Virtually every designer leaves college dreaming of establishing his or her own label, so to work for an existing label is a detour on the way to the dream.
News Corp. ultimately bought the Rawkus label, and the kid went to work for his dad.
He also began producing sessions for Capitol, eventually moving to Hollywood in 1948 to work for the label full time.
And now that he has his own business, the idea of "going back to work for another label seemed like a bit of a back-step," he said.
Walker kept up his music reviews and later went to work for record labels, including handling national publicity for Island Records, where he learned the intricacies of different fan communities, which would lead to his marketing ventures in commingling science fiction, comics and movies.
Rob used to work for the big labels from the late 1990s into the 2000s and knows a thing or two about how they work and what they loathe.
I knew Jon Berry from his time at [the Frankfurt techno label] Force Inc., when he used to work for Achim Szepanski.
Within a week, Gelb was invited to work for Sony's classical label.
He continued to work for studios and record labels but also began working as a photojournalist, covering protests, speeches, even the L.A. riots.
Many employers, including artists, prefer to forgo the paperwork and payment of employee taxes (withholding unemployment insurance and social security, among others) by labeling those who work for them independent contractors.
