“They told me that they are starting a classic label, and wanted me to be the first artist. So I signed, and am producing myself, and writing my own music, but I'm their first artist on their classic label. And I have creative control.” WritingFirstsWantedArtistMy OwnCreativeStartingLabelsClassic Author:Teena Marie
“I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.” PeopleBelieveHardWantedUsedArtistSongMy OwnRecordsSawsIndustryMountainBuiltReputationLabelsBelieve In MeSongwritersClownRecord Labels Author:Emeli Sande
“I can't tell you how freeing it is to have my own label. For the first time in my career, I have total control.” FirstsI CanMy OwnCareersFirst TimeLabels Author:Shelby Lynne
“While America will always, I think, feel foreign to me, New York City is my home. This is where I can construct my own identity freely and reject labels imposed on me.” ThinkingFeelsI CanHomeAmericaMy OwnCitiesNew YorkIdentityLabelsRejectsNew York CityConstructs Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“A snappy label and a manifesto would have been two of the very last things on my own career want list. That label enabled mainstream science fiction to safely assimilate our dissident influence, such as it was. Cyberpunk could then be embraced and given prizes and patted on the head, and genre science fiction could continue unchanged.” WantHas BeensTwoLastsGivenMy OwnFictionCareersInfluenceScience FictionListsLabelsGenrePrizeMainstreamDissidentsCyberpunkManifestos Author:William Gibson
“I could never release something on the label I didn't personally love. The label's really an extension of my own musical career, and I'm intensely involved with every aspect personally, so it'd be a betrayal to myself if I released something simply because I thought it would make money.” IfsMy OwnCareersInvolvedAspectMusicalBetrayalReleaseLabelsMaking MoneyExtensions Author:Michael Gira
“If I was rich enough, I would love to launch my own record label. I would love to try and give all my musically talented friends a start in the industry.” IfsGivingTryingEnoughMy OwnRichRecordsIndustryLabelsRecord Labels Author:Cara Delevingne
“Musically, between me and my fans and also me and my team, who between management and record label have always just let me be me, it's fun to pave a path. It's fun to feel like you're doing things your own way. So in that regard I haven't had to worry about any bar but my own.” WayFeelsFunMy OwnWorryPathRecordsTeamFansHavensLike YouLet MeRegardManagementBarsLabelsRecord LabelsLet Me Be Me Author:Josh Groban
“I'm really thankful to have my own record label. I've always looked up to people like Madonna when she launched Maverick Records. Even Jay Z and Sean "Puffy" Combs, who's a mentor and also gave me a shot when I was an independent artist in Atlanta. He came to my show, and he said, "I just want people to know about you."” PeopleKnowsWantSaidShowsArtistMy OwnRecordsShotsIndependentLabelsMentorAtlantaSeanRecord LabelsCombsMaverick Author:Janelle Monae