Your own record label.

[sweboy]

Yeah, let's make our own record labels, shall we?

Alright, the most important thing about your label is obviously the name. You can't sell records without a name that sells records. So, make up a good name for your company.

Then of course you've got to have bands on the label. You can choose any bands you like, still around or broken up, signed or unsigned. Try to pick bands from the same genre or similar genres (even though you don't have to be too hard about that...). Maybe you'd like a label with only funk, only death-metal or only nu-reggaebased prog-nintendo-core.

And then when you've got some bands on your label, then fun begins. You can do a lot with your own record label. Examples:

- A tour. What bands are on it? What is it called? etc.

- A compilation cd. Pick songs from your bands, yada yada... Maybe all covers?

- A split cd. Maybe two of your bands could cover some of each others songs? Maybe all of your bands?

- A DVD. What's on it?

- A tribute cd. To what band/artist? Your bands could cover songs by that band/arist.

- A live CD/DVD. With one band? Maybe with more bands?

etc...


Be creative, my children!

[the-UK-ska-scene]

wow fantastic idea for a thread, Swe! i will think about it and post again in a while...

[Apocalypse King]

Hehe this sounds like fun, I'll give it a go

Label :

Apocalypse Records

Bands:

Radiohead
Muse
I Mother Earth
The Mars Volta
Tool
Our Lady Peace
Jeff Buckley (I know he's dead, but this is imaginary, so he's in)
Submatrix (They're an unsigned band)
A Ghost Devotion (Unsigned)
My Band (I haven't got a name yet)

Tour :

The Apocalypse Festival - Every year in Glasgow. This year will feature Muse, Radiohead, Tool, I Mother Earth, Jeff Buckley, A Ghost Devotion, Submatrix, and My Band.

Compilation CDs :

The Apocalypse Album volume 1

Some of the bands on the label do covers of each other's songs..

Tracklist:

Muse - My Iron Lung (Radiohead)
Jeff Buckley - My Beautiful Deep End (I Mother Earth)
Radiohead - Kill Critic (Submatrix)
My Band - Grace (Jeff Buckley)
I Mother Earth - Need Not (A Ghost Devotion)
A Ghost Devotion - Schism (Tool)
The Mars Volta - Citizen Erased (Muse)
Submatrix - Paranoid Android (Radiohead)
Tool - Meat Dreams (I Mother Earth)

The Apocalypse Album Volume 2

An 80 minute long prog-rock concept album which is a collaboration of all the bands on the label. Currently in production. Due out in August.

[DimebagDarrell]

Label Name:

Draven Records

Bands

Pantera
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax
Black Label Society
Exodus
Death
Dark Angel
Metallica
Machine Head
Sepultura
Testament
Venom
Celtic Frost
Suicidal Tendencies
Kreator
Overkill
S.O.D.
Ozzy Osbourne
Judas Priest
W.A.S.P.
AC/DC

Tour
Monsters of Thrash

Pantera
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax
Exodus
Death
Dark Angel
Metallica
Machine Head
Sepultura
Testament
Venom
Celtic Frost
Kreator
Overkill
S.O.D.
Judas Priest

- A compilation cd.

Just a cd with loads of those^bands greatest songs on

- A DVD. What's on it?

Monsters of Thrash Live at Donnington DVD

- A live CD/DVD. With one band? Maybe with more bands?

Monsters of Thrash Live at Donnington CD

[the-UK-ska-scene]

Star In Hell Records

Bands:

Suburban Legends
Big D And The Kids Table
The Forces Of Evil
Reel Big Fish
Streetlight Manifesto
Lightyear
Shootin Goon
King Prawn
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Aquabats
The Littlest Man Band
NOFX
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
Sublime
Mad Caddies
Chub (my friends’ band, unsigned)

That’ll do for now (I’ve probably forgotten some)…

Hmmm, a tour, not sure what I would call it, maybe “Slave In Heaven/ Ska In Hell Tour�. I’m no good at naming things! I think it would involve the bands that sound kind of similar.

I would have a tour of the UK involving Suburban Legends, The Forces Of Evil, Reel Big Fish and The Aquabats.

I would have a tour of the US involving the UK bands on my label, Lightyear, Shootin Goon, King Prawn and Chub.


Compilation CD:

Suburban Legends – I Want More/ Bright Spring Morning/ Up All Night
Big D And The Kids Table – Can’t Be Caught/ Find Out/ Myself
The Forces Of Evil – Fight/ Mistake/ Vague Love Song
Reel Big Fish – Beer/ Sell Out/ Somebody Hates Me
Streetlight Manifesto – Everything Went Numb/ Point/Counterpoint/ A Better Place, A Better Time
Lightyear – Three Basics/ Trumpet Trousers/ 200 Kebab Shops
Shootin Goon – Guestlist*Hitlist/ Every Single Time/ Wage Slave
King Prawn – Dominant View/ Not Your Punk/ First Defence
Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Rascal King/ Noise Brigade/ Another Drinkin’ Song
The Aquabats – My Skateboard/ Pizza Day/ I Fell Asleep On My Arm
The Littlest Man Band – It’s You/ Always Sayin/ Better Man
NOFX – All Outta Angst/ Champs Elysees/ Anarchy Camp
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes – Crazy/ Sci-Fi Double Feature/ Leaving On A Jet Plane
Sublime – Let’s Go Get Stoned/ Date Rape/ Boss D.J.
Mad Caddies – Monkeys/ Nobody Wins At The Laundromat/ Rockupation
Chub – The Mean Streets/ Walkin’ On Sunshine/ I Don’t Care


Split CD:

Very different sounding bands, Big D And The Kids Table and Suburban Legends.

Tracklisting:

Big D And The Kids Table –

Me And You
Waikiki
Autumn In The Park
Powerful Game

Suburban Legends –

Evil Girl/Angry Girl
She Won’t Ever Figure It Out
Scenester
New England


Live CD (all covers):

Suburban Legends - Ska Sucks
Big D And The Kids Table - We Don’t Play Ska Anymore
The Forces Of Evil - Skalifornia
Reel Big Fish - Brain On Ska
Streetlight Manifesto - Thanks For Not Moshing
Lightyear - Skank By Numbers
Shootin Goon - Hip Ska
King Prawn - The Skanking Song
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Fight
The Aquabats - Ska Muzik
Mad Caddies - Johnny Go Ska


I’m not sure about having a live DVD or anything, those things always kind of seem overpriced and I’d rather go to a show.

But it would be cool to have merchandise that was home-made, like t shirts that have "I Love Ska" sprayed on with paint. They always look cool Or funny stuff, like trucker hats that say "Kiss Me, I'm Emo" or "Soft Like An Emo"... Yeah.

Well there you go, that’s it for now.

[lew]

Label: Absolute Zero

Genre: Punk Pop/Emo/Screamo/Alternative

Bands:
Normal Like You
Yellowcard
Finch
Sloppy Meateaters
NOFX
Sugarcult
Matchbook Romance
Armor For Sleep
Don't Look Down
Coheed and Cambria
Midtown
Name Taken
Rufio
Rise against
The Starting Line
The Matches
Goldfinger

[leking]

[b]Label Name:

SkyHigh Records

Bands:

All-American Rejects
Early November
Jets To Brazil
Get Up Kids
Juliana Theory
Junction 18
Mineral
Mae
Motion City Soundtrack
Promise Ring
River City High
Switchfoot
Vendetta Red

Tour:

Heaven on Earth

5 venue tour of the UK, with 2 nights in manchester
bands playing would be

All-American Rejects
Jets To Brazil
Junction 18
Mae
Motion City Soundtrack
River City High
Vendetta Red

Compilation CD's:

Acoustic pop covers by Early November, Juliana Theory, River City High and Switchfoot.(5 tracks each).

Another CD with song highlights of each band on the label.

And tribute to the Beach Boys, with following bands doing covers..All-American Rejects, Jets to Brazil, Mae, MSC, River City High.

T-shirts ranging from, happy and orange summer colours, to more laid back blues and reds..

[Bartender]

Excellent thread idea. Can we do more than one? (for different styles/genres).

[leking]

i say go for it, its not like this forum is flooding with posts..

[Bartender]

leking, your avatar holds me hypnotised for long periods of time

EDIT: I'll get back to this thread once I've thought of a name..that's being the hard part.

[the-UK-ska-scene]

even though we have tried

it's just not working.

edit: to leking

[leking]

we have indeed, st00pid n00bs not opening their minds to new music..

//spam, spam, spam

[pedro durruti]

Ha, this should be in the punk forum also just to have a good thread since.. what a few months?

Label: Ultimate Records

Genres: Punk/Ska

Bands:

Link 80
The OC Supertones
Spitvalves
Against Me!
River City Rebels
Capdown
MU330
Calibretto 13
Against All Authority
The Unseen
Dropkick Murphys
Gorilla Biscuits
Knowledge
Modey Lemon
Thought Riot
Planet Smashers
A Global Threat
The Oi! Scouts
The Toasters

Tour: Punk vs. Skunk

The Oi! Scouts
The Unseen
A Global Threat
Dropkick Murphys
Link 80
Capdown
Spitvalves

Touring all over the US and Canada

Split CD:

Link 80
Clinton Youth
Against the Rest
Brotherhood
Unity
Don't Give up

Knowledge
Nowhere Fast
Addiction
Evil Twin
Resist in G Minor
DimeStore Hoods

I'll get back to this

[Spikey]

I'm going to own one for real when I graduate college and all that. It's going to be called Big Break Records, and the logo will a fat man eating a hangurger on a record that is broken in half. Our goal will be to sign promising young bands, put them on tour a lot to get their name out there, and get them ready for larger companies, and we can set them on different "paths" for whether or not they know if they want MTV sort of fame, or if they want non commercial success. I am so excited whenever I think about it.

[Bartender]

Yeah, a record company is the only "real" career I've ever actually thought about for after university, but I can't see how it'll happen..unless... *steals Spikey's ideas*

[Doctor D.]

Name:

Pitfall Records

Bands:

Butthole Surfers
The Residents
Primus
Ween
Mr,Bungle
Melvins
Violent Femmes
Pigface
Mike Watt
Flaming Lips
Public Enemy
Del tha FUnkee Homosapien
Mofro
The PResidents of the USA

Tour: Pitfalls Tour of the Ages

Primus
Ween
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Public Enemy
Mofro

Compalation:

Butthole Surfers- Who Was in my room?
The Residents - Harry The Head
Primus - Kalamazoo
Ween- Happy Colored Marbles
Mr,Bungle- Carry Stress In The jaw
Melvins- Dr. Geek
Violent Femmes - Never Tell
Pigface - Kiss King
Mike Watt - Big train
Flaming Lips - Fight Test
Public Enemy - Give it Up
Del tha FUnkee Homosapien - Wacky World of rapid transit
Mofro- Ho Cake
The PResidents of the USA - I'm mad

[Scott Herren]

Label
Broken Vacuum Cleaner Records

Bands
Grandaddy
Built Like Alaska
Sparklehorse
British Sea Power
Clearlake
Sufjan Stevens
Belle and Sebastian
Super Furry Animals
The Shins
Badly Drawn Boy
Menomena

Compilation CD
1) The Shins- "Turn A Square"
2) Grandaddy- "Nonphenomenal Lineage"
3) Belle and Sebastian- "I'm a Cuckoo"
4) Built Like Alaska- "Graft Vs. Host"
5) Super Furry Animals- "Juxtapozed With U"
6) British Sea Power- "Lately"
7) Clearlake- "Wonder If the Snow Will Settle"
8) Sufjan Stevens- "The Upper Peninsula"
9) Belle and Sebastian- "Like Dylan In the Movies"
10) Grandaddy- "The Warming Sun"
11) Built Like Alaska- "Seven Steps Of Trespassing"
12) Menomena- "E. Is Stable"
13) Grandaddy/Sparklehorse- "Little Fat Baby"
14) Badly Drawn Boy- "Silent Sigh"
15) The Shins- "Girl On The Wing"

Tour
The Cool Guys Sport Beards Tour

Featuring Grandaddy with the (admittedly beardless) Super Furry Animals opening. Touring the United States and England.

Tribute to the Flaming Lips
Grandaddy- "Race For the Prize"
Menomena- "The Spiderbite Song"
Super Furry Animals- "Pilot Can at the Queer of God"
Built Like Alaska- "One More Robot/Sympathy 2001"
Clearlake- "She Don't Use Jelly"
The Shins- "Turn It On"
Belle and Sebastian- "The Spark That Bled"
Badly Drawn Boy- "Do You Realize?"
Grandaddy- "Fight Test"
Sufjan Stevens- "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton"
British Sea Power- "Moth In The Incubator"

[Omega Red]

TITLE
xEn Records

FEATURED ACTS
mars volta
dredg
tiger army
tool
APC
dave matthews band
sigur ros
radiohead
broken social scene
Tv on the Radio


A compilation cd:
MARS VOLTA - Som Et Lumiere + Inertiatic ESP
DREDG - Whoa Is Me
A PERFECT CIRCLE - Hollow
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Gray Street
TOOL - Parabol + Parabola
TIGER ARMY - Power of Moonlight
RADIOHEAD - I Might Be Wrong
TV ON THE RADIO - Dreams
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - KC Accidnetal
SIGUR ROS - Staralfur


DVD's:
Sounds of Sleep tour + Rampage tour + Forever tour
SoS tour:
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Broken Social Scene

Rampage tour:
APC
Dredg
Tv on the radio

Forever tour:
Tool
Dave Matthews Band
Mars Volta

Tribute Cd:
Tribute to Rush
1. Tool - Working Man
2. Tiger Army Ft. Geddy lee - Fly By Night
3. Mars Volta - 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx
4. APC - Closer To The Heart
5. Broken Social Scene - Trees
6. DMB - The Spirit Of Radio
7. Dredg - Freewill
8. Sigur Ros - Limelight
9. Radiohead - Tom Sawyer
10. Tv On the Radio - Red Barchetta

[Citric Acid]

Oddessey Records

Artists
Cream
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Roots
The Doors
Citric Acid (My band)

Tour
The Blues Machine goes to Philadelphia, Central Park, LA, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Las Vegas, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Athens, Sydney, Cairo, Munich, Paris, and Rio De Janiero. Featuring all the bands, plus special guest on saxophone William Clinton.

Compilation
Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll

Sunshine of Your Love (Live) - Cream
White Room (Cream cover) - Citric Acid
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Backdoor Man (Doors cover) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
You Got Me - The Roots
The Seed 2.0 (Roots cover) - The Doors
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Purple Haze (Hendrix cover) - The Roots
DAK's Boogie - Citric Acid
Heaven Exists (Citric Acid cover) - Cream

DVD
The Universe
Footage from the tour. Jam and practice sessions. See if Clapton ever makes mistakes. Footage from the studio. See what its like living in a tour bus. See the guys hanging out with Clinton. Unreleased footage when the guys go to Fort Bragg, NC and train with Delta Force.

Timekeepers
A special look at Ginger Baker, Kyle Carrozza, Mitch Mitchell, John Densmore, and ?uestlove.

Tribute to the Beatles...
Get Back (Live rooftop concert) - The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There - The Roots
Twist and Shout - Citric Acid
Daytripper - Hendrix
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Cream
Helter Skelter - The Roots
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Doors
Tax Man - Hendrix
Something - Cream
Come Together - Citric Acid
All You Need is Love - All the bands
The End - The Roots

[manuscriptreplica]

Red Sheep Records

Bands:
Slayer
Coroner
Dark Angel
Testament
Venom
Celtic Frost
Bathory
Kreator
Overkill

CD: Metal ****ing Mania (you cant have a metal CD without the word **** in it)
Slayer - Angel of Death
Coroner - Suicide Command
Dark Angel - Perish in Flames
Testament - Disciples of the Watch
Venom - Countess Bathory
Celtic Frost - The Usurper
Bathory - The Reaper
Kreator - Agents of Brutality
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Anthrax - Time
Exodus - Metal Command
Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

DVD - Metal ****ing Mania - the DVD!
a 3 DVD set featuring a 2 hour set from each band. The 3rd DVD will be behind the scenes, to see if Slayer really are satanic, see if Mustaine is really a drugged out freak, see if Exodus really DO swear that much, and see the leather jackets and tight jeans of Coroner

Tribute CD: To random awesome ****ing bands
Slayer - Exciter (Judas Priest)
Coroner - Master of Puppets (Metallica)
Dark Angel - Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Testament - Sunshine of your Love (Cream)
Venom - Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
Celtic Frost - Open Face Surgery (Cryptopsy)
Bathory - Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden)
Kreator - Chromatic Fantasy (Sebastian Bach)
Overkill - Happiness is a Warm Gun (The Beatles)
Anthrax - Fire (Jimi Hendrix)
Exodus - Music is Sport (Regurgitator)
Megadeth - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)


EDIT: 1000 posts, baby