Daphne Loves Derby Sign To Outlook

[Frank Giaramita]

Daphne Loves Derby (www.daphnelovesderby.com) have signed to hip hop label Outlook Records (www.outlookmusic.com). The label is owned by Denver Bronco Trevor Price.

[punkbassist]

of all the labels that talked to them they chose a hip hop label?

[poppa Q]

wha?

[TheAuthor]

Glad they've been signed by why a hip hop label?

[Pat Marquez]

This is... interesting.

[fuckrock17]

these guys are extremely GAY

[Jason Tate]

Go broncos....

[Pat Marquez]

I'm curious to know what the story is behind this.

[Paul Tao]

wtf.

[albatrossxivy]

Long story short...

outlook fucked my friends band over
they were on the label for over a year
the label kicked them off cuz they told daphne loves derby not to join the label
the label does SHIT for bands...they give u cash but dont promote your stuff
it was a bad move for daphne loves derby...but whatever

-Jason

[Pat Marquez]

What label are you talking about?

[bUStED ukulele]

i saw trevor price on some nfl show and they showed his house and his awesome recording studio. he said he likes all kinds of music and he has guitars and stuff. but he went to the record store and bought a cd just because it had Batman on it.

[be mine]

Here is a quote from one of the bands on Outlook:

"Our new record is still not out. Booo! We’re not happy about this fact (insert here all my gripes about how fucking wack and disgusting the music industry is at this time) and so, in the meantime, while distro is being sorted, we are selling a 5 song sampler on our site. The entire new album, entitled “Burned Again” will also be available on our site very soon. Please hang in there with us. It’ll be worth the wait."

[SummerPerfuma]

Daphne Loves Derby (www.daphnelovesderby.com) have signed to hip hop label Outlook Records (www.outlookmusic.com). The label is owned by Denver Bronco Trevor Price.
i would love to hear a remix of midnight highway :headshake

[AshesAshes]

denver might trade trevor pryce...there going to the 4-3 woohoo...odd them signing to this hope it goes well for them.

[SummerPerfuma]

http://www.iian.ibeam.com/events/nfl/nb.cgi?url=real/nflfilms/s2001/uth/w10/trevor_pryce_studio_store_300k.ram

[OveriseFan]

uhh, bad choice......

out of all the labels they choose outlook...

[BrandNew20]

weird.

[ForeverInADay]

this is..wierd. congrats to them none the less

[MATT2KOOL]

very strange.

[OveriseFan]

this is..wierd. congrats to them none the less

no, congrats to outlook...

[YourLatestVicti]

I'm a little confused by this decission. I mean congrats and everything but I'm a little confused.

[djUbilla]

They probably thought they were signing to Lookout. :headshake

But seriously...

I wonder what the reasoning is, I hope this label puts them in stores at least.

[NoseOverTail]

there's gotta be something more to this...

[JOJOFACE]

WTF?

Good for them, though. But they deserved better...

[ForeverInADay]

no, congrats to outlook...
weren't these guys getting attention from labels like Lobster and stuff????

[Rufio21]

haahah.. this is really funny, more ironic.. all you guys were like.. oh shit daphnes going major, oh shit daphnes going to... (insert high end label here). Now we all see that they went to a hip hop label.. Bet none of you guys guessed that. About time, weve been hearing that daphne was signing somewhere for the last couple months..

[permanent]

weren't these guys getting attention from labels like Lobster and stuff????

I can assure you that they were getting attention from almost every, if not every, prominent indie label.

[Ryan Phantom]

thats the weirdest thing ive heard all day

[bigal00004]

wow, that is pretty strange, considering they could've been on a great indie label. Why sign with a hip hop label. It seems wierd that a hip hop label would be interested in signing DLD. the whole thing is just strange.

[awfmike]

perhaps they are getting ridiculously large amounts of money.. or every one of them is getting an escalaide on 28's as a bonus.

[fourletterword]

This made me laugh. Enough said.

[permanent]

wow, that is pretty strange, considering they could've been on a great indie label. Why sign with a hip hop label. It seems wierd that a hip hop label would be interested in signing DLD. the whole thing is just strange.

Am I the only one who thinks of Don't Look Down with the abbreviation of DLD?

[punkbassist]

Am I the only one who thinks of Don't Look Down with the abbreviation of DLD?
nope

[VeloriumCamper]

out of all bands to sign to a hip-hop label...they are the LEAST hip-hop :huh:

[Frank Giaramita]

Am I the only one who thinks of Don't Look Down with the abbreviation of DLD?

Yeah, Don't Look Down deserve those initals.

[TheDaveCarlson]

This hurts my brain so much. I'll leave it at that.

[irthesteve]

Am I the only one who thinks of Don't Look Down with the abbreviation of DLD?
every time

[slickwataris]

Yeah, this sounds pretty weird.

[ChiodosBros]

And the award for "Biggest WTF of the Year" goes to......(Drum Roll).....Daphne Loves Derby! Congratulations, You've just fucked up!

[Scott Weber]

I know the band is going to take a lot of crap for this, and when I heard it I was suprised too. But I've been thinking about it for a few weeks, and really, what is there to lose? Trevor Price loves Daphne, he has TONS of money and is willing to dish it out for his bands. Besides, we're all talking about how they're on Outlook, it's creating buzz for the band. No such thing as bad press, right? I think it's cool for them to make a different decision, and it could really bring them some new fans. Just my 2 cents.

[two_days_slow]

I remember seeing those pics of Daphene Loves Derby while they were in Denver and commenting on how one of the pictures had them standing next to Trevor Pryce. How ironic is that, I guess I should have seen it coming.

[Jonze33]

I think everyone else has said what I'm about to say, but this is seriously the most confusing thing I've heard. I hope they explain themselves sometime soon. They should have signed to Rushmore or DTR.

[ChiodosBros]

I know the band is going to take a lot of crap for this, and when I heard it I was suprised too. But I've been thinking about it for a few weeks, and really, what is there to lose? Trevor Price loves Daphne, he has TONS of money and is willing to dish it out for his bands. Besides, we're all talking about how they're on Outlook, it's creating buzz for the band. No such thing as bad press, right? I think it's cool for them to make a different decision, and it could really bring them some new fans. Just my 2 cents.


I understand what you're saying about this creating buzz for them, but I think it's only creating buzz amongst us, the people who already know about them. What good is that going to do? I'm sure alot of us are going to buy their music anyway. As far as creating buzz out of this loop, I don't think it's going to happen on that label.

[straylighthaste]

Trevor Pryce is so emo.

[Signals Corrupted]

haha im not a fan.. so i just find this humorous and it'll be interesting to see what happens

[cht9989]

...*dun dun dun*...and the plot thickens...

[sensesfail4]

after all that crap about how good DLD is, and how its a wonder they werent signed yet, and then of all the labels around, they decide to sign w/ a hip hop label. i find this both extremely pathetic and extremely laughable.

[splitsecond]

For those of you who don't know, a lot of major labels now place bands on smaller lables for their first release to earn them street cred, and then their second release comes out on a major. Thats what happened with Fall Out Boy. Maybe this is that sort of thing. I hope it is, or else Daphne Loves Derby is fucked.

[Rufio21]

is this really trevor pryce of the broncos? ha

[March_Faster!!]

Being a colorado resident, should I be happy about this. Me thinks....No. A hip-hop label!?!? I know their had to be better and more well suited labels out there that would represent DLD. Crazy shit.

[royden]

I bet outlook has tons of money to pour into every band they sign

[two_days_slow]

is this really trevor pryce of the broncos? ha
It sure is, unless they get their wish and trade him soon to another team.

[healthysmoker]

Look on the bright side, if they play their cards right, maybe MC Lars will let them do a little diddy on one of his raps.

You kids are so cynical.

[blane]

ok, jeez won't anyone be happy for them? this is HUGE. i'm so stoked for daphne. :lol2:

with two members still in high school, this was the best choice for them.

[OveriseFan]

I think everyone else has said what I'm about to say, but this is seriously the most confusing thing I've heard. I hope they explain themselves sometime soon. They should have signed to Rushmore or DTR.

I agree with you, although, I also agree with the people who say it caused a buzz, but really, in the long run, what good does it do?

I always though Daphne Loves Derby was a little overrated, yet good...

And to everyone who's still going "WTF!!!!!!11212/12/1???!2/12/1? MATE?!"

--- Daphne Loves Derby are becoming a hip hop band.

[joodipunk]

I'm really happy for DLD their a good band but, a hip hop label? I just don't get it.

[atouchoverrated]

They bitched out on the takeover contest just so sign with a dude that has a bunch of money?

thats weak

Ben Harper isnt doing so bad for himself these days either. I just dont get it.

[Frank Giaramita]

Who knows though, I mean, you can't judge this strictly on the fact it's a hip hop based label. For all you know, the deal they signed couldve been absolutely incredible...which i assume is the case, or else they wouldn't have signed. There's so much more to base a judgement on then just the fact it's a hip hop label.

[xcorruptpunkx]

They bitched out on the takeover contest just so sign with a dude that has a bunch of money?

thats weak

Ben Harper isnt doing so bad for himself these days either. I just dont get it.
shhh.

[BuriedAlive]

I really don't find it that strange. those weird sounds added in the songs are easy to do with a hip hop set up. or so i believe.

[70x7]

All you rock 'n' rollers talk about how neat you think it is when your favorite punk/indie/emo label signs a hip hop group and think it is fantastic how diverse they want to be. When a hip hop label signs a punk/indie/emo band you are all confused and saying how this is a bad move. Make a choice on labels branching out and don't think it dumb because the label who did it is not part of your make believe scene.

[ChiodosBros]

All you rock 'n' rollers talk about how neat you think it is when your favorite punk/indie/emo label signs a hip hop group and think it is fantastic how diverse they want to be. When a hip hop label signs a punk/indie/emo band you are all confused and saying how this is a bad move. Make a choice on labels branching out and don't think it dumb because the label who did it is not part of your make believe scene.

I don't ! I hate rap and hip hop, so your little brain storm is irrelevent with me.

[splitsecond]

The bands on Outlook are definitely not all Hip Hop.....

[goughjustin]

haahah.. this is really funny, more ironic.. all you guys were like.. oh shit daphnes going major, oh shit daphnes going to... (insert high end label here). Now we all see that they went to a hip hop label.. Bet none of you guys guessed that. About time, weve been hearing that daphne was signing somewhere for the last couple months..

ahaha i was the only one who was right!!! the signed to look out or outlook or whatever because the guy who owns it is genuiinly into their music. He is probably their biggest fan. This label could do great things with DLD if done correctly....but they could also end their career... it will be interesting to see what happens

[Second Class]

I remember seeing those pics of Daphene Loves Derby while they were in Denver and commenting on how one of the pictures had them standing next to Trevor Pryce. How ironic is that, I guess I should have seen it coming.

Thats not ironic in the slightest.

Anyway, strange news.

[Guy]

Daphne Loves Money

[goughjustin]

there is so much more into signing to a label then just signing with the one who has the "coolest" name or the most "scene" bands... most of those labels you all idolize know that what every the touch is gold, or at least will sell 50,000 (half gold)... so they find young and hungry bands and do not give them tour support, do not give them creatvie control over their work and take their publishing rights. Its all about the deal they were offered from the labels, so to say they were stupid, you just dont understand the dynamics of the music industry and i would suggest reading a book and not websites.

[Salomonbz90]

Sweet..not really...

[trinket]

wow.

after seeing a couple of my friends go through the signing to a label process, i have to say its ridiculously obvious this band did this for money. usually you take into heart what the label has does for other bands and what kind of career path you want to take.

such as one band who had to choose between doghouse and epitaph..

you have to choose. and obviously, none of us would have heard of this label if it wasn't for the guy being an athlete, what the hell does he know about running a label?

unless this label wants to suprise me, or daphne loves derby switches labels anytime soon or a miracle happens, they've seriously commited career suicide.

[butIfellFORher]

i dont like the broncos

[bustamebus]

hmm. not really into Daphne Loves Derby but gotta give them credit for signing onto a lable. they probably got alot of money and probably dont regret anything they decided to do. why cant we just be all excited for their cd instead of being all "omgerzzZ1!1". Being on a "unusual" lable wont affect their music. Hopefully....

But if ur band was offered a great amount of a money from any lable, wouldnt you want to accept it?

[Frank Giaramita]

Daphne Loves Money

I've come to realize, you say a lot of stupid shit in these forums. It's a music BUSINESS, Why wouldn't they sign a deal that would benefit them best ? They were one of the most popular unsigned bands around, and labels all over the country were competing to sign them, why wouldn't they force those labels to meet their needs and compete over them? It would be ridiculously idiotic and stupid for them not to do so. It would be like a bunch of stores competing over your business, and then you choosing to buy stuff fomr the more expensive/less quality one.

"well, My Pryce, it looks as if we cant sign a deal with your label because your giving us too much money, we'll settle for the label who can barely pay us enough to record a basement EP. "

...because that makes a hell of a lot of sense.

[bigal00004]

I don't ! I hate rap and hip hop, so your little brain storm is irrelevent with me.
ha. me too

[TheBestBet]

Weird they signed to that label.

Long Island band The Descent was signed to Outlook. I thought they still were but according to the website they're not. They use to have a few non rap artist on the label as wel..

[Frank Giaramita]

wow.

after seeing a couple of my friends go through the signing to a label process, i have to say its ridiculously obvious this band did this for money. usually you take into heart what the label has does for other bands and what kind of career path you want to take.

such as one band who had to choose between doghouse and epitaph..

you have to choose. and obviously, none of us would have heard of this label if it wasn't for the guy being an athlete, what the hell does he know about running a label?

unless this label wants to suprise me, or daphne loves derby switches labels anytime soon or a miracle happens, they've seriously commited career suicide.

How can you assume so much? The chances are, you don't know Trevor Pryce, you don't know Daphne Loves Derby, you sure as hell haven't seen any CD releases or any indications to make judgements upon, you haven't seen the contract and you know absolutely nothing about the relationship between the two parties. You say "what the hell does he know about running a label" but how the hell do you know he's uneducated in the music business? And if he is uneducated, how the hell do you know he can't hire people to help run his company and meet the needs of Daphne Loves Derby? For you to assume as much as you do in your post is ridiculous. The fact that an athlete signed a band to hip hop label does not mean the band "comitted career suicide", bc there is A HELL OF A LOT more to a band-label relationship then the fact the owner is an athlete. There's actually contracts and agreements that ultimately decide whether a band comitted career suicide or not, and if you think a label owner being an athlete voids all of the other VERY IMPORTANT aspects of a signing a deal, something is wrong.

[smalltownsburn]

Haha, i wish this guy was my boss too!

[splitsecond]

Frank, simma down nah!

[I Shoot Bands]

this is the most random shit ever, maybe they have a really bad manager or attorney or none at all. what would make any band like dld sign with a hip hop label. except maybe with the exception of working with phraell (sp?). i mean that would be pretty weird of Jay-Z signed and worked with Taking Back Sunday or TSL, or even Brand New.

[marrost]

How can you assume so much? The chances are, you don't know Trevor Pryce, you don't know Daphne Loves Derby, you sure as hell haven't seen any CD releases or any indications to make judgements upon, you haven't seen the contract and you know absolutely nothing about the relationship between the two parties. You say "what the hell does he know about running a label" but how the hell do you know he's uneducated in the music business? And if he is uneducated, how the hell do you know he can't hire people to help run his company and meet the needs of Daphne Loves Derby? For you to assume as much as you do in your post is ridiculous. The fact that an athlete signed a band to hip hop label does not mean the band "comitted career suicide", bc there is A HELL OF A LOT more to a band-label relationship then the fact the owner is an athlete. There's actually contracts and agreements that ultimately decide whether a band comitted career suicide or not, and if you think a label owner being an athlete voids all of the other VERY IMPORTANT aspects of a signing a deal, something is wrong.
Thank you for typing what I didn't really feel like. Career suicide? Jesus fucking christ some of you kids need to relax. I don't like them, but congrats and good luck.

[Scott Weber]

How can you assume so much? The chances are, you don't know Trevor Pryce, you don't know Daphne Loves Derby, you sure as hell haven't seen any CD releases or any indications to make judgements upon, you haven't seen the contract and you know absolutely nothing about the relationship between the two parties. You say "what the hell does he know about running a label" but how the hell do you know he's uneducated in the music business? And if he is uneducated, how the hell do you know he can't hire people to help run his company and meet the needs of Daphne Loves Derby? For you to assume as much as you do in your post is ridiculous. The fact that an athlete signed a band to hip hop label does not mean the band "comitted career suicide", bc there is A HELL OF A LOT more to a band-label relationship then the fact the owner is an athlete. There's actually contracts and agreements that ultimately decide whether a band comitted career suicide or not, and if you think a label owner being an athlete voids all of the other VERY IMPORTANT aspects of a signing a deal, something is wrong.
haha, me and frank agree on something.

[XPaRiSiNfLaMeSX]

WHAT THE FUCK!!! What horrible move by DLD!

[Sons_Of_Saturn]

I am glad that they got signed, and I don't even really care that it's a hip hop label or whatever, but I don't get is why they didn't sign with a label that have already established themselves as credit-worthy. Being a young, unsigned band, I'm not sure I would take a chance on a label that has no forseen stability. I REALLY hope things don't get screwed up for them, they don't deserve it, and I also really hope that this label doesn't turn them into another good charlotte.

P.S. Please don't be too harsh on my comment... *hugs*

[radxbandit]

Come on dudes! If you actually researched the label, you might have noticed that the first band on their roster (roman candle) is now releasing their full length on Hollywood Records (that major label with Hillary Duff...) I think Daphne Loves Derby know what they're doing, trust them as fans...


www.myspace.com/stusshoes

[AreTwoKay]

Crazy, but I am happy for em and I'm sure they will still be awesome no matter what label they are on

[FromNorway]

who cares if this label wants to sign a bland indie-rock band...? Obviously they needed to think about saving for college and what not, I just hope they have a good lawyer to get them outta this one, otherwise their shit is shelved.

[SAOSIN7years]

It's so obvious what Daphne Loves Derby is trying to do. They are signing to a hip-hop label so that they can one day release a split EP with Nelly.

[vote4pedro]

regarding the whole daphne loves money thing... and they are only doing this for money and etc... in essence all labels are the same... any money that they "give" you you eventually have to pay back in record sales and etc.... so if you believe that they are doing this because they are geting alot of money... look at it as more of a bigger loan that is harder to pay off....

[Sureshot182]

yeah, this seems messed up. um, let's hope for the best....? although seeing daphne loves derby on the cover of vibe with pantsless women and pot leaf necklaces WOULD be pretty rad.

[rellish91]

Yeah, Don't Look Down deserve those initals.
nuff said..

[rellish91]

regarding the whole daphne loves money thing... and they are only doing this for money and etc... in essence all labels are the same... any money that they "give" you you eventually have to pay back in record sales and etc.... so if you believe that they are doing this because they are geting alot of money... look at it as more of a bigger loan that is harder to pay off....
its all in percentage of record sales....thats what they are talking about different labels and different bands getting different percentages....from major to indie is reallllllly different...thats what you sign the contract for...the money you get paid is to do your recording and live off til you get your first check after your cd startes selling..

[atticusfinch]

There's got to be a good reason for this. They wouldn't just sign if they had no options left. They'd wait and sign with a better label.

This is wierd.

[kevanu]

saosin just signed to rocafella

kanye west is producing their album

[WheresTheChorus]

saosin just signed to rocafella

kanye west is producing their album
that'd be tight.

[FaceAjarShutIt]

Outlook Records is not a "hip hop label" retards, if having a rapper on your label makes you a hip hop label, then Epitaph is a hip hop label

[goughjustin]

its all in percentage of record sales....thats what they are talking about different labels and different bands getting different percentages....from major to indie is reallllllly different...thats what you sign the contract for...the money you get paid is to do your recording and live off til you get your first check after your cd startes selling..

you are wrong. go read a book on the music industry. there are no percentages from record sales. The artist, A&R, producers, and the label all get points on the albums sale. Everything that is fronted by the label, which is called an "advance" has to be paid back through their royalties that they make. Most smaller bands will never see money from CD sales unless you buy them at their show.

[thisprovidence]

Long story short...

outlook fucked my friends band over
they were on the label for over a year
the label kicked them off cuz they told daphne loves derby not to join the label
the label does SHIT for bands...they give u cash but dont promote your stuff
it was a bad move for daphne loves derby...but whatever

-Jason

sounds like most labels to me

[MidniteVulture]

As long as they're happy, who gives a fuck? I think it's cool that labels known more for other genres are ready and willing to work with artists of different acts, it helps to bring the musical world closer together.

[I Shoot Bands]

Outlook Records is not a "hip hop label" retards, if having a rapper on your label makes you a hip hop label, then Epitaph is a hip hop label

i don't care what anyone says atmosphere is not hip hop, he's got punk rock roots up the wazoo.

[CalamityRecords]

saosin just signed to rocafella

kanye west is producing their album

didn't rocafella fold recently :wink3:

But anywho, this is an interesting move.

[albatrossxivy]

sounds like most labels to me

that is true gavin also i told you that story like a week ago on aim
idk i just hope things work out and the cd hits the stores

<3Jason

[Snails]

Taken from the band's site:

There is so much to say on this post; but to start off, we are very happy to tell everyone that we have finally signed to Outlook Music. We know that a lot of people have been confused by this, but there are many many reasons why we felt that Outlook was perfect for us. The most import factor was that Outlook had a lot of trust in everything we did, and they gave us a lot of freedom. Most of the other labels we talked to would have put us in a box, and stored us behind all the other bands that were more important than we were. Also, if we would have signed with some labels, a lot of people would have put a face on our band; just because of the label's name. Outlook records has an amazing team that will support everything we do, and will push us past all the limits of being an independent band. We need everyone to trust us for now, and keep your fingers crossed for us. Our debut full length album titled "On The Strength Of All Convinced" will be released on Outlook, and will come out in June!

That's why!

[tail0rmade22]

go daphne.

[GAD_guy]

i actaully think this is cool. from what i've seen from people who actually know something, trevor price is a HUGE fan of their band. there is not better way to ensure you will get the proper attention from a label than if they are huge fans of you. also, being an NFL player he will be able to put alot of money into them. the coolest part though, is everyoner was so sure they were signing to drive thru and had talked about all these other labels but instead of the usual run-around that always happens they totally changed it up and chose a label none of you have even heard of. i am not that huge of a fan of this band's music but i will check out their full-length just because of this move.

also, who said outlook was a hip-hop label? does it say it anywhere on their site? just becuase the acts they've signed so far are hip-hop acts doesn't mean it's strictly a hip-hop label. could be coincidence.

[offsetgroupie]

For those of you who don't know, a lot of major labels now place bands on smaller lables for their first release to earn them street cred, and then their second release comes out on a major. Thats what happened with Fall Out Boy. Maybe this is that sort of thing. I hope it is, or else Daphne Loves Derby is fucked.

like The Matches

[TrevorPryce]

We are not a hip hop label. There is no Hip Hop on my label, and we are distributed by Universal Records.

The Band is Great, and I believed in them a lot more than anybody else did, including Drive Thru, EPIC, Warner, etc. If those places thought DLD was good, then they would have signed the band before I did.

Hope that clears it up, and yes Epitaph is more hip hop than Outlook is, and I like Atmosphere!

easy
t r e v o r

[Scott Weber]

We are not a hip hop label. There is no Hip Hop on my label, and we are distributed by Universal Records.

The Band is Great, and I believed in them a lot more than anybody else did, including Drive Thru, EPIC, Warner, etc. If those places thought DLD was good, then they would have signed the band before I did.

Hope that clears it up, and yes Epitaph is more hip hop than Outlook is, and I like Atmosphere!

easy
t r e v o r
Haha! Awesome dude, congrats on the signing and thanks for clearing stuff up for us.

[AshesAshes]

We are not a hip hop label. There is no Hip Hop on my label, and we are distributed by Universal Records.

The Band is Great, and I believed in them a lot more than anybody else did, including Drive Thru, EPIC, Warner, etc. If those places thought DLD was good, then they would have signed the band before I did.

Hope that clears it up, and yes Epitaph is more hip hop than Outlook is, and I like Atmosphere!

easy
t r e v o r
hahaha

[Rufio21]

We are not a hip hop label. There is no Hip Hop on my label, and we are distributed by Universal Records.

The Band is Great, and I believed in them a lot more than anybody else did, including Drive Thru, EPIC, Warner, etc. If those places thought DLD was good, then they would have signed the band before I did.

Hope that clears it up, and yes Epitaph is more hip hop than Outlook is, and I like Atmosphere!

easy
t r e v o r

hah... your my boy trevor.. your my boy

[djUbilla]

Haha, you the man Trevor Pryce! Thanks for believing in an awesome band!

[IAmCountryMusic]

he seems like a really cool guy, DLD is better off on outlook then if they had signed to drive thru or the major labels. theyre going to be big whether or not their on a big indie label like drive thru or a major like epic.
and how does he know about DTR?

[Emokidlikewhat]

he seems like a really cool guy, DLD is better off on outlook then if they had signed to drive thru or the major labels. theyre going to be big whether or not their on a big indie label like drive thru or a major like epic.
and how does he know about DTR?
just cuz hes a football player and just cause he's black... doesnt mean hes so ignorant as to not know about another music scene like the punk rock one, or the fact that since he is a black male with a record label, it doesnt always have to be hip hop... i effin hate the stereotype.

[Jason Tate]

Wow, if this really is trevor pryce, im shell shocked. huge bronco fan. haha.

[thisprovidence]

We are not a hip hop label. There is no Hip Hop on my label, and we are distributed by Universal Records.

The Band is Great, and I believed in them a lot more than anybody else did, including Drive Thru, EPIC, Warner, etc. If those places thought DLD was good, then they would have signed the band before I did.

Hope that clears it up, and yes Epitaph is more hip hop than Outlook is, and I like Atmosphere!

easy
t r e v o r

i wish the heads of our label were linebackers instead of skinny white guys...
I <3 DLD

[trinket]

How can you assume so much? The chances are, you don't know Trevor Pryce, you don't know Daphne Loves Derby, you sure as hell haven't seen any CD releases or any indications to make judgements upon, you haven't seen the contract and you know absolutely nothing about the relationship between the two parties. You say "what the hell does he know about running a label" but how the hell do you know he's uneducated in the music business? And if he is uneducated, how the hell do you know he can't hire people to help run his company and meet the needs of Daphne Loves Derby? For you to assume as much as you do in your post is ridiculous. The fact that an athlete signed a band to hip hop label does not mean the band "comitted career suicide", bc there is A HELL OF A LOT more to a band-label relationship then the fact the owner is an athlete. There's actually contracts and agreements that ultimately decide whether a band comitted career suicide or not, and if you think a label owner being an athlete voids all of the other VERY IMPORTANT aspects of a signing a deal, something is wrong.

don't get me wrong, i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt in this situation, hoping that they'll make the most of it. they apparently have the funds to.

the thing that worries me is that yes, ive never seen releases by this label, and then that rises a distribution problem. from my experiences with seeing celebrities start up hobby labels, they personally do not know what they are doing, and yes they have the funds to hire someone, and good for them, they can do that, but that still doesn't mean that they themselves are the ones sitting on the phone all day trying to get their band advertised in some magazine.

on the topic of knowing the band/owner/etc.. you tell me i don't know them, nor do i know the agreements in their contract.. but neither do you.

to me it doesn't feel like a real, honest label, because its not the owner struggling as much as he would have if he wasn't seriously in the bank. i dont know. i just have a tendency to respect the labels that started out of nothing more t han the hobby ones.

so im not a fan of the label, whatever, hopefully Daphne loves derby makes the most of the situation and puts out a good record. we'll see.

and i'm calm, asshole. don't freak out on me

[TheYrHeaRtLesS]

this providence owns my soul!!!!!

[drivthru182]

We are not a hip hop label. There is no Hip Hop on my label, and we are distributed by Universal Records.

The Band is Great, and I believed in them a lot more than anybody else did, including Drive Thru, EPIC, Warner, etc. If those places thought DLD was good, then they would have signed the band before I did.

Hope that clears it up, and yes Epitaph is more hip hop than Outlook is, and I like Atmosphere!

easy
t r e v o r

Yea man, you signed the descent. josh is an awesome guy.

[drivthru182]

don't get me wrong, i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt in this situation, hoping that they'll make the most of it. they apparently have the funds to.

the thing that worries me is that yes, ive never seen releases by this label, and then that rises a distribution problem. from my experiences with seeing celebrities start up hobby labels, they personally do not know what they are doing, and yes they have the funds to hire someone, and good for them, they can do that, but that still doesn't mean that they themselves are the ones sitting on the phone all day trying to get their band advertised in some magazine.

on the topic of knowing the band/owner/etc.. you tell me i don't know them, nor do i know the agreements in their contract.. but neither do you.

to me it doesn't feel like a real, honest label, because its not the owner struggling as much as he would have if he wasn't seriously in the bank. i dont know. i just have a tendency to respect the labels that started out of nothing more t han the hobby ones.

so im not a fan of the label, whatever, hopefully Daphne loves derby makes the most of the situation and puts out a good record. we'll see.

and i'm calm, asshole. don't freak out on me


HAHA! BURN!

[aimless endeavo]

why is everyone kissing his ass now?

[albatrossxivy]

fact is...he may be a good dude
you may all love him
but he fucked over a band already (descent)
and not one release has been promoted
or even hit the stores from his label
so just wait and watch this unfold before you all kiss his ass

-Jason

[Merchsquad]

i wish the heads of our label were linebackers instead of skinny white guys...
I <3 DLD

Darrick ain't that skinny... slagle maybe......... but Darrick?

[kapa_chow]

Darrick ain't that skinny... slagle maybe......... but Darrick?


Ha ha ha...I was thinking the same thing...Darrick is a lot of things...he's been a good friend of mine for a long time...but skinny ain't one of them.