Congelliere started the label Recess Records as a way to promote F.Y.P[3] but soon it became an actual label releasing work by artists such as Screeching Weasel, The Dwarves, and Against Me!.[2] Before devoting himself to music, Congelliere was a vert skateboarder[6] and it was at skateboard competitions that he first started selling cassettes of F.Y.P.[2] With Isaac Thotz, Congelliere owns Recess Ops record distribution company[1] and the two have opened a music venue in San Pedro, California called "Sardine".[1]
