press releases

LEEWAY�S HOME GROWN MUSIC NETWORK: THE FUTURE IS NOW

�A great grassroots network ready to embrace its members with open arms
and prepared to provide a friendly alternative to the chew 'em up, spit 'em out
record biz we know today.� - Providence Phoenix

MEBANE, NC -- Forget �the future of rock �n� roll�: Meet the future of the rock �n� roll industry: LEEWAY�S HOME GROWN MUSIC NETWORK.

Based in a beautifully serene region of North Carolina, the 8-year-old HGMN is reinventing the way new music is marketed by combining the key elements of the business while bypassing established avenues of distribution and promotion. read more...

GARAJ MAHAL BECOMES 6TH ACT SIGNED TO HARMONIZED RECORDS IN 2002

Jazz-Jam Supergroup to Release Several Live CDs on Upstart Label in �03.

MEBANE, NC -- Bay Area jazz-jam supergroup GARAJ MAHAL has become the sixth act signed to Harmonized Records, the offshoot label from LEEWAY�S HOME GROWN MUSIC NETWORK, in its first year of operation.

Called �one of the most talked about groups in jazz and jam today� by Mountain Express, GARAJ MAHAL unites one of jazz's most innovative performers, bassist Kai Eckhardt, with acclaimed classical/jazz guitarist Fareed Haque, drummer Alan Hertz and prodigious young keyboardist Eric Levy. Between them, the members of GARAJ MAHAL have accompanied the likes of Sting, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Steve Smith�s Vital Information, Bela Fleck, Bill Evans, John McLaughlin Trio, Steve Kimock, KVHW, Edgar Meyer and dozens more. 
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LEEWAY'S HOME GROWN MUSIC NETWORK MAKES LIVE RECORDINGS VIABLE OPTION TO MEMBER BANDS

Strategic alliance with LiveDiscs.com boosts affordability, visibility

MEBANE, NC -- LEEWAY'S HOME GROWN MUSIC NETWORK is making the recording, packaging and distribution of state-of-the-art, studio-quality live CDs and DVDs a viable option through a new strategic alliance with LiveDiscs.com.

Through this partnership, HGMN members are able to enter the live recording arena at an exclusively affordable price. The CDs and DVDs are mixed, mastered, replicated and packaged by LiveDiscs.com. All bands responding to the Live Discs Special Invitation are automatically eligible for national distribution through Home Grown Distribution, Live Discs' online store and at LiveDisc.com-sponsored concerts and other outlets. 
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PERPETUAL GROOVE CONCOCTS �SWEET OBLIVIOUS ANTIDOTE� WITH HIGHLY INNOVATIVE HARMONIZED RECORDS DEBUT

Voted one of the �Best Emerging Artists of 2002� on JamBase.com

MEBANE, NC -- PERPETUAL GROOVE has reworked the face of the improv-rock environment for its Harmonized Records debut. Fresh from being voted No. 3 among the Best Emerging Artists of 2002 in the JamBase.com Readers Poll, PERPETUAL GROOVE has recaptured the originality, integrity and passion abandoned in much of today�s rock on SWEET OBLIVIOUS ANTIDOTE, set for Jan. 21 release on Harmonized Records.

The new CD is craftily infused with stylistic tapestries of funk, soaring jazz, reggae, electronica, and polyrhythmic-trance grooves. 
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press clippings
DIY Reporter Posted January 13, 2002
UPI Posted December 2002
Audio Video News Posted December 2002
All About Town Posted December 2002
Providence Phoenix Posted December 5, 2002
Music Connection Magazine Posted November, 2002
The Business Journal Posted August 12, 2002

mission statement
To seek out the best music being made today and spread it across the universe. Making the world a kinder, better place!

bio
LEE CRUMPTON
Founder, Leeway�s Home Grown Music Network

Leeway�s Home Grown Music Network, the 8-year-old North Carolina company that is reinventing a new model for the promotion and distribution of music, is the result of the vision and passion of one man above all others, founder Lee Crumpton.

A 1992 graduate of East Carolina University, from which he earned a B.S, in communications, Crumpton worked for various commercial and public radio stations throughout the rest of the decade. Among his gigs were programming and hosting two popular shows, The Sunday Night Alternative and Blues By Night for five years on 100,000-watt WSFL.

It was through his work on these programs that Lee first came into contact with numerous independent and major-label recording artist and their organizations. This experience inspired him to begin conceptualizing a new music-business model, which ultimately led to the creation of HGMN. read more...  

frequently asked questions
What is Leeway's Home Grown Music Network?

Leeway's Home Grown Music Network is a groundbreaking, 8-year-old organization dedicated to the advancement of independent music. The Network integrates bands, venues, retail outlets, catalog sales and the Internet. Much of the Network's funding is derived from catalog sales, which enable fans to directly fund the development of new music.

What services are provided for HGMN members?

Members are featured in the HGMN catalog and newsletters, and on the HGMN Web site (www.HomeGrownMusic.net), Home Grown Radio, Buzz A Band and compilation CDs. Members are provided access to our online database and e-mail lists, and furnished with regular updates regarding venues, radio shows, press and other important elements of the music industry. A collaboration with JamBase.com provides client tour information, and an alliance with LiveDiscs.com offers affordable live CD and DVD recording opportunities.

As a service to fans and stores, we also distribute a wide variety of CDs and merchandise from bands that are not official members.

How are bands chosen?

All submissions are evaluated by the HGMN staff. Each is rated in five categories: music; marketing and promotion; touring; online presence and organization/business. Applicants must receive passing grades in music from each member of HGMN before the other criteria are examined.

Are there other facets to HGMN?

In addition to handling music by HGMN members, it also offers, via the catalog, product from hundreds of other artists, from The Allman Brothers Band to Frank Zappa.

HGMN's latest project is the development of a radio promotions service. Its first clients are The Codetalkers with Col. Bruce Hampton, The Motet, Dexter Grove, Cast Iron Filter, Dr. Didg, King Johnson, Mecca Bodega, Cyril Lance, Yamagata and Barefoot Manner.

How can HGMN be contacted?

PO Box 340, Mebane, NC 27302
(919) 563 4923
[email protected]
www.HomeGrownMusic.net

links
Click here for our website.
Click here for information and products from HGMN members.
Click here for links to other bands that we distribute.