Brushfire Records

Brushfire Records is an American independent record label associated with singer-songwriter Jack Johnson and the creative network surrounding Woodshed Films. The label was originally known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records and was established to issue music connected with Thicker than Water, a surfing documentary produced by Woodshed Films. Woodshed Films was created by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and Chris Malloy, linking the label from the outset to filmmaking, surfing culture, and independent creative production rather than to a conventional major-label structure. The label became a vehicle for releasing Johnson's own recordings as well as music by artists connected to his broader musical community. Its catalogue includes Johnson's albums and film-related releases, including the soundtrack album Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George, In Between Dreams, Sleep Through the Static, To the Sea, From Here to Now to You, and All the Light Above It Too. The catalogue also includes holiday compilations and soundtracks connected with surfing, outdoor culture, and documentary filmmaking. Brushfire's artist roster has included Animal Liberation Orchestra, Bahamas, Zach Gill, Neil Halstead, Paula Fuga, and Johnson himself. Earlier or former affiliated artists include Donavon Frankenreiter, Money Mark, Rogue Wave, Matt Costa, and G. Love & Special Sauce. The roster demonstrates a broad preference for singer-songwriters, alternative rock, roots-influenced music, and artists whose work fits the label's relaxed, community-oriented identity. The label's film relationship remains central to its identity. In addition to Thicker than Water, the Woodshed-associated film catalogue includes The September Sessions, Sprout, A Brokedown Melody, The Present, 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless, and The Smog of the Sea. Brushfire has supported soundtrack and companion-record projects connected with several of these productions, creating a combined music-and-film catalogue rather than functioning only as an album imprint. Brushfire is best understood as an artist-led independent label with a strong cultural association with Hawaii, surfing, documentary film, environmental awareness, and acoustic or alternative music. Public reference material identifies Jack Johnson as its owner and places the label within the Woodshed Films creative ecosystem. Detailed corporate information, including a formal headquarters, legal structure, financial performance, and a complete current executive team, is not established in the supplied sources.

Brushfire Records developed from the filmmaking and music activities of Jack Johnson and the Malloy brothers. Its predecessor name, The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was used in connection with the production and release of music for Thicker than Water, a surfing documentary made through Woodshed Films. This origin gave the label a distinctive foundation: it was created not simply as a conventional record company, but as part of a wider independent production operation linking music, film, surfing, and outdoor culture. After its early film-related work, the label became increasingly associated with Johnson's recording career. It released a substantial portion of his catalogue, including In Between Dreams, Sleep Through the Static, To the Sea, From Here to Now to You, and All the Light Above It Too. The label also issued Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George, a project tied to the animated film Curious George, demonstrating its ability to handle music created for a mainstream film while retaining an independent-label identity. Brushfire's catalogue expanded through collaborations with a range of artists. Artists listed as part of its roster include Animal Liberation Orchestra, Bahamas, Zach Gill, Neil Halstead, Paula Fuga, and Jack Johnson. Former affiliated artists include Donavon Frankenreiter, Money Mark, Rogue Wave, Matt Costa, and G. Love & Special Sauce. These relationships gave the label a broader musical profile spanning acoustic pop, alternative rock, folk, roots, and singer-songwriter material. Film remained a recurring part of the label's history. Woodshed Films' associated productions include The September Sessions, Sprout, A Brokedown Melody, The Present, 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless, and The Smog of the Sea. Brushfire-related releases include soundtracks and companion albums for several of these projects. The label also created the This Warm December series, a holiday compilation line issued in multiple volumes and connected with its seasonal and community-focused brand identity. Rather than emphasizing a large corporate infrastructure, Brushfire Records has presented itself through its artists, catalogue, and relationship with Woodshed Films. Its public identity is closely tied to Johnson's work and to themes of surfing, travel, environmental concern, and independent creative production. The available reference material does not establish a precise founding year, a separate corporate parent, a headquarters, financial data, or a complete formal management history.

• 2019

  This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday, Vol. 3

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  The third volume of the This Warm December holiday compilation series was released.

• 2017

  The Smog of the Sea soundtrack

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  The label's associated film catalogue included The Smog of the Sea, an environmental documentary project.

• 2011

  This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday, Vol. 2

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  The second volume of the label's holiday compilation series was released.

• 2008

  Launch of the This Warm December series

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  The first volume of the This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday compilation series was released.

• 2006

  Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George

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  Brushfire released Johnson's soundtrack album associated with Curious George, one of the label's most prominent film-related music projects.

• 2002

  Jack Johnson joins the label's recorded-music catalogue

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  Jack Johnson is listed as a Brushfire artist from 2002 onward, establishing the label's long-term connection with its founder's recording career.

• 2000

  Thicker than Water

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  Thicker than Water, a Woodshed Films surfing documentary, provided the original filmmaking context for the label's creation and music activities.

• Formation as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records

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  The label began under the name The Moonshine Conspiracy Records to release music associated with the surfing documentary Thicker than Water and the Woodshed Films production network.

An artist-led independent label combining singer-songwriter and alternative music with surfing culture, documentary filmmaking, and environmentally conscious creative projects.

• Artist albums · 2002

  Jack Johnson recordings

  Brushfire has released or been associated with several major Jack Johnson albums, including In Between Dreams, Sleep Through the Static, To the Sea, From Here to Now to You, and All the Light Above It Too. This catalogue forms the central pillar of the label's recorded-music identity.

• Film soundtrack · 2006

  Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George

  A Jack Johnson soundtrack album created for the Curious George film project. It broadened Brushfire's profile by connecting the label's independent music identity with a widely distributed family-film soundtrack.

• Compilation series · 2008

  This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday

  A multi-volume holiday compilation series featuring music presented under the Brushfire banner. The series began in 2008, continued with a second volume in 2011, and returned with a third volume in 2019.

• Documentary soundtrack · 2000

  Woodshed Films soundtracks

  Brushfire's film-related catalogue includes music connected with Woodshed Films productions such as Thicker than Water, The September Sessions, A Brokedown Melody, The Present, 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless, and The Smog of the Sea.

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