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AFTER 25 YEARS, FAKE CHAPTER RECORDS IS AS REAL AS IT GETS By Kevin Czerwinski Mike Gilligan was always drawn to music. Whether it was the result of being influenced by his three older siblings or because he grew up in the late 80s and early 90s listening to a whole host of indie bands that were dominating the music scene, the Maywood native and Hackensack High graduate was certain that his future was in the music industry. So, it wasn’t a surprise to those who knew him when he launched his own music label as a freshman at Rowan University. Gilligan, 44, created Fake Chapter Records in his South Jersey dorm room never really thinking of what it might turn out to be. The label, however, marked its 25th anniversary last year and Gilligan honored the occasion on Nov. 11, the anniversary of his first release, by issuing a retrospective compilation entitled The First 25 Years.
to Think. “When I was a teen in the early 90s there was a real boom in the music industry,” Gilligan said. “Indie labels were at their peak and at the time I as consumed by it all. Alt rock was a big part of my life. I love punk, classical, electronic; I have an open mind about all types of music. I have about five or six thousand CDs. I just try to collect anything that is of interest.”
Fake Chapter Records has released more than 60 records between that first release and the anniversary compilation highlighted by including performances by artists such as Arms and Sleepers, Thirsty Curses, The Nuclears, The Art of Soul, Miles Hunt and Green 38
