Student-Run Record Label Founded at Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey- March 9, 2005- A group of 6 students at Stevens Institute of Technology have created an innovative student-run record label called Castle Point™ Records. Intended as a way for students to get directly and intimately involved in the music industry, the staff of Castle Point Records has assembled for its first release a compilation album featuring popular local cutting-edge rock bands.
For its first project, the label is recording and producing original music at HarariVille Studios. Carlos Alomar, long-time David Bowie guitarist (who also worked with Duran Duran, Iggy Pop, Luther Vandros and John Lennon) and is the president of the New York chapter of the National Association of Recording Arts & Science, (NARAS), (http://naras.org/newyork.aspx), has produced two songs for the release and assisted on a third.
Unlike most academic record labels, Castle Point Records will reach out beyond the limits of its school's own musical groups. Distributing exceptional quality music that is relevant to today's college student is of the utmost importance to the organization. Located in the center of the popular Hoboken music scene and minutes from Manhattan, Castle Point Records is poised to take advantage of its access to two music communities in a way that most other collegiate labels can't claim while teaching lessons that can't be learned in the classroom.
"The whole experience been unbelievable," says president Ian Wolf, "It's a new approach to the traditional college record label. We've all learned so much and produced an album that rock fans will actually like."
Under the guidance of Stevens's Music and Technology director, David Musial, the students started with no more than an idea. Meeting often late into the night, they managed virtually everything including procuring funding, artist scouting and recruitment and the creation of the overall business plan document. Mr. Musial, himself the owner and founder of One World Artists Group announces, "College students often predict the future of pop music, and our students are not just on the cutting edge, they are making it happen!"
Sponsored by the school, Castle Point Records will function as a student organization at Stevens. The label will be releasing its first album in the fall of 2005. Plans for future releases are already in the works.
For information visit www.stevensmultimedia.com
What: Castle Point Records, a division of StevensMultimedia.com, formed at Stevens Institute of Technology
Who: Stevens Institute of Technology students
When: Compilation record release fall 2005
