FAQ


What is your demo policy?

Now, before you go and drop your demo in the mail, PLEASE make sure you are familiar with the label and our artists. We generally do not "sign" people based on demos. You must also understand this label is VERY SMALL.

If you would like feedback or a response, please let us know, we'll make an effort to write back. Generally, if you sincerely care about what your sending, we'll probably notice and write you back. Feel free to do a followup e-mail.

Please don't send huge, glossy press kits. A CD and a note about your project is usually enough. And, most importantly, label your CD with a sharpie or something! Sometimes things get mixed up.


I'm a distributor/label/store, can I buy wholesale direct?

Why yes, yes you can. Please use the contact form to send us your mailing info and your order. We'll send a quote back to you with payment instructions.

We don't do consignment directly to stores as a general rule. It goes without saying that if you are buying wholesale it means that these are for resale.

 

Can you send me promo records for my radio show/zine?

If you are sending out mass e-mails to any label you can get your hands on, the answer is most likely "no." We are a very small label and do small pressings. If you have some familiarity with Banazan or are requesting something specifically, we're more likely to honor your requests, but consider buying your music. It helps us put out more records!

 

I represent a library, can you send us promos?

Please see the above response.

 

Do you want to advertise in our magazine?

Probably not. We generally support the magazines we read, so if you think we might like yours, mail us a copy with your ad rates. If we like it, it might happen.


I'm a highly educated person - can you give me a job?

Again, you must understand that this label is VERY SMALL. It is so small, in fact, that there is one person doing nearly everything even though we refer to ourselves in the plural. Any money that we have (or don't have) is going into releasing more music. It's a labor of love. If at some point there are job openings, we'll probably say something on the front page.

If you have questions about this or are a student or something needing feedback/advice regarding music business things, feel free to use the contact page and mention you read the FAQ.

 

[nerd alert] Do you utilize DRM?

DRM is for babies. Why would we restrict the lawful use of our releases by people who have already paid for our product? It doesn't make any sense. We do believe in copyright and all that though--just don't be a jerk, you know?

We try to work with download sites that do not use DRM, except for the iTunes Music Store because we like Apple and know they only put in the low-level controls to placate antsy labels. We don't intentionally add anything weird to our CDs to break your computers. We also still release things on vinyl so you can ignore all these worries.

(Okay, so no one has actually asked this question)



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