EP. 73 - An Untitled Album And The SmartPunk Generation It Inspired

The Record Process

This week on The Record Process, we invited musician and industry veteran Matt Burns to the show for a special look into a recently released cover compilation that made waves in the punk rock community. As the Label Manager of SmartPunk Records, Matt had a unique perspective and huge role in piecing together the concept for the labels recently released Blink 182 Covers Compilation called “(Untitled): As Told By Smartpunk & Friends”. He shares with us the detailed process behind bringing this project to fruition. He speaks about the challenges they faced in developing the concept, pitching it to artists, assembling the tracklist, handling creative decisions, sorting out royalty splits, and ultimately getting it manufactured - all while staying true to the ethos of SmartPunk and the artist they support.
19:30 - How the compilation came about
28:35 - Pitching to 75 different artists
54:20 - The Blasting Room - mastering for the record
51:40 - Vinyl turnaround times in pandemic times

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