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was widely disseminated on the internet. It was called "19 things I'd tell people contemplating starting a record label (after running one for 19 years)". it was a mix of advice, warnings, and personal history gleaned from almost two decades of operating
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Previous to starting the label, Bemis had an active career as a writer. In the 1990s, he published Jaboni Youth fanzine, focusing on the nascent
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newspaper called it "the record label at the centre of New York's other music scene" and "a focus for some of the city's most intriguing and creative musicians."
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