Negative Progression Records


Seth Hyman
President/CEO
Hometown: Orlando, FL
First punk show: Green Day, Club Nowhere, Orlando, FL, 1/24/93
Top 5 favorite records: NOFX "Punk In Drublic," Bad Religion "How Could Hell Be Any Worse," Minor Threat "Discography," Chain of Strength "The One Thing That Still Holds True," Jimmy Eat World "Clarity"
First show you played: My first band 30BC opened for Sensefield and Car Vs. Driver at the Somber Reptile in Atlanta, GA in 1995.
Names of bands you were in: 30BC, Lipmonger, Breaker Breaker.
Musical Instrument: Drums
Top 5 favorite venues: 924 Gilman Street (Berkeley, CA), The Rat (Boston, MA), Chain Reaction (Anaheim, CA), Slims (San Francisco, CA), Hard Rock (Orlando, FL)
Top 5 favorite movies: Empire Strikes Back, Back To The Future, The Goonies, Napoleon Dynamite, Anchorman
Favorite quote: "With great power comes great responsibility." - Uncle Ben

Chris Swinney
Head of A&R
Hometown: Upland, IN
First punk show: The Offspring/Rancid 10/20/94
Top 5 favorite records: Metallica “Master Of Puppets”, Propagandhi “Potemkin City Limits”, NOFX “Punk In Drublic”, Thrice “The Artist In The Ambulance”, Alexisonfire “Crisis”
First show you played: Arts Night at Eastbrook High School with my band Chronic Chaos…circa 1994.
Names of bands you were in: Chronic Chaos, The Widow Jenkins, Brazil, Underminded, The Ataris, Fire Sale.
Musical Instrument: Guitar
Top 5 favorite venues: HOB (New Orleans, LA), Chain Reaction (Anaheim, CA), Foufs (Montreal, QC, Canada), Troubadour (Hollywood, CA), Bottom Of The Hill (San Francisco, CA)
Top 5 favorite movies: Back To The Future, Ghostbusters, The Goonies, Suburbia, Flight Of The Navigator
Favorite quote: “Knowledge without mileage equals bullshit.” - Henry Rollins

Brad Nunnery
Head of Radio & Streaming
Hometown: Longwood, FL
First punk show: No Use For A Name/Limp/Dance Hall Crashers, Fairbanks Inn, Winter Park, FL, 10/6/99
Top 5 favorite records: Quicksand “Slip,” Ignite “Our Darkest Days,” Faith No More “Angel Dust,” Lagwagon “Hoss,” Face To Face “Self Titled”
Musical Instrument: Bass
Top 5 favorite venues: The Edge (Orlando, FL), Wills Pub (Orlando, FL), Cafe DaVinci (DeLand, FL), The Social (Orlando, FL), The West End (Sanford, FL)
Top 5 favorite movies: Gladiator, Shawshank Redemption, Point Break, Step Brothers, Braveheart
Favorite quote: “In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln
