Woodstock MusicWorks:
Keeping it Local,
Taking it Global
by Peter Aaron
With each of our artists, what we want to do is to always keep the relationship very personal without interfering in the creative process.”
And though its very name betrays the label’s
deep Woodstock connection, Schiano and Schiavo don’t
intend to limit the pool of possible roster adds to their
own back yard. As this goes to press, the label is looking
at several undisclosed regional and national acts with “large
fan bases,” according to Schiavo. “We want to
have a very diverse range of artists on the label, with national
acts, but to continue releasing albums by local artists, too,”
he says.
“And having national acts on the label
will help to boost the smaller acts,” Schiano points
out, adding that he and Schiavo are in this for the long haul.
“Really, it’s all about marketing and promoting,
which is what I know to how to do. The way I see it, the music
business is like any other business—it takes 10 percent talent
and 90 percent hard work. It’s all just a matter of
persistence.”
Mechanical Bull’s A Million
Yesterdays and Bret Mosley’s Light & Blood
are out now on Woodstock MusicWorks. Mosley will perform at
the Bearsville Theater on January 26, opening for the Blind
Boys of Alabama.
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