From an interview posted today with D Bridge on fabriclondon site. (http://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/true-to-the-craft-in-depth-with-dbridge-part-1)
I think the label would be the perfect place to start, considering that Exit are back and hosting a Room and all... So, what’s going on with the label at the moment, any exciting things coming up?
In terms of Exit, there’s a lot going on actually. We’ve recently left our distributors so we’re pretty much doing everything ourselves now. It’s a big step for us but it’s going well so far. Other than that, there’s a lot of music forthcoming including albums from Skeptical and System as well as EPs from Chimpo, Calibre and Fixate. I am also working on this HeartDrive project, which is a collaboration between Kid Drama and I, whilst working on this subsidiary label, Pleasure District, which I’m pleased to say is up and running now.
Why did you decide to self-distribute?
Well when ST Holdings didn’t want to do certain aspects of the distribution, we initially looked into going to other distributors but then thought we might try and do it ourselves. The market has changed which means the distributors have had to adjust and as a result we’ve had to change the way we do things as well. When they first pulled the rug from underneath us, we really had to reassess everything but I quite like it this way. It’s almost that question of ‘why didn’t we do this before?’ It’s still in its infancy but you really get a sense of what’s going on and you have a better connection with those that are selling your music. With a distributor we’re just giving them the record and waiting for them to tell us how many we’ve sold but now we’re able to see who’s really getting involved, who is buying our music and which country they’re buying it from.
"vinyl might have diminished as a market but it’s definitely still a medium we can sell and potentially make some money from."
And from a business sense, it’s beneficial for us because essentially we are cutting out the middle man. You know, so vinyl might have diminished as a market but it’s definitely still a medium we can sell and potentially make some money from. So yeah, everything seems to be heading in the right direction. It’s kind of funny because I think in some ways it has come full circle you know? When I first started producing jungle, you pressed the record yourself and dropped it off at the record shop. In some ways, I think it’s kind of gone back to process but its more stream lined.
I think the label would be the perfect place to start, considering that Exit are back and hosting a Room and all... So, what’s going on with the label at the moment, any exciting things coming up?
In terms of Exit, there’s a lot going on actually. We’ve recently left our distributors so we’re pretty much doing everything ourselves now. It’s a big step for us but it’s going well so far. Other than that, there’s a lot of music forthcoming including albums from Skeptical and System as well as EPs from Chimpo, Calibre and Fixate. I am also working on this HeartDrive project, which is a collaboration between Kid Drama and I, whilst working on this subsidiary label, Pleasure District, which I’m pleased to say is up and running now.
Why did you decide to self-distribute?
Well when ST Holdings didn’t want to do certain aspects of the distribution, we initially looked into going to other distributors but then thought we might try and do it ourselves. The market has changed which means the distributors have had to adjust and as a result we’ve had to change the way we do things as well. When they first pulled the rug from underneath us, we really had to reassess everything but I quite like it this way. It’s almost that question of ‘why didn’t we do this before?’ It’s still in its infancy but you really get a sense of what’s going on and you have a better connection with those that are selling your music. With a distributor we’re just giving them the record and waiting for them to tell us how many we’ve sold but now we’re able to see who’s really getting involved, who is buying our music and which country they’re buying it from.
"vinyl might have diminished as a market but it’s definitely still a medium we can sell and potentially make some money from."
And from a business sense, it’s beneficial for us because essentially we are cutting out the middle man. You know, so vinyl might have diminished as a market but it’s definitely still a medium we can sell and potentially make some money from. So yeah, everything seems to be heading in the right direction. It’s kind of funny because I think in some ways it has come full circle you know? When I first started producing jungle, you pressed the record yourself and dropped it off at the record shop. In some ways, I think it’s kind of gone back to process but its more stream lined.
