Slim Moon is the founder of Kill Rock Stars. He also started its sister label, 5 Rue Christine. Slim ran KRS from 1991 to 2006, during which time KRS released albums by dozens of artists including Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, The Decemberists, Miranda July, Bikini Kill, Unwound, Huggy Bear, The Gossip, and Linda Perry. He departed KRS in 2006 to work as an A&R representative at Nonesuch Records, a Warner Music Group subsidiary.