Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 08:03:12 -0500
To: langham@multiline.com.au (Mr Bernard Langham)
From: miller@physics.unc.edu (Gary Miller)
Subject: RE:  imprint deals

Hey there,

>>Minty Fresh is an imprint of Geffen owned by Jim Powers.
>
What that actually means is that Minty Fresh doesn't really have to "answer" 
to Geffen, but they do utilize Geffen's resources (ie. promo, publicity, 
etc).  Normally imprint labels are self-sufficient, though they might take 
some cash from the parent label for some things -- the cruicial point is 
that normally the imprint doesn't have to go through the parent in deciding 
who they sign, what they do with them, what the final product looks, sounds, 
or acts like.

Imprint deals can be pretty sweet if the label knows what they're doing.
Jim Powers shopped Minty Fresh to a lot of people (Zoo, Virgin, etc.) before 
deciding to go with Geffen.  Actually, Zoo passed on the deal and then felt 
stupid after "Seether" hit.  I'm not complaining though, because Zoo then 
hooked up a similar deal with Spongebath Records -- which my band Gumption 
is on.!!! hurrah!!  

[...]

Gary

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