Amy Hiller’s Open Call For Wintery Creatures

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As always here at Mine All Mine Records, we thrive on community involvement.  We know that our artists are some of our most active listeners, and we also know that our listeners are some of the coolest people out there.  Hint.  Hint.

Now here’s the personal appeal, straight from the fingers of Amy Hiller:

I’ve got a new EP called ‘Icey’ coming out soon and for the artwork, I’d like to create a sort of collage of animals you might find in icey climates. Polar bears, penguins, those white foxes etc. They’re going to be cut out and stuck onto a background so i would literally just need the animal, in whatever pose you like.

If you think you could do this, i would be eternally grateful. You can spend as little or as long on it as you like.

Submit your wintery creature drawings in the comments below, or email them to mineallmine.records@hotmail.com.  But hurry – time is running out!

Though we’re not 100% sure on the deadline, Mine All Mine Records is upping the ante.  Anyone who submits an original drawing that fits the criteria Amy asked for by Christmas evening will get a very special prize.

New Release: Óscar de la Fuente and Raechel Bosch

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This week’s release is the absolutely stunning first outing by collaborative duo Óscar de la Fuente (of Fira Fem) and Raechel Bosch.  The worlds of Minnesota and Spain come together for something truly worthy of your time.

COMMENT & DOWNLOAD HERE

Umbrella CD Release & Festival Wrap-up

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Last night was the culmination of months of work from numerous organizations (and one very dedicated Lindsey Ballo).  It was the Umbrella Music Festival, and despite the unfortunately-timed winter weather, we are proud to announce that it was a success.  With the help of our many partners, we raised over $200 for SlaveFree Madison.

Above, you can see the album artwork created by Joe Ludwig (look for an interview with Joe in the future).  This was a limited-edition CD we sold at the event to raise money.  The release is not available for download (but we may have a few extra copies for sale in the new Mine All Mine Records store soon).

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News: Mine All Mine Artists Live On WYOU

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Each year, WYOU holds a very special holiday-time fundraiser.  This year, Mine All Mine Records is lucky to be a part of it.  Two of our artists will be playing sets live in the WYOU studios.

You can tune in to WYOU’s Ustream channel to watch the LIVE filming of Pushmi-Pullyu and Fambly Fun!’s segments, which will later be aired on the network throughout the week.  We’ll post links to the archived live sets here when they become available.

Pushmi-Pullyu :: Tuesday, December 7th – 4:45 PM to 5:10 PM
Fambly Fun! :: Sunday, December 12th – 4:45 PM to 5:10 PM

WYOU has been gracious enough to provide some of our artists with this great opportunity.  To learn more about WYOU (and learn about how you can help), check out their website here.

UPDATE: Fixed the streaming link to WYOU’s Ustream channel.

Buzz: Mine All Mine Records Sits Down With Madison’s Isthmus

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Last week, Corey and I had the pleasure of sitting down with freelance writer Jessica Steinhoff.  The result is this wonderful write-up in Madison’s own Isthmus.  Copies of the (free) paper hit newsstands on Thursday, and you can now read it at the Isthmus’ website, the Daily Page.

There are also plugs for some of our artists – Given Willingly, Electric Sea Spider, Wild Dogs In Winter.

Check it out here.  We’re extremely grateful for this superbly flattering piece, and we’d love to hear what you think.

~John & co.

News: Mine All Mine Records Presents Umbrella Music Festival

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A few months ago, our good friend Lindsey Ballo asked us to participate in the planning and hosting of a new music festival in Madison, Wisconsin (our home turf).  On December 9th, we all get to see the fruits of our labor.  As you can see by the flier above, there are a ton of artists and organizations involved.  We are lucky to be one of them.

As for our contribution to the festival, Corey and I have been working largely on the artist side of things (our own band, Fambly Fun!, will be performing).  The always-wonderful All Tiny Creatures will be headlining the show, and you can also expect great sets from The Count, The Choons and the band formerly known as Fishhooks.

On top of that (and other miscellaneous planning and consulting tasks), Corey and I are putting together a very special release featuring tracks from the artists playing this show.  These CDs will be available for purchase at the event, and proceeds will go t0 SlaveFree Madison.

If you haven’t heard of Stumptown Printers, we want to take a moment and ask you to go check them out (their website can be found here).  They were nice enough to donate 100 of their Arigto Packs to our project.  I’ve been a long-time fan of their eco-friendly packaging, and there was no doubt in my mind that we should use their product.  In fact, the idea that I could release music on my own came to me when I first saw a CD packaged in the Arigato Pack – I spent ages tracking down the artist to find out where he got these things.  The first release I ever did on my own was actually in Arigato Packs, too.

I’d also like to mention that the awesome art you see on that poster is by Joe Ludwig.  He’s an animation student and the brother of Fambly Fun!’s saxophonist.  He was nice enough to donate his art to the cause, and the name was inspired by this very piece.  You can check out more of his work here.

If you’re in the Madison area on December 9th, head on over for some great free music and support a great cause.  We’d love to see you there!

~ John & co.