Rostrum Records

Rostrum Records is an independent record label, founded in 2003 by Benjy Grinberg in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Grinberg is president of the label, which currently has eight artists on its roster: Wiz Khalifa, Mod Sun, The Bird and the Bee, Donora, TeamMate, Vali, Boaz, and Goodbye Tomorrow. Rostrum has sold millions of albums and singles through its deal with Atlantic Records and Wiz Khalifa.

History

Rostrum released the first independent album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart since 1995 with Mac Miller’s “Blue Slide Park.” Creative digital strategy and a heavy touring philosophy resulted in building a rabid following for Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller. The result of Rostrum's efforts were strong social media presences, hundreds of thousands of concert tickets sold, and over half a billion views on both of their YouTube channels. Wiz Khalifa had his first Billboard Hot 100 #1 single with "Black and Yellow" in February 2011. In 2011, the label released Wiz Khalifa's Rolling Papers and Mac & Devin Go to High School, the latter being a collaborative album with Snoop Dogg, as well as Wiz Khalifa's ONIFC in December 2012. The label was named one of Vibe magazine's "Top 5 Labels to Watch in 2012" and XXL magazine's "Top Rising Indie Label in 2011". Grinberg was named #23 on The Source magazine's annual Power 30 list in its September 2011 issue.