Half Right Records is an indie label and artist management agency. Its founder is writer Devan T. Penegar who creates music under the moniker Coyote 87. He started Half Right after becoming singer Kadey Ballad's manager.
The name is inspired by "Half Right" by Elliott Smith. On the week of Christmas 2022, Devan landedon the name after listening to the Live at Umbra Penumbra, September 17, 1994 version of the song on a loop for an hour and texting Camryn about his epiphany of starting the label.
The fragile inflections in Elliott's voice and raw quitar playing make it one of Devan's favorite recordings. Choosing perfect imperfections instead of an over-processed sheen represents what Half Right celebrates with its artist roster.
The name is inspired by "Half Right" by Elliott Smith. On the week of Christmas 2022, Devan landedon the name after listening to the Live at Umbra Penumbra, September 17, 1994 version of the song on a loop for an hour and texting Camryn about his epiphany of starting the label.
The fragile inflections in Elliott's voice and raw quitar playing make it one of Devan's favorite recordings. Choosing perfect imperfections instead of an over-processed sheen represents what Half Right celebrates with its artist roster.
HALF RIGHT’S FOUNDERS
COYOTE 87 & CAMRYN BELL
Bandcamp: https://coyote87.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0VYJGy0AwXO6xePqpyygme COYOTE 87 Musician, composer & filmmaker Queen City Nerve’s Pat Moran referred to Coyote 87’s work as “pulsing cinematic music, alternately soothing and sinister.” C87 was awarded their 2022 Critics’ Pick for Best Experimental Artist. His signature sound is nostalgic while looking forward, merging analog and digital instruments, and has been compared to Tangerine Dream and Uncut Gems composer Daniel Lopatin. CAMRYN BELL Known as PRINCESS CAMRYN, she is a dominatrix and filmmaker, ranked in IWantClips’ top global artists. Camryn is also a spoken word artist and collaborator with Coyote 87. Critic Pat Moran cited Camryn as delivering “sweetly taunting vocals” on the album BASED. Camryn co-wrote the album DREAMCULT, coming up with the cult leader concept for the LP. Their kink-positive songs caught on in Helsinki, gaining a niche following in Finland’s dance scene. Stream DREAMCULT: Priestess Edition featuring Polina Kermesh on Cello here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7kbOU35riB5lcRORg6HiRU?si=ODV5GPSkQKqjuFNocQ00Qg |
THE ROSTER
Under Devan’s management: Kadey Ballard
Artists with releases on the label or with pending releases:
Coyote 87, Camryn Bell, Kadey Ballard, Ether Diver,
Pitiful Noise, My Blue Hope, Val Merza, Polina Kermesh
Under Devan’s management: Kadey Ballard
Artists with releases on the label or with pending releases:
Coyote 87, Camryn Bell, Kadey Ballard, Ether Diver,
Pitiful Noise, My Blue Hope, Val Merza, Polina Kermesh
KADEY BALLARD
Bandcamp: https://kadeyballard.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kFOEaWyyC7GqAPENIyPQc
Kadey is an ethereal singer and highly acclaimed actress. In 2022, Kadey starred in an award winning production of Jean Genet’s absurdist play The Maids directed by Matt Cosper.
Awarded QC Nerve’s Critics’ Pick for Best Singer-Songwriter, they wrote, “Accomplished actress Kadey Ballard proves just as accomplished at making music with her haunted hymns and Appalachian infused incantations.”
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kFOEaWyyC7GqAPENIyPQc
Kadey is an ethereal singer and highly acclaimed actress. In 2022, Kadey starred in an award winning production of Jean Genet’s absurdist play The Maids directed by Matt Cosper.
Awarded QC Nerve’s Critics’ Pick for Best Singer-Songwriter, they wrote, “Accomplished actress Kadey Ballard proves just as accomplished at making music with her haunted hymns and Appalachian infused incantations.”
Kadey’s new mountain witch LP, Sibyls, released by Half Right Records, is out now on all streaming platforms and available on compact disc.
Kadey is the only artist on Half Right’s roster personally managed by Devan.
Press inquiries and interview requests: coyote87media@gmail.com
Kadey is the only artist on Half Right’s roster personally managed by Devan.
Press inquiries and interview requests: coyote87media@gmail.com
POLINA KERMESH
Polina Kermesh is an accomplished cellist, saxophonist, singer and composer from Ukraine, currently residing in Germany. Under Half Right Records she has performed on DREAMCULT: Priestess Edition and on songs of Kadey Ballard’s. Prior to Half Right Records, Polina was the vocalist and cellist in the band MORE.
ETHER DIVER
A musical spaceship of synthesizer soundscapes.
Bandcamp: https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/
Coyote 87 is particularly fond of the These Damn Birds EP but check out
the praise for Ether Diver’s new LP, the immersive Psychedelic Ghost Stories:
It’s easy to lose track of time and become fully enveloped by it. -Mykie Frankenstein
A vibrant, hallucinatory sea to swim or drown in. -Third Eye Mutilation
This is complete genius. -Dry Eyes
The word “unhinged” appeared frequently while listening. -Fox Puppy
Bandcamp: https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/
Coyote 87 is particularly fond of the These Damn Birds EP but check out
the praise for Ether Diver’s new LP, the immersive Psychedelic Ghost Stories:
It’s easy to lose track of time and become fully enveloped by it. -Mykie Frankenstein
A vibrant, hallucinatory sea to swim or drown in. -Third Eye Mutilation
This is complete genius. -Dry Eyes
The word “unhinged” appeared frequently while listening. -Fox Puppy
MY BLUE HOPE
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6Dk8dlHeMdenJXlmm9FVOA
The sound of 90s alt rock lives on with My Blue Hope while merging with emo influences from Brand New and AFI. Formed by singer-songwriter Aaron Lawrence, every show has Aaron bringing raw lyrical intensity and riffs with technical precision. The influence of Tool guitarist Adam Jones and The Smashing Pumpkins spring to mind, as well as The Bends era Radiohead. Aaron and the brute force of drummer Josh Kogas are the core of the band and they released their LP Farewell Constance in 2022.
The sound of 90s alt rock lives on with My Blue Hope while merging with emo influences from Brand New and AFI. Formed by singer-songwriter Aaron Lawrence, every show has Aaron bringing raw lyrical intensity and riffs with technical precision. The influence of Tool guitarist Adam Jones and The Smashing Pumpkins spring to mind, as well as The Bends era Radiohead. Aaron and the brute force of drummer Josh Kogas are the core of the band and they released their LP Farewell Constance in 2022.
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PITIFUL NOISE
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7IkFjJu8dWJj2t3XbeiCeh
Ian Guthrie is a producer and one man alt rock band, Pitiful Noise, borrowing elements of noise-rock, garage and shoegaze. He plays guitar, drums, bass and keys, creating a wall of sound that, in Coyote 87’s opinion, harkens back to days of Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth. Pitiful Noise released the debut album 404 in 2020 and has a new album in the works, citing Pile, Lake Trout and Black Midi as current influences.
Ian Guthrie is a producer and one man alt rock band, Pitiful Noise, borrowing elements of noise-rock, garage and shoegaze. He plays guitar, drums, bass and keys, creating a wall of sound that, in Coyote 87’s opinion, harkens back to days of Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth. Pitiful Noise released the debut album 404 in 2020 and has a new album in the works, citing Pile, Lake Trout and Black Midi as current influences.
Checkout the “Armed Only with Hubris” music video animated by Ian:
Pitiful Noise was recently featured on an alternate
mix of Tethered by C87 & CB track, playing guitar:
mix of Tethered by C87 & CB track, playing guitar: