About Blonde Records
“Blonde has strategically grown my presence on social media, has booked me shows and interviews. They have also found me funding for my projects and have reached out to record labels and publishing companies on my behalf. Blonde is like a ferocious angel who is constantly cheering me on and who is always in my corner. I feel that they are a protective agency between my inner most desires as an artist and the entertainment industry. ”
Blonde Records is an artist-centric indie record label with artists based in NYC and CA. We are proud to represent female identified artists, non-binary, and artists of color. We want to create more spaces to get to know historically marginalized talent in such a way that you care about them, their struggles in society, and naturally become fans of their excellent (pop) music because you LOVE them as people, first.
Blonde was founded in 2015 by Rebecca Autumn Sansom and M Vang when they realized they were passionate about creating a space for artists to be themselves while creating a successful career in the entertainment industry. Blonde is all about subverting the notion that you have to look or act a certain way to make it in this industry. In that way the name is a little ironic, we also love the name and branding behind Blonde, for that very reason.
Blonde was named for Norma Jean (aka Marilyn Monroe). We believe if she had had the kind of support and team of artists around her that Blonde provides, things would have turned out a lot better. Founder, Rebecca Autumn Sansom, is a relinquished person like Marilyn Monroe and has a film coming out in 2022 about the effects of the primal wound on adoptees and relinquished people called Reckoning with The Primal Wound.
Blonde has an original vision meeting process that each artist goes through before being signed. It was developed to clarify structure and focus our artists goals. We are passionate about facilitating creativity while keeping our artists on target to achieve the most they can, become financially successful, and bring others joy through their creativity.
We are constantly thinking about how to make a career in the entertainment industry in a way that lives into our values of excellence, community, and respect. We take a holistic approach to artist development and believe each artist should be in emotional, physical, and spiritual shape before they break. If this ethos resonates with you please join our community by signing up for our newsletter and following us.
We are the record label behind the successful inclusive awards show The Wavys which debuted on Oct. 23rd, 2021 in NYC. Divinity Roxx was the MC, Sophia Chang made a special appearance, and Lachi partnered, presented and performed at the event. We partnered with RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) and MIC (The Music Inclusion Coaltion) to make the event a huge success that got a feature in Variety! We couldn’t have done it without the support of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. Wavy Music News premieres every Monday on our Youtube Channel.
Rebecca Autumn Sansom anchor of Wavy Music News powered by Blonde Records
Rebecca Autumn Sansom thinks of herself as a creativity enabler. She believes in the power of a consciously evolving humanity and that music and art are going to shape our culture in an undeniably positive, timely, and necessary way.
The entertainment industry has always been in her blood. Growing up in Nashville, TN taught Rebecca the joys of living among artists. Her background in Broadcast Journalism and independent filmmaking has helped guide branding and design decisions for the artists she represents.
In 2018 Blonde brokered a sync licensing deal with NBC, booked two shows at NYC’s famed LGBTQ party, Hot Rabbit, and collaborated with DJ Whitney Day. In 2019, M the myth secured the Stanford Alumni Arts Grant and in 2020 the Brooklyn Arts Council’s Fund for Artists Grant for their upcoming show ‘Him to Them’; Celeste Krishna finished her upcoming album My Blue House and pulled in 8 x Grammy Award winning mixer, Elliot Scheiner into the project, Dr. Luke McKay spoke at The C2 Montreal conference and was featured in the Netflix documentary ‘The Most Unknown’, Elisa S. Keeler gained even more popularity with her Freeing Your Voice workshops, and received 5 grants for 2020, Goldilocks dropped so many singles that we lost count including Saab Story that was featured on a Spotify Editorial Playlist, M the Myth and Goldilocks played the Together at Home concert series for AmazonMusic on Twitch, Rebecca was quoted in Variety for The Wavy Awards in Oct. 2021.The Wavys have been mentioned in The New York Times and Blonde Records has been mentioned in Billboard in 2022 because of the The Wavys thanks to Team RAMPD, specifically Lachi.
In 2022 the team will be featured in the Dunkin Lounge for iHeart, and will be planning The Wavys 2022.
Wavy Music News Team
RAMPD - Talent Coordinator M the Myth - Associate Producer Krystal McRae - Quick Picks Producer