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- unknown
I started up a record label, and our first signing is playing in London soon... Please get down if you can.
http://www.freeportrecords.com
for more details
- Bertrand0
What sort of music is it?
- unknown0
""Benn", a five piece rock band from Cardiff"
got a bit of the Manics and Verve about them
- jevad0
good for you king!
get in
- Bertrand0
I'm going to Italy on the 5th but if I can I'll go on the 4th (I live in Barnes, 10 minutes walk from the half moon).
Is there any songs on the internet (e.g. Epitonic)?
- unknown0
not at the moment, all under wraps...
I know im biased, but They are seriously good... the Welsh assembly are using them to promote Cardiff as the next European city of culture... they are seriously good live too
- pascii0
mp3?
- ********0
You're goign to kick me for this:
Why is there a "pound" sign in the bands name? Is that aspirational?
- unknown0
I didnt design the logo tim...
they did :/
we are changing their name and identity soon though
- ********0
Keep the "pound" sign in the name though...it's excellent! Simon Cowell would approve.
On that note, Ian, are you pulling your trousers up to your armpits now?
- unknown0
yup... and snorting charlie of groupies tits :o)
- ********0
all 4 of them?
- unknown0
MP3 up tomorrow
- ********0
that guitarist looks like Steve Nash of the Dallas Mavericks (NBA Team). lol!
- unknown0
exactly how do you go about setting up a record label?
Do you have prior knowledge kezza or are you doing it with someone who has or what?
intriguing
- unknown0
there are four of us... me, the creative dude, designing and directing all the design... One guy who was VP of EMI in the US, a guy who used to work with tony Wilson at granada, and he did an MBA in Music Management, and another guy who has launched three radio stations in the UK, including Kiss FM.
So I guess they know what they are doing. Which is lucky for me, because im just winging it. AS they say, its who you know... I used to work with the MBA guy at my last company in Manchester
- unknown0
oh and we all put in some money, and our borough council have helped us a lot too, with some money, as long as we promote some artists from our borough. win win situation really, we get sent anyone remotely decent from the surrounding area, and we sign them up and promote them, and the borough pays us to do it
- unknown0
aah I see, sounds like you have some good knowledge there. I asked because an old aqcaintance of mine is starting up a label, I couldn't work it out - he was a printer for fucks sake, then at the start of the year he starts up this 'herbal viagra' company, and now this I just dont get it haha! I always get roped in on doing his design work which is a nightmare cos he never wants to pay anything and has all these really naf ideas and no taste.
sounds like you're onto a good one there though.
Good luck!
- unknown0
lets hope so