ISSUE002

A Brief History of Pressing Issues

Once upon a time….

Ok, so it’s not like that. But we do have a cool story, and for those that are new, we want you to really see how this label started.

It all started with a post by boomnoise on dubstepforum.com.  The post went something like this:

pressing issues start

Discussion picked up and went on for a total of 9 pages, spawning numerous ideas and debates.

Some major issues quickly arose, including

  • How will we select what to release?
  • Who will be involved?
  • How will we brand the label?
  • Will we make money from this?
  • Who will press and distribute the records?

Each of those questions was solved by the members of dubstepforum.com.

Highlights

It was decided almost immediately to keep this label about the community.  Yes, it takes time, and no, it’s not easy to manage (it’s not meant to be…), but we strongly felt (and still feel) that the community made this project happen, so naturally all proceeds should be reinvested into the community.

Numerous forum members suggested that we look at ST Holdings for the P&D side of things, so we did and inked a contract shortly thereafter.  We’re working with them again on ISSUE 003 and ISSUE004, and we hope many more after that to come.

The community came up with the idea for this label.

The community chose the committee.

The community voted on the logo.

The community donated some start-up funds to pay for things like web hosting.

The community voted on the releases.

The community bought the records.

The community did it all again for ISSUE002.

In chronological order, here are the posts:

As you can see above, EVERYTHING was decided on by the community.

Watch, listen, vote, comment, participate, and support us as we move towards releasing ISSUE003.

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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 History, ISSUE001, ISSUE002, ISSUE003, News, Releases 1 Comment

What Have We Been Up To?

Hi, Katie here.

Some of you may be wondering what we’ve been up to in the months since releasing ISSUE002.

The answer is lots.

Once Upon A Time…

After 002 was released the original committee each went through some professional and personal changes, and the running of the label was handed off to Patrick (Cure), a member of the A&R committee from Canada.

Patrick brought Sev (HxdB) in, and Patrick took up the lead on the label from that point onward.

As a first step, Sev and Patrick sat down to discuss what was going right, and what could be improved.

Background

This is a community-built, community supported and community run label from start to finish, and that hasn’t changed.  In fact, that is the reason for this post, which will probably become the first in a series.

We want to make sure that our community holds us accountable for our actions, and we’re striving to maintain just as much transparency now as we had before.

ISSUE003 is underway, so make sure to subscribe to our RSS feed to receive regular updates.  Dubstepforum.com is still our home, but this website will function as the hub of our activities on the web as a whole.

The next few posts will cover some specifics about voting, our selection process and other items we work through as we prepare to put out ISSUE003, but I want to end this post with a few promises we’re making to you.

  1. The democratic spirit is still the heart of the label.  Every release will be voted on by the community.
  2. We still welcome your contributions, feedback, opinions, critique and accolades.  We’re kind of chatty and like to talk!
  3. The label is still working with ST Holdings, just like before.
  4. The committee is still spread out from coast to coast, just like before.  It’s changed slightly though, as two members live in Vancouver, CA and two live in New York, NY.
  5. We’re still a non-profit.  That’s right… any money made from releases are reinvested back into the project.

Some things, which you’ll see in the coming posts, have changed slightly.  We’ll be sure to explain why these have changed, and your comments are always welcome.  I think you’ll be pleased to find that anything that has changed, has changed for the better… we have some tasty treats in store for you so stay tuned!

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Monday, October 26th, 2009 ISSUE002, ISSUE003, News, Releases No Comments

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