A Record Label? Now?!

 

IN A WORD, YES. GORDOPHONIC RECORDS IS THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP OF A LIFELONG OBSESSION WITH MUSIC. IT IS THE CULMINATION OF A DREAM AND A BID TO KEEP ART AFLOAT IN A SEA OF BULLSHIT. SIMPLY PUT, THIS LABEL IS A NATURAL PROGRESSION OF THE WORK I'VE BEEN DOING AS A SELF-TAUGHT MUSICIAN AND RECORDING GEEK SINCE I WAS A KID. FOR BETTER OR WORSE I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED A STRICTLY "DIY" APPROACH TO MY WORK, AND MY MISSION IS SIMPLY TO CARRY THIS OPERATION FORWARD INTO PREVIOUSLY UNCHARTED TERRAIN. IT HAS TAKEN A LOT OF WORK JUST TO GET TO THIS POINT AND I CONTINUE TO LEARN NEW THINGS EVERY DAY. MY INFATUATION WITH ART AND MUSIC HAS PROVIDED MANY REWARDS THUS FAR. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE JOURNEY, BECAUSE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT FOR ME. 

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND WORK WITH SOME AMAZING MUSICIANS OVER THE YEARS, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING OUT SOME EXCITING NEW SOUNDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. coming Straight out of the gate our stable is a small one, but one of my goals is to collaborate with more artists in the future. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS (OR ANSWERS, FOR THAT MATTER), PLEASE DROP ME A LINE.

I'M AROUND.

-GORDO

PS-WHY GORDOPHONIC? WELL, TURNS OUT MY "DIY" SPIRIT IS SOMEWHAT OF A FAMILY TRADITION. WHEN I WAS A KID, MY MOTHER AND STEPFATHER RAN A SMALL MILLING OPERATION, WINDSEA. THEY PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED THEIR OWN  BRAND OF MIXES MADE WITH ORGANICALLY GROWN GRAINS AND WORKED WITH A SMALL NETWORK OF NATURAL FOOD STORES AND CO-OPS. ON MY FATHER'S SIDE, MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER ELSIE GORDON (WE CALLED HER "CRACKER") OWNED AND OPERATED HER OWN BUSINESS, GORDON'S CLOTHES OF CHARM, FOR OVER 50 YEARS. WHILE I PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF STAYING POWER, I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT I AM CARRYING ON MY FAMILY'S RAMBUNCTIOUS AND INDEPENDENT ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT BY INCORPORATING THE FAMILY NAME INTO MY BUSINESS. VIVA LA DIY! 

The o.g. (original gordon)