How To Run The Best Label Ever
A new short doco about DFA Records has been released via Red Bull Music Academy. And it's pretty great.
Responsible for bands like The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem and Holy Ghost, DFA Records have released 141 singles, 24 albums and six compilations in its 12 years of operation — and defined itself as one of the most forward-thinking and well-loved labels of our generation.
Directed, written and filmed by Max Joseph, one of the dudes/geniuses behind Catfish, this short documentary — released overnight by The Redbull Academy — chronicles the method behind the madness, painting James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) as the absent father of the label, and his co-founder, John Galkin, as the mother left behind to look after the kids.
1. To run an international indie music label, you only need two full-time staff:
2. One of them should look like Michael Cera, and be prepared to work for free in exchange for sleeping in the office:
3. To save on costs, have a complex, start-of the art in-house studio in your office:
4. To create a unique and interesting new sound, tape mouse pads onto drums:
5. Peanut butter is the greatest American flavour:
6. Throw mad parties, and serve your guests donuts:
7. Come up with a brilliant motto:
8. Release your mission statement as a song:
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