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Part of the underground girl-media conglomerate churchofgirl.com., Church of Girl Records is a brand new independent record label and distribution site. We've got big dreams.

Our first release, Cloud Machines, the new EP by Portland, OR duo, Swallows, was released on November 20, and In the Spring of 2008, we will release the first Church of Girl international compilation. Submission guidelines will be published later this Fall.

There are two of us getting this label started: Mary Ann & Chelsea.
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Mary Ann began her professional involvement with independent music in 2000, shortly after being married to her grad-school sweetheart by the artist, Miranda July.  The couple took their honeymoon at the first Ladyfest in Olympia, WA and started Church of Girl Radio on August 22, 2000 soon after returning to Portland.  In early 2001, Mary Ann met with Misty McElroy and became a key volunteer at the first Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls (August, 2001).  Afterward, she worked with Misty (& Karamy) to establish the organization (Girls Rock Institute) as a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  In the fall of 2003, Mary Ann launched the Church of Girl Radio Stars program and made the first outreach to independent female artists and women-fronted bands. The momentum never stopped: Church of Girl continues to receive dozens of CDs each month from bands and artists around the world.   Working with a small group of 'interns' who are also passionate about www.churchofgirl.com, she continues to expand Church of Girl's offerings to include more reviews, videos, interviews, a guest DJ program, and more.  Mary Ann abandoned the corporate world in 2005 and became a model citizen of the creative class; trading her skills for dollar$ as a web designer/developer, graphic designer, copywriter, shrink-art jewelry designer, origami folder and now... record label owner.

Chelsea, came across Church of Girl in the summer of '06 during the We Made This Festival, in which her former band, The Tactics had partaken in. Chatting it up with Chris and Mary Ann, she soon worked her way into the COG Family. While attending COG's monthly "Church" the talk of starting a record label came about and after many months of "talk", the word was given: Church of Girl Records would soon be launched, and the rest is history. When not at COG, you will commonly find Chelsea playing in the streets and lights whether it be on stage with her new band, The Foxgloves or out having adventures, she can be spotted by the red of her hair and the holes in her Converse.

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"Wish me luck . . . and I'll wish you luck, too".
~ Charles Bukowski