Billboard
rock chart, ultimately going Gold in the U.S. and selling 2 million (equivalents), followed by the band’s debut album
Our Own House in 2015. That year, MisterWives was chosen as an
MTV “Artist to Watch.” After being chosen for an
Apple AirPods commercial, the song “
Down” by
Marian Hill went Platinum and sold nearly six million track equivalents worldwide, reaching #10 on the Top 40, #13 at Rhythmic, #15 at Alternative, and #17 on Hot AC Radio, while at the same time becoming the most-
Shazam’d song in the U.S., according to
Rolling Stone magazine.
Caroline Distribution/Virgin Music Label & Artist Services (2016–present) In 2016, Photo Finish made a distribution deal with
Caroline Distribution, establishing the label as an independent entity to work with artists including
SHAED,
ROZES, guardin, Joan, Handsome Ghost, and Lakeview. In September 2016, Photo Finish released
Just Wanna See, the debut EP by SHAED, whose single "Name On It" was the featured track for a
Victoria's Secret commercial. SHAED’s single "
Trampoline", from their follow-up EP
Melt, was featured in a
MacBook Air commercial in October, 2018, and was the #1 song on Alternative Radio for the entire year of 2019, garnering over 3 billion in US radio audience and over 7 million worldwide sales (equivalents). The song reached number one on the US
Billboard Alternative Songs chart and went double platinum in the United States, Canada, and India. In 2017, Photo Finish released the debut EP by ROZES. ROZES’s song "Halfway There" was the official anthem to the 2019 Women's March on NYC via The Women's March Alliance. ==Artists==