We discover a record label that isn't evil

We discover a record label that isn't evil: "WHEN MUSICIAN and composer Jan Hanford was signed to an independent record label, she and husband John Buckman were delighted. But despite glowing reviews, Jan's CD ran into a brick wall when the small label tried to bring her music to a wider audience.

'The label got screwed at every turn,' recalls Buckman, 'distributors refused to carry their CDs unless they spent thousands on useless print ads, record stores demanded graft in order to stock the albums, and in general, all forces colluded to prevent this small, progressive label from succeeding... In the end, she sold 1000 CDs, lost all rights to her music for 7 years... and earned a total of $137 in royalties paid.'

Buckman realized there had to be a better way of doing things, for Jan and for other artists who didn't fit in a music industry dominated by giant corporations. So he founded his own record label."