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" One of the greatest independent labels of the last decade." - Billboard Magazine
Having celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2005, Nashville-based Compass Records has already emerged as one of the most respected independent labels in the music business. Compass has pursued an ambitious path of growth and met every goal, including the most important one: providing a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans.
Through nearly 200 releases in folk, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic music, Compass founders Garry West and Alison Brown have nurtured the label with attention to detail and a passion for a wide variety of music. Professional musicians themselves, West and Brown bring to Compass a unique mix of business know-how and sensitivity to the needs of recording artists. Brown, for example, has a finance background that includes a BA from Harvard University, an MBA from UCLA and several years in investment banking. This, combined with a commitment to excellence in recording and design, is helping to preserve and develop roots musical genres often overlooked by the mainstream entertainment culture.
In an environment where major record labels are becoming unrecognizable servants of the larger entertainment industry, the success of small, music-oriented record labels becomes more important than ever. Compass Records has put Nashville's independent music scene on the map, proving that it's possible to take advantage of the Music City infrastructure and talent pool, without necessarily playing by the old Nashville rules.

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Member Since: 12/06/2006
Band Website: www.compassrecords.com
Band Members: *For a complete list of our artists see the Compass Records web site.
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Pierce Pettis Songwriting Contest

Congratulations to Amy Stroup, winner of the Pierce Pettis American Songspace Songwriting contest! Out of the several hundred entries, Amy's song "I Fell for You" was chosen by Pierce and the staff of...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:34:00 GMT

The Waifs "Live From The Union of Soul" in stores today

The Waifs " Live from the Union of Soul" is available today at Compassrecords.comClick here to check it out.
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:49:00 GMT

The Bittersweets Thirsty Thursday In-Store at Grimey's

Ok, so it's that time of year & we just couldn't resist using the word Roo in talking about The Bittersweets in-store this Thursday at Grimey's. It's catchy, right?: I-Roo love-Roo The Bittersweets...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:46:00 GMT

New Releases from Compass Records

6/2/09 Releases:Colin Hay - Topanga : Click hereThe Celtic Tenors - Hard Times : Click hereKevin Welch & The Danes - Millionaire : Click here5/19/09 Releases:Dale Ann Bradley - Don't Turn Your Back : ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:21:00 GMT

Cecilia Noel "A Gozar" available now!

To order "A Gozar" go to CompassRecords.com
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 14:23:00 GMT

New Bittersweets Fan Video

The Bittersweets (Chris Meyers & Hannah Prater) have been on the road all spring, & lucky for us their fans have been capturing the magic through the lenses of digital cameras and cell phones. Click...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:55:00 GMT

Alison Brown #8 on Billboard Bluegrass Chart

Alison Browns April 7th release, The Company You Keep, debuted at #8 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart this week. Brown is a GRAMMY award winning banjo player and co-founder of Compass Records....
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Matt Flinner "Music du Jour" now available

The new Matt Flinner Trio album, Music du Jour, is now available in stores and at www.compassrecords.com/matt-flinner. In August of 2006, with the backdrop of the Rockies to inspire them, the Matt Fl...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:52:00 GMT

Tony McManus in Modern Guitars Magazine

Click here to view the Tony McManus article in Modern Guitars Magazine.
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:50:00 GMT

Colin Hay on Fox's "Strategy Room"

 Click here to see Colin Hay perform "Overkill" on Fox's "Strategy Room"
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:40:00 GMT