There’s been a problem in the music industry.  For decades.  Record labels have traditionally held all the power in the label-artist-fan dynamic.  The artist has little say, and makes little money.  And the fan?  Not given too much consideration actually, pretty much last place in priority.  That’s backwards.  Without the fan, there is no music.  No one learns music to play to themselves.  Music is about sharing, so the fan comes first.  The artist is there, for the most part, to give the fans what they want.  And at the end of the day, the artist is absolutely the best director of his/her own music.  The record label should simply be an enabler, helping the artist to get the music to the fans.  The priority should be fans first, then musician, then record label.

That’s the Stompbox philosophy in a nutshell.  We exist to assist  artists in getting their music to their fans in the most cost-effective manner, without controlling the artist’s creativity and direction, and without taking so much of the cut that there’s little left for the artist.  As a radically different kind of record label, our success is measured by, and most of our reward derived from, the artist’s success.

And we love the blues, of course.  The greasier the better… such fun music, and we do love to have fun.  So in addition to our greasy blues Spotify playlists, we also have an on-line store, to support sales of merch from the artists we endorse.  In the very near future, the store will be expanded to also include an amazing selection of greasy blues vinyl LPs. 

So check back often, things will change quickly here!