Powerhouse

What Powerhouse does

Powerhouse Factories is a privately held, craft-focused screen printing studio based in Newport, Kentucky that produces limited-edition, hand-pulled gig posters, branded apparel, accessories, and custom print work. Founded circa 2004 (with documented activity dating to 2010), the firm uses traditional silkscreen techniques with acrylic inks on heavy paper stock and holds recognized expertise in advanced methods such as split-fountain gradient printing, a capability validated by its cover execution for PRINT Magazine's Color Issue. Its catalog — over 754 individual poster SKUs — spans major touring acts (The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Wilco, The Killers, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Elvis Costello, Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, Skrillex, The 1975, Nas, Ice Cube and many others) across venues including Taft Theatre, Headliners, Crystal Ballroom, Riverbend, Madison Theater, and PNC Pavilion, and across US metros including Cincinnati, Louisville, Portland, Nashville, and Brooklyn.

The business operates a hybrid go-to-market model anchored on a single physical retail/production shop at 33 East 9th St, Newport, KY (open Monday–Friday 9am–5pm), a direct e-commerce site at powerhousefactories.com, an Amazon storefront for select products, and recurring event-based sales at SXSW, MidPoint Music Festival, and gallery pop-ups at Firehouse Gallery and Brazee Street Galleries. Beyond consumer sales, the shop runs a sub-brand called PHF LIVE that records live music sessions at the print shop, and it accepts custom design commissions from corporate clients including Red Bull (Soapbox Race 2015 commemorative poster), Jordan Brand (Jordan IX Special Edition Poster Series, which drew a four-hour congratulatory response from the brand), PRINT Magazine (Color Issue cover), Herbal Essences, and the Andrew J. Brady Music Center. Pricing is unit-based, with standard posters at $35–$50, larger formats at $65–$75, and premium/limited editions (e.g., David Byrne & St. Vincent; The Pixies at $175) reaching up to $250. Ownership and leadership are not publicly disclosed beyond co-founder/principal Ben Nunery. The company has no funding rounds, no parent entity, no patents, no app, and no API exposure.

Name

Powerhouse

Legal name

Powerhouse Factories

Website

https://powerhousefactories.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Powerhouse Factories is a Newport, Kentucky screen printing studio producing hand-pulled gig posters, apparel, and custom print work for music artists, music venues, and brand clients including Red Bull, Jordan Brand, and PRINT Magazine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gig Poster Manufacturing

NAICS

Sign Manufacturing (339950)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports, Concert & Venue Gift Shops (CRALAJAH)

Keywords

• Screen printing services
• Gig poster production
• Concert merchandise
• Limited edition prints
• Custom poster design

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Poster Sales: Sale of screen printed gig posters for concerts and events. Prices range from $35-$250 depending on artist, size, and edition. Includes limited edition and special releases.
2. Apparel and Merchandise: Sale of branded merchandise including hoodies, tanks, tees, and accessories through the shop.
3. Custom Design Services: Custom poster design and screen printing services for corporate clients (Red Bull, Jordan Brand), music venues, and events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Powerhouse Factories designs, hand-pulls, and sells limited edition screen printed gig posters for concerts, music venues, and touring artists, alongside branded apparel and accessories. The Newport, KY operation also delivers custom poster design and specialty printing services (including split-fountain techniques) for corporate clients such as Red Bull and Jordan Brand.

Product overview

Powerhouse Factories operates as a screen printing poster shop and creative studio specializing in hand-pulled screen printed gig posters for concerts and music venues. The core offering consists of custom-designed and printed posters featuring musical artists, sold through the online shop alongside apparel and accessories. The company also runs PHF LIVE, capturing live music recording sessions at their print shop. Their services include specialized split-fountain screen printing techniques, and they produce limited-edition collaborative poster series for major clients including Red Bull, Herbal Essences, and PRINT Magazine. The product portfolio spans gig posters, branded apparel (hoodies, tanks, tees), accessories, and special edition poster collections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PHF LIVE: Live music session series recorded from the Powerhouse print shop featuring various musical artists.

Products and services

• Gig Posters Hand-pulled screen printed gig posters for concerts, music venues, and touring artists, printed on heavy paper with acrylic inks. Sold to music fans and collectors through the online shop, Newport retail location, and Amazon, with prices ranging from $35 to $250 depending on artist, size, and edition.
• Apparel Branded clothing items including hoodies, tanks, and t-shirts featuring Powerhouse designs, sold to fans and collectors through the retail and online shop.
• Accessories Miscellaneous branded accessories and merchandise sold through the Powerhouse retail and online shop to fans and collectors.
• Custom Poster Design and Screen Printing Services Bespoke poster design and screen printing services commissioned by corporate clients (Red Bull, Jordan Brand, Herbal Essences), music venues (Andrew J Brady Music Center), and events for promotional and commemorative runs.
• Split-Fountain Screen Printing Service Premium screen printing service producing gradient color transitions where multiple colors blend seamlessly in a single print pass. Demonstrated on PRINT Magazine's Color Issue cover as a specialty capability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Jordan Brand reached out within 4 hours of poster release to congratulate Powerhouse on commemorating the Jordan IX release
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bare Bottle Brewing Co.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Mike Seitz from Bare Bottle Brewing Co. to produce the PHF BREW CREW beer collaboration. Joint product development combining music poster culture with craft brewing community.
• Firehouse GalleryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Powerhouse +1 Gig Poster Show exhibition at the Firehouse Art Center gallery in Longmont, CO. Gallery space partnership for displaying and selling poster artwork.
• Brazee Street GalleriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGallery opening and live printing demonstration partnership at Gallery One/Brazee Street Studios in Cincinnati. Community art partnership.
• MidPoint Music FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial poster partner for MPMF (MidPoint Music Festival). Created multiple festival posters including Washington Park venue posters and Grammer's venue posters. Long-standing relationship producing event materials.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Studio On Fire: Minneapolis-based letterpress and screen printing studio serving designers, brands, and musicians. Comparable as a small craft print shop combining custom client work with self-driven product and poster lines.
• Aesthetic Apparatus: Minneapolis-based screen printing and design studio specializing in gig posters, music merchandise, and brand collaborations. Directly comparable as a small craft poster shop serving touring artists and consumer brands with hand-pulled prints.
• Burleson Design: Seattle-area gig poster and screen printing studio serving the Pacific Northwest music scene with hand-pulled concert posters. Highly comparable craft positioning and target customer base of touring artists, venues, and collectors.
• Vahalla Studios: Gig poster and screen printing studio working with touring musicians, festivals, and brands. Comparable craft technique (hand-pulled screen printing) and customer overlap with Powerhouse's artist and venue roster.
• Delicious Design League: Chicago-based design and screen printing studio producing gig posters, music merchandise, and brand work. Comparable as a Midwest craft poster shop with similar artist, venue, and brand clients and a similar mix of D2C and custom services.
• Methane Studios: Portland-based design and screen printing shop known for hand-pulled gig posters and music-focused art prints. Directly comparable craft, customer base, and distribution model to Powerhouse.

Broad incumbents

• Hatch Show Print: Historic Nashville letterpress and poster shop, now part of the Country Music Hall of Fame, producing concert posters and limited-edition prints. Comparable as a long-established music poster institution with a much larger brand and distribution footprint, but a broader portfolio beyond screen printing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/powerhousefactories
• Xx.com/phfdesign

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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