![]() ![]() We did so along with our sister label Mind’s Ear Records as blocGLOBAL. In 2019, we began to answer those questions and more. ![]() ![]() Instead… production costs are recouped and then the label and artist split profits down the middle… 50/50. No “percentage point” schemes where the artist earns fractions of pennies on the dollar for each copy sold. What if blocSonic could take our attention to detail and quality to physical releases? What if we could build a successful hybrid music business? What if we could sell music licensed under a Creative Commons license and still provide free mp3 and FLAC audio downloads? What if we could give artists a platform and label that treats a “music deal” like a partnership? No advances that later leave the artist indebted to the label when those costs later have to be recouped. The idea took form as we asked ourselves some key questions. An idea shaped by myself and partners… Chris Cory (owner of the eclectic Mind’s Ear Records), Shawn Franklin (audio mastering and restoration guru, co-founding member of The Scallions), David “C-Doc” Snyder (Filmmaker, member of The Impossebulls and overall music producer extraordinaire) and Douglas Whitfield (co-founder of the Music Manumit podcast). In 2017, a decade after the debut netBloc, another idea began to take shape. Opportunity knocked on multiple fronts… the stage was set for another organic transformation. After a few years of organic growth, continuing to release original music and expanding the digital release format selection, blocSonic found itself in a right place, right time situation. Little did I know, that decision in late 2008 would set the wheels in motion for the future. Plus, as a professional graphic designer, what could be better than being the primary designer for a label?!? Throughout my life, no matter what kind of creative endeavor or project I took on, I tried to find a way to connect it to music. However… almost instantly as I considered it… I realized how much I loved the idea of running a label. It was a hobby started as a way to help other music fans discover great music by netlabels doing their own thing. At the time my intention hadn’t been to run blocSonic as a “music label”. ![]() After a few months of planning, coding & designing, I launched blocSonic with the debut release of the netBloc compilation series.Ī couple years later, after having been featured in a netBloc, Ant The Symbol fka Just Plain Ant asked if I’d be interested in releasing an album. It all began back in 2006 with an idea to promote musical gems discovered in the then burgeoning netlabel scene. For more about our label… click "More" below. We’ve stopped utilizing to host downloads going forward. ![]()
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