Fifth Column is an artist development company based in Austin, TX. Our goal is to provide a wide range of services to help artists develop and sustain their careers, with a focus on cohesive, effective, and inexpensive marketing.

We are artist-oriented and artist-directed and dedicated to ensuring that great bands and artists get the exposure and opportunities that they deserve - as well as providing a dedicated marketing company they can rely on throughout their career.

Fifth Column is working to build a reputation for finding great bands and artists. It is important that people be able to trust that any band working with Fifth Column has all of the elements necessary for success in what is a highly competitive industry.

The artist development program at Fifth Column is unique in the music industry. It is a partnership between Fifth Column and the artist. Fifth Column is vested in the ongoing success of the band/artist, and in return the band/artist gets the full benefit of working with Fifth Column - major-label level marketing, art design, street team and retail maintenance, and PR services, among other things.

Most importantly, Fifth Column brings a wealth of industry experience and contacts to give each artist we work with every chance at success.

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Fifth Column also offers many of it's services on a one-off, limited term basis. We offer tour support, show promotion, PR, art design, retail and lifestyle marketing, music retail and product management, and a host of other services - all reasonably priced with the independent label and artist in mind.

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Guy Forsyth
Live at Gruene Hall


Austin's favorite son returns with a new live album, capturing the epic trio that has toured through the U.S. and Europe over the past few years: Guy Forsyth, Rob Hooper and Will Landin.

Release date May 2, 2010


Guy Forsyth
Calico Girl


Hot on the heels of last year's double-live CD "Unrepentant Schizophrenic Americana", Guy dips into his bag of tricks and pulls out "Calico Girl". Frustrated by his inability to meet fan requests for some of his classic material, he took his trio (Rob Hooper and Will Landin and completely re-visioned the songs - and then added a few new tracks. The result is a wholly original, vibrant Americana record, rife with Guy's trademark ecleticism and musicianship.



Athens vs. Sparta
The History of the
Peloponnesian War


"A combination pop-opera, Greek drama, modern allegory, and historical CliffsNotes created by Trinity University history grad and musician Charlie Roadman, the album resonates on several levels and is likely unlike anything you've ever heard. " - Chris Parker, San Antonio Current

I know, sounds crazy - but it's wonderful, and one of my favorite records of the year, bar none.










There's a new design gallery featuring many of the album projects, posters and a variety of other design projects.

Check it out here



SXSW 2010
See you out there!!!





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3103B West Avenue
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 587-9818