Scott Pasch aka Mr. P (DCxPC Live (The x is silent))
What are your top five albums that were released in 2024? (In order 1-5)
- Sick Move - Intrusive Thoughts
- Trouble Bound - Broken Ribs and Blood Clots
- Miracle Blood - Hello Hell
- Meth Rats - Anger Unanimous
- Worldsucks - No Go (It might be higher if it wasn’t a 7”)
I only did vinyl releases. One, that’s how I prefer to listen and two, it helped winnow the field a bit.
What band did you discover in 2024 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?
I didn’t discover Soji in 2024 because I’d been following them on social media and jamming to their shit online since 2023, but I finally got to see them live at Camp Punksylvania 4 this past summer, and they were everything I’d been hoping they would be. Fucking killed it live, and made me want to jam to their tunes even more. They have a split tape with Winter Wolf (Another rad as fuck band) coming out in early December. I don’t really fuck with tapes, but for this I might ‘cause both bands are so damn fucking good.
How will you remember 2024 (in terms of music)?
On a personal level it was a year well spent with two great dudes playing music in a band called Leave it Behind, which has sadly gone into indefinite hiatus. Playing with them allowed me to experience the Hudson Valley hardcore, punk, ska, and metal scene from the inside -- both musically and personally. Having just moved here in January of 2023, getting the chance to get to know and love so many people in the HV scene will definitely be my musical memory of 2024. Holly and Outsider, all the dudes in RBNX and Trouble Bound, and Kev from Negative Raxxx in particular have made me feel more welcome than I can describe. I can’t list everyone that has affected me, so I’d just like to wish much love and PMA to all the bands, promoters, venues and people that have welcomed me into the scene. Even if I didn’t mention you, you know who you are, and you know that I am grateful to have you in my life.
What can we look forward to from you in 2025?
As a label I’m looking forward to several releases. The following are already in production in the studio or being pressed:
- Comp Punksylvania 4 Live (Recorded at Camp Punksylvania 4)
- DCxPC Live Vol. 25 Ninety Pound Wuss 12”
- DCxPC Live Vol. 30 American Jetset 12”
- DCxPC Live Vol. 32 2AMature / The Snorts Split 12”
- DCxPC Live Vol. 33 Sick Move 12”
- DCxPC Live Vol. 34 Marc-Alan Prince/Red at Night Split 12”
- DCxPC Live Vol. 35 The Whiskey Bats 7”
- DCxPC Live Vol. 36 Shark Noises 12”
- DCxPC Live Vol. 37 Urban Waste / Soji split 12”
In the works with sets recorded but not yet assigned released numbers are albums by Submachine, Celebration Summer, Wolf-Face, Pickaxe (DC), 504 Plan, Cut-Rate Druggist, Betty Blowtorch, Scum, Half-Dizzy, Chumhuffer, The Lousekateers, Ape Metro, Trouble Bound, Dark Hippie, Rest Assured, Resistance Company, RBNX, Cecropia and more!
As a promoter, I’m stoked to continue to work with Snugs in New Paltz and El Dorado in Troy for shows here and there. I’m also pumped to be doing monthly Sunday matinees at Snapper Magee’s in Kingston starting this January. And I’d be lying if I wasn’t super excited about the biggest show I’ve ever booked: Big D and the Kids Table with Planet Smashers at the Unicorn Bar in Kingston. It’s a 150 capacity venue, so it’s gonna sell the fuck out!
Personally, I’m jamming with my wife and some friends on some punk covers that may or may not turn into originals. And I’m keeping my ears out for an opportunity to join/start a new band (I’m a drummer) that’s into playing out of town versus just playing the Hudson Valley.
What records are you looking forward to most in 2025?
That’s hard to say. I guess I should be more in tune with who is recording new stuff, but I’m not. I know The Goons from DC have reformed and are recording, so I’ll be grabbing that the moment it comes out. Worldsucks is also going into the studio soon, and I know their shit will rip. Beyond that I’m not sure what’s coming out. Definitely keeping an eye on Phameless Records. I bought a bunch of their shit this past year: Jaelyn, 13 Cavities, Assemble, Chemical X and Disoviet. All of it just fucks. Pure sonic fuck.
How do you try to get your news to fans as media platforms and algorithms change?
It’s hard to do, for sure. I do the standard email list, but I try not to overdo it. I use IG the most and that crossposts to FB and Threads. I mostly share new releases, shows that I’m doing, shows that other people are doing 'cause I like to support the scene, and new music from bands even if they are not on my label. I also try to record at least one full song of every band I go to see, and then I share that on IG, FB, TikTok and upload to my YouTube page. I should probably get something better than my shitty phone.
Oh, and for shows, I’d like to think I’ve earned the reputation as someone who is bringing paper back. I hang flyers all over the area and surrounding areas, I pass out hundreds of handbills at shows in the weeks prior, and I even mail copies of flyers and handbills to bands on the show I’m promoting. I also try to make 2-3 different social media images for the show to combat scroll fatigue.
I’m also working on an old school mail order catalog like the old SST ones.
Scott Pasch aka Mr. P – social media links
- Instagram: @dcxpc_live
