A Non-Profit Record Label

CREATIVE.LIFE.RECORDS, C.L.S's most exciting new development, strives to enable local and regional artists to develop recordings with minimal front-end investment, in the interest of fostering an environment where bands can jump-start their careers and sustain thier long-term visions as touring & recording artists.

In conjunction with Mr. Smalls Funhouse Recording Studio we continue to offer financing packages to qualifying bands and artists to assist with thier recording projects. It is unprecedented for any recording studio to offer these kinds of packages, with minimal up-front investment and very deal-able monthly payments. But that's our mission. To make is easier for musicians to do what they want to do.

For more information and to find out if your band is eligible
call 412 821 4447 or email: larry@mrsmalls.com.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners of the Creative.Life.Records Micro-Grant Award Program.
The program is now completed and many Pittsburgh bands & artists have benefited from the generosity of The Sprout Fund.

Sprout Micro-Grant Awardees:

Bleeder
Brictop
SoulPatch
A Light At The End

Final awardees to be announced . . .

CREATIVE.LIFE.RECORDS Label Releases include
C.L.R Roster Artist CD's,
C.L.S DVD Magazine, C.L.S Recording Class & Band Camp
compilations & C.L.S Band Competition winners.
The Label will provide internet distribution & eventually
retail distribution of it's releases. Artist Roster Bands also
participate in C.L.S Professional development progams such as
the C.L.S Concert Series Showcases, music industry seminars
& workshops and in C.L.S Youth Educational Programs
as teaching artists. C.L.S will also provide assistance
in the areas of album mastering, reproduction and
merchandise development such as
t-shirts, stickers and buttons.

Budgets have been awarded in 2004 to:

The Johnson Brothers Band (Launch)
Bleeder (Album)
Orange Drink (demo)
A Light At The End (demo)
Nothing Special (demo)
Tantelum (demo)

Previous awardees include:

One Fourth Awesome (Demo)
S.F.Firehydrant (Demo)
Sean Rogers (Producer Demo)
Crisis Car (The Justice, Skychairmaker)
New Invisible Joy (Pale Blue Day)
Yves Jean Band (Rise Above Your Surroundings, Been Many Days Empty)
Loves Gun Shop (Demo)
Liz Berlin (Live Album & Upcoming Studio Album)
Phat Man Dee (Live concert audio & video recording)