How to Get Signed to Catch & Release

Q: Does Catch & Release accept demos?

Yes — Catch & Release is listed as accepting demos in the growyour.music label directory, with a demo contact on file. It is a small, selective roster rather than a high-volume label, so the bar per release is high, but the label has been signing since 2019 and is actively building.

To get signed to Catch & Release you need a tech house record that is genuinely fun. That word does a lot of work here. The label was founded by Fisher in 2019 and its stated focus is fun, upbeat tracks perfect for the dancefloor — which is a much narrower brief than "tech house" sounds. This guide covers what their A&R responds to, what the catalogue tells you, and how to submit.

The Label

Catch & Release is one of the fastest-growing labels in its lane, founded by Fisher in the United States in 2019. Fisher's own records defined a particular strain of tech house — big, bouncy, unashamedly joyful, and enormously effective on a festival stage — and the label extends that sensibility rather than diluting it.

The important structural fact for a producer: this is a small roster. Our directory lists 8 artists connected to the label. That is a very different proposition from a high-volume techno label releasing weekly. Fewer slots means each release has to carry itself, and it means the A&R filter is unusually tight.

The upside of a small, tightly-defined label is that you know immediately whether you fit. There is no ambiguity about the brief.

What Catch & Release's A&R Looks For

Bounce. The groove has to have lift — a swung, springy rhythm that makes people move rather than nod. This is the label's defining quality and it is not something you can add in the mix.
A hook with personality. A vocal, a stab, a riff with character and preferably a bit of humour. Catch & Release records tend to have a moment that makes a crowd react audibly.
Big, clean production. These records play on festival systems. The low end has to be powerful and controlled, and the whole thing has to translate at scale without turning to mud.
Immediacy. The record should announce itself early. A six-minute slow burn is a fine piece of music and the wrong submission for this label.

What the Catalogue Tells You

Look at the roster. Fisher sets the tone. Wuki brings the bass-leaning, high-energy end. Deeper Purpose covers the groovier, more sophisticated side of tech house. Trace, André Kronert and Zoltan Solomon fill out the range.

The throughline is energy plus personality. Every record has something that makes it identifiable — this label does not sign anonymous club tools, however well-produced.

What you will not find is dark, moody, minimal-leaning tech house, or anything built for a 4am back room. If that is your record, the full tech house guide has better-matched targets, and the house labels guide covers the wider field.

Your Submission Message

With a roster this small, the note matters more than usual:

Send one track. Absolutely your best. On an eight-artist label there is no room for "here are three, pick one".
Name the moment. One line: where in the track the room reacts, and why. If you cannot identify that moment, the record probably is not ready for this label.
Confirm your vocal clearances. Hook-led tech house lives on vocals, and an uncleared one makes a signable record unsignable.
Keep it warm and short. This is a label built on personality. A stiff, corporate note reads badly against everything it releases.

How to Submit to Catch & Release

Cold-emailing a label attached to an artist this big is close to hopeless — the inbox is buried and most demos are never opened. On growyour.music you send your Catch & Release demo directly:

Find Catch & Release in the label directory and check your track against the recent catalogue
Submit your single best fully mastered track with a short, specific note
Get a guaranteed response within 7 days — real A&R feedback on groove, hook and fit
Get your credit back automatically if the label misses the deadline

Even a "not for us" is worth having here. On a label this selective, knowing why a record did not make the cut is worth more than another month of guessing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get signed to Catch & Release?

Make a tech house record that is genuinely fun — a bouncy groove, a hook with personality, an arrangement that lifts a room. Then send your single strongest fully mastered track. On growyour.music you send directly with a guaranteed 7-day response and real feedback.

Does Catch & Release accept demos?

Yes — it is listed as accepting demos in our label directory, with a demo contact on file. It is a small, selective roster, so the bar per release is high.

What kind of music does Catch & Release release?

Fun, upbeat tech house made for the dancefloor. Founded by Fisher in 2019, sitting in the bouncy, high-energy end of the genre.

How much does it cost to submit a demo to Catch & Release?

On growyour.music you submit for a small per-submission fee that funds a guaranteed 7-day response with written A&R feedback — or your credit back if the label misses the deadline.

Start Submitting

Catch & Release has one of the clearest briefs on the directory: make it bounce, make it fun, make it big. If your record does all three, it is worth the slot. Browse the tech house labels guide for more targets, or submit your demo today.