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Interview: Too Far Gone Records (July 18, 2013)


Label Profile
Name: Too Far Gone Records
Location: New Jersey/ Massachusetts 
Founded: 2013
Contact Them: Facebook, Bandcamp, Tumblr






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How did the label come about and what's the story so far?
The label came about as a result of me wanting to become more involved with the music scene and deciding that, since I don't personally have musical talent, that a record label would be an endeavor that I would both enjoy and would hopefully contribute to the scene. I actually wrote a paper about the DIY music community for a class in my fall semester in which I interviewed two of my older friends that ran labels and asked them questions about how they started and such. Come mid spring semester I decided to just give it a go, thought up a name, set up an email, and things just took off from there. I was planning to only have a couple tape releases over this summer but I'm way past that already and the future looks booked as well
What are your plans for the label in 2013?

Pretty much for the rest of the year I have maybe 4 tape releases in the works(will certainly add more) and 3 vinyl releases, including the current one for the exploration(probably won't add more vinyl but MAYBE) and I'll be taking this label with me back to college for the first time since it's been serious so I'm looking forward to that transition. I'm trying to get involved in booking shows up by my school (Boston) as well, possibly in association with my college but I'm not sure what's going on with that yet
What's important in the bands that you work with? How do you choose bands to work with?

Pretty much, in simplest terms, I want to enjoy listening to what I release. I want to have it on my iPod, you know? I don't want to market and advertise something that I don't like/my hearts not into. Another thing is friendship, I've developed a lot of friendships through this and that's really cool. The relationship between my label and the bands has always been friendly and that's how I think it should be
What's your overall aim for the label?

Overall, I just want to release some music that I enjoy listening to, make some friends through the process, and just overall contribute to an aspect of life that has given so much to me. I really really do want to get involved with booking shows and such so hopefully that can happen in the future
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