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We kid you not. A Candian record label is giving somebody the opportunity to bypass all of the music industry bullshit and purchase a fully fledged record label right now.
Canadian imprint Handshake Inc is described as a fully functioning business ideal for “hobbyists, pros, and any goal oriented people who still maintain a sense of hope and wonder about the music industry,” (the owner doesn't sound bitter at all...) and you can own it for $5,000.
If you buy the 'underground metal and noise' label now on Craigslist, you'd be purchasing their entire back catalogue of EPs, LPs, DVDs and a book, as well as “North American and International distribution, digital royalties, press contacts, remaining stock (vinyl, dvds), 2k Twitter followers and 2k Facebook likes." Not too shabby.
Speaking with Exclaim, label owner David Hall confirmed the sale and explained his next move. "I'm starting a new company to continue making films and videos."
Hall founded the Handshake Inc. enterprise in 2006 and was joined in 2011 by Catharsis PR person Kim Kelly and Agoraphobic Nosebleed frontman Jay Randall. The label has issued material by artists including Fuck the Facts (perferably not in a court of law), Rwake, Orthrelm's Mick Barr, Gridlink, Blacklisters, Pyrrhon and more. They've also delivered three storming instalments of the Maryland Deathfest: The Movie series.
If you're a fan of death metal bands with names like Eyehategod, Church Of Misery and The Devil's Blood, then check out the trailer for Deathfest: The Movie III below (and maybe buy yourself a record label?)
