Founder of FBR talks about Paramore

Mike Ragogna, a journalist from the Huffington Post had an opportunity to talked to John Janick, Fueled By Ramen founder. The interview was connected with Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary. Janick answers the question about Paramore being on The Transformers Soundtrack saying that although the soundtrack was being released by Warner Brothers the band recorded a single “Monster” because “they’re one of our flagship artists, so we’re very active in marketing it to make sure that Paramore is supported.” What’s more, Janick talks about the story of the signing of Paramore.

Mike Ragogna: So, because you have Paramore, do you also have The Transformers soundtrack?
John Janick: No, we don’t have The Transformers soundtrack, that’s through Warners Brothers, but Paramore recorded the song “Monster,” which was a single on The Transformers soundtrack. But Paramore is a very important band to us. They’re one of our flagship artists, so we’re very active in marketing it to make sure that Paramore is supported. And, obviously, Warner Brothers is our sister company.

Mike Ragogna: Can you tell the story of the signing of Paramore?
John Janick: I had met Hayley at random through one of Paramore’s managers, and I thought she was amazing. I thought she was really great, and we clicked right away. She was young at the time–I want to say she was 14 or 15–but so on the same level as I was at the time. I must have been in my mid-’20s then, probably 24 or 25 or something. Even though she was ten years younger, we just clicked. The next day, I got to see a show she and the guys were playing. So, I went and saw them and got to meet everybody and it just clicked right away. We kind of just dove right in and did the deal and we made the first record, All We Know Is Falling–which I think was them kind of figuring themselves out, because they were so young. It turned out to be an amazing record, and that went on to give a great base for the setup of Riot!, so they could find themselves. It was a great album and it went on to be a gold record. It was a really exciting thing, and to this day…I’ve been involved with them now for probably seven years, since they were young teenagers, now being in their early ’20s. they’re such great people and so talented. It’s been an amazing ride.