Gig Records "Doing Things Differently"
Founded in 1998, Gig Records already has the reputation for being "The label that does things differently". That means that Gig's philosophy is simply this: "work for the artists, as opposed to the other way around." In a business driven by one-hit wonders and disposable music, Gig strives to develop careers for their talent and seeks out artists based on their uniqueness instead of jumping on every short-lived bandwagon.
The man behind Gig Records is the company's founder and president, Indian, who started in the music industry as a booking agent for local and national artists in the legendary New Jersey clubs, The Fastlane and T-Birds. Shortly after, he began a six-month internship at TVT Records, which led to a full time position working in radio promotion, marketing and artist development. He worked on all levels assisting in the development of artists including Gravity Kills, KMFDM, Sevendust and Buck-O-Nine. After four years at TVT, Indian realized it was time to start a label that would do things differently than the majors.
Indian is assisted by other dedicated workers. David Smith, Vice President/ Art Director comes from having a "real" job being a Computer Illustrator for ten years. Before that he was a DJ for T-Birds and the Melody Bar in NJ.  Lenny Hipp is chief A&R man at Gig… he comes from a punk pedigree background and was instrumental in signing many of the bands who dominated the airwaves in the late 80s/early nineties alternative scene.