Keep Ingrown Records Releasing Music
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$20 raised of $1.5K
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Our Story
Ingrown Records began as a dream in my college dorm in 2011. I knew I wanted to help people release music and I knew I wanted to provide a home for ambient and experimental artists. I also had an ambitious goal in mind: put on great live shows, including our music festival, and release high-quality and affordable tapes and CDs from independent experimental artists.
Flash forward 15 years and the dream has come true! We've now facilitated over 75 physical releases and 185 digital releases and that number continues to grow! However, we will need some serious help if we are going to continue. I recognize we probably can't do this forever, but 2025 and 2026 fell just a little short of our goals and I would like one more year to finish off on a high note. I still want to release several more physical releases and I still want to host at least two more Ingrown Experimental Music Festivals.
Here's Why We Need Help
Tape and CD duplication are now more expensive than ever. Shipping costs continue to rise every year. Tariffs and greedy international shipping policies have decimated our international customer base. I am disabled and can't drive and have been without work for the last six years. I haven't given up - I'm still looking for work to help support myself and the label, but the truth is that there isn't much to go around. I live in a rural area, AI continues to decimate my industry, and getting hired with what's left (any job at all) is seemingly impossible. I don't want to have to ask you all for help but unfortunately there is no other option at the moment. We absolutely need your help to release our next physical releases!
Here's How You Can Help
- Make a purchase on our bandcamp for digital or physical releases
- Buy our full digital discography on Bandcamp
- Subscribe to our Bandcamp for just $25 a year (gets you everything)
- Make a donation to this here fundraiser
- Spread the word about Ingrown Records through social media and by telling your friends
What You Get In Return
Every dollar raised here is going right back into the label, not my pocketbook. With every dollar raised we are closer to another physical release (of which we have a few planned). More money raised means more new music for you from new and returning Ingrown artists!
Please help if you can safely do so and please share this fundraiser around! I hope you can find time to listen to the Ingrown Records bandcamp from time to time and consider supporting our artists directly as well. Thank you so much for these last 15 years! Here's to 15 more.
Ingrown Forever
love,
Ryan
Organizer
