piaptk Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 PIAPTK is excited to announce that we have partnered with one of our favorite labels, Joyful Noise Recordings! And I have been hired by JNR as Creative Director. This means an additional platform for the freaky, weird, packaging and vinyl formatting that you have come to know and love from PIAPTK. With that comes huge budget increases, more time that can be allotted to research and development, increased exposure, and collaboration of ideas that will allow both labels to really expand, artistically, and continue to push the boundaries of physical media. It also means wider distribution for our pressed vinyl releases and additional exposure for our family of artists. PIAPTK has always existed for two reasons: 1) to serve as an outlet for my own brand of conceptual art and 2) to attempt to bring the amazing music that my friends are making to wider audiences. And this partnership will be a huge leap forward in that evolution. If you are not already familiar with Joyful Noise, they are an incredible label based in Indianapolis, that has released records for many of my (and probably your) favorite artists. Half Japanese, Sebadoh, David Yow, Don Caballero, Deerhoof, WHY?, and countless artists through their flexi singles subscription series. In an industry that is mostly known for shady business practices and exploitation of artists, Joyful Noise is transparent, honest, and very straight forward with their fans and their bands. Their creative approach and attention to the tiniest details of their releases, has always been an inspiration to me, and I can’t wait to bring my own weird touch to their operation. You will probably begin seeing my fingerprints on many of their releases very soon. In the meantime, please go check out www.JoyfulNoiseRecordings.com to see all the great things they are doing right now! Thanks as always! Michael DixonPIAPTK.comTucson, AZ jack8urt0n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedannychang Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As someone who works in the music industry with a lot of indie labels, I'm always down for anything that opens up additional outlets for creativity and creating value for music consumers. Congrats on the partnership and can't wait to see what you guys bring to the table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Congrats Mike. You're a good dude and I hope this works out great for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 wow this is awesome news, joyful noise has really started to do some wonderful things on a large scale this last few years, and this can only help things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warhenrecords Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Great news. Congrats! Looking forward to seeing what you guys have up your sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticgoat Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Awesome news! Expecting lots of good and weird things to come of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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