Jeff Betten PARS539

Jeff Betten, General manager of Misra Records & COO of Wild Kindness Records, joins Bill for episode 539 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show.

Segment 1 with Jeff Betten

  • Did you start Wild Kindness Records?
  • How did you end up at Misra Records?
  • We talked a bit about Liveburgh Studio and Bad Custer.
  • Can you talk a bit about the rosters and do a little bit of name dropping?
  • How do you go about taking on new artists?
  • How did you hook up with Sun for Moon from Cairo, Egypt?
  • If someone wanted to send a submission to either label, how would they go about that?
  • We talk about Gene Simmons said that the rock record label was dead, and how really what has happened is the system has adapted to the times.

Segment 2 with with Misra Records and Wild Kindness Records

  • Where can our listeners find your artists on both labels?
  • As an artist yourself, if you had the chance to meet your idol and ask them 1 question, who would it be and what would you ask? (Brian Eno)
  • If you could listen to an album again for the first time, which album would it be?
  • An apocalyptic event happens on Earth and wipes out a good portion of the humans; one song from every artist survives, what one song from your artists should survive to help repopulate the Earth.
  • As an artist, what band would you want to open for and at what venue (Dieselbeast question)