Ben Kweller Announces Own Record Label

Ben Kweller has decided to, after years of being apart of both major and independent labels, establish how own record label.

The Noise Company - which is based in Austin, Texas - looks set to be the home of each of Kweller’s releases from now on, including his brand new album ‘Go Fly A Kite’, which is out on the 7th February.

Kweller himself had this to say about his decision to create The Noise Company:

‘When I signed my first record deal 15 years ago, many artists had little understanding of, or interest in, the contracts that would eventually bind their musical future. I was one of those artists. Fortunately, I’ve been lucky to make my music with little interference. I’ve worked with some great people, most of whom I remain friends with today. Unfortunately, we’ve all been operating within an antiquated system that doesn’t work anymore. The Noise Co. is another step in creating my own system. It gives me the opportunity to work directly with people in the industry who were previously ‘off-limits’; from ADA to manufacturers, to independent promoters, radio programmers to the lady at GS1 who assigned our UPC code that’ll appear on all our releases.’

‘There’s a lot of geeky stuff involved, but as a die-hard music junkie and record collector, these things get me excited! It’s the real deal, not just an artist self-releasing his music. We have a real staff, real funding, real distribution, and I look forward to eventually helping other artists achieve their goals too.’

The Noise Company has signed on with the Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) to distribute all of its releases, whilst also securing a more worldwide presence via deals with Lively Up in Japan and Shock in Australia.

‘Go Fly A Kite’ is Kweller’s fifth album, and is released through The Noise Company next February.