LossLess Records
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LossLess Records is an American record label
founded by Bill Bauman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in 2006. LossLess Records' founding artist was Summer
and they later signed Jeremy Gloff
in 2008. LossLess Records tagline is “The Open Source Label," as it is known for being a label whose business philosophy parallels that of the Open source
community.
and Jeremy Gloff
, each with their own act. The three met that night and kept in touch throughout Summer
and Jeremy’s West Coast tour.
When Summer
went to music school in Chicago
in 2006, she wrote some new material that she shared with Bauman. Bauman decided to start a label to put out her first full length album based on this material. The album was called Timing and Lighting and was released in late 2008. Summer
also released a 300 piece series of poster-size paintings to accompany the album, a collection she named, “The Girls.” LossLess Records owns the rights to the painting series, and in surprising move, Summer
and LossLess Records chose to give away (via license) the entire series to fans along with CD purchase. This is the first recorded attempt to license a tangible piece of art.
In 2008, LossLess Records signed Jeremy Gloff
and put out his fifteenth album, “1987.”
community LossLess Records supports technology, innovation, open standards, and evolved licensing practices, drawing on Bauman’s technology background. LossLess Records’ website states, “LossLess Records does not sell music. We sell licenses to it. We maintain ownership of any distribution that we produce. This will be true for any product of the arts that LossLess Records creates or provides. This does not mean we are going to take your CD's away from you at some point, it just means that we reserve the right to their license and usage.”
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded by Bill Bauman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
in 2006. LossLess Records' founding artist was Summer
Summer (singer)
Summer is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist, best known for the singles, “Have to Leave,” “Not a Love Song,” and "Pink Elephants." Her first full-length album, Timing and Lighting, was released in September 2008...
and they later signed Jeremy Gloff
Jeremy Gloff
Jeremy Gloff is an American performance artist, advice columnist, singer, and songwriter.-Biography:Jeremy was born in New York on January 8, 1975...
in 2008. LossLess Records tagline is “The Open Source Label," as it is known for being a label whose business philosophy parallels that of the Open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
community.
Formation
Bill Bauman and his brother walked into the Three Friends coffee shop in Portland, OR in 2004. The musical lineup that night included two songwriter friends from the East Coast, SummerSummer (singer)
Summer is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist, best known for the singles, “Have to Leave,” “Not a Love Song,” and "Pink Elephants." Her first full-length album, Timing and Lighting, was released in September 2008...
and Jeremy Gloff
Jeremy Gloff
Jeremy Gloff is an American performance artist, advice columnist, singer, and songwriter.-Biography:Jeremy was born in New York on January 8, 1975...
, each with their own act. The three met that night and kept in touch throughout Summer
Summer (singer)
Summer is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist, best known for the singles, “Have to Leave,” “Not a Love Song,” and "Pink Elephants." Her first full-length album, Timing and Lighting, was released in September 2008...
and Jeremy’s West Coast tour.
When Summer
Summer (singer)
Summer is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist, best known for the singles, “Have to Leave,” “Not a Love Song,” and "Pink Elephants." Her first full-length album, Timing and Lighting, was released in September 2008...
went to music school in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in 2006, she wrote some new material that she shared with Bauman. Bauman decided to start a label to put out her first full length album based on this material. The album was called Timing and Lighting and was released in late 2008. Summer
Summer (singer)
Summer is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist, best known for the singles, “Have to Leave,” “Not a Love Song,” and "Pink Elephants." Her first full-length album, Timing and Lighting, was released in September 2008...
also released a 300 piece series of poster-size paintings to accompany the album, a collection she named, “The Girls.” LossLess Records owns the rights to the painting series, and in surprising move, Summer
Summer (singer)
Summer is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist, best known for the singles, “Have to Leave,” “Not a Love Song,” and "Pink Elephants." Her first full-length album, Timing and Lighting, was released in September 2008...
and LossLess Records chose to give away (via license) the entire series to fans along with CD purchase. This is the first recorded attempt to license a tangible piece of art.
In 2008, LossLess Records signed Jeremy Gloff
Jeremy Gloff
Jeremy Gloff is an American performance artist, advice columnist, singer, and songwriter.-Biography:Jeremy was born in New York on January 8, 1975...
and put out his fifteenth album, “1987.”
Philosophy
Much like the Open sourceOpen source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
community LossLess Records supports technology, innovation, open standards, and evolved licensing practices, drawing on Bauman’s technology background. LossLess Records’ website states, “LossLess Records does not sell music. We sell licenses to it. We maintain ownership of any distribution that we produce. This will be true for any product of the arts that LossLess Records creates or provides. This does not mean we are going to take your CD's away from you at some point, it just means that we reserve the right to their license and usage.”