Trouble and Bass, a.k.a the ”heavy bass champions of the world”, is a one-stop-shop for all of your heavy bass related needs. The Brooklyn outfit runs a booking agency, record label, clothing line, promoting agency, and more all from a badass warehouse on the East River. Kelley, who runs the bookings business, and The Captain, who manages the record label and somehow finds the time to build his own career as a Heavy Bass DJ, took the time to run through what it takes to run Trouble & Bass in this 15 minute interview.
Here’s a quick recap of what we cover in this interview:
- Overview of Trouble & Bass
- When was Trouble & Bass founded?
- What was the reason for expanding the T&B brand beyond the label?
- What attracts European artists to Trouble & Bass?
- Are you looking to expand the Trouble & Bass roster?
- What’s your A&R process like?
- How do you support your artists and help them build up their personas?
- How do you feel about Social Media as a means of promoting your artists?
- Do you think the intimacy of Social Media helps or hurts the T&B brand?
- How’s the label business going?
- How has the industry changed with the adoption of the internet?
- How do you measure success?
- How do you do due diligence on a new promoter or venue?
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