For many years now I've had the idea of starting my own record label. Call me crazy.
It would be my kind of label, where I am the
A&R guy, and I get to choose what artists appear in our catalog. The primary focus of the label would be to feature artists who write interesting and original music, that you simply don't get to hear on most radio stations and in most clubs. I sometimes refer to it as "player's music."
Me? I prefer the creative end. I want to find artists and record them and I want nothing to do with the paperwork end.
But, we still would need a paperwork end, and that's what scares me the most. I want to be sheltered from the paperwork end. I want nothing to do with it, but in a venture like a new boutique label featuring non-commercial music, I guess that in the beginning I would have to be the only employee, most likely working for free.
Do people really do this kind of thing? I mean I know I read about stories like this, but is it like winning the lottery? Does anyone actually succeed at such a crazy thing?
As of this writing, I have actually purchased a domain name, and contacted several people whom I would love to have as artists in my galaxy of stars. Most have agreed, or at the very least have been very receptive.
I'm bursting with ideas, and my friends are being very helpful and supportive. Now the only question that remains is: Do I have the Gonadicals to attempt the difficult parts of starting a project like this.
