About our company

"Hard to find,   but worth it!"

G-Spot Records was started in June 1997 by Gunnar Madsen, Grammy-nominated songwriter and co-founder of the legendary acapella group The Bobs. His previous experiences with various record labels (including Rounder and Rhino) were all good, but by the latter half of the 90's the record business was changing - The industry was cautious and scared.

"I had a CD full of waltzes and a CD full of pop/rock songs. I knew they were both great, marketable projects, but no one was willing to bet on them. Starting my own label just made sense. I had enough money to handle the manufacturing, I had enough clout to line up a national distributor, and, when Tower Records mistakenly and briefly co-opted my new company name (G-spot Records), I was able to wrangle a $10,000 advertising credit from them (along with a cease-and-desist order). I had instant marketing visibility."

Madsen's first release was Spinning World: 13 Ways of Looking at a Waltz.

"That’s the CD that clinched my distribution deal. The distributor had never heard anything like it, and knew that it would, eventually, find a dedicated audience. They were right!"

Spinning World worked its way into the listening stations of independent record stores in the U.S. and Canada and sold itself. NPR picked it up and began using it on both Morning Edition and All Things Considered. HBO’s Sex and the City licensed many of the waltzes for use throughout their 2nd season. And Paramount Pictures used it in the Marisa Tomei film "Just a Kiss".

Madsen’s second release, a powerful folk/pop outing called The Power of a Hat, made it into the top 30 of college stations across the country.

"I got good airplay, great coverage nationwide. Recording that album was one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life. I’m very proud of that record, it’s my most personal statement."

Madsen’s next two releases, Old Mr. Mackle Hackle (1999) and Ants in My Pants! (2001), were geared towards families and kids. Both CDs have won the coveted Parents’ Choice Gold Award and many more national awards for excellence in children’s entertainment – and both continue to sell like licorice hotcakes and are now in their 4th printing.

"When I named my record company, I wasn’t thinking about how it would play in the family entertainment realm. Disney’s Family Fun Magazine wrote a rave review of Old Mr. Mackle Hackle, but they wouldn’t print ‘G-Spot Records’ in their magazine. So, I morphed the name into something their censors could approve: ‘Gee, Spot! Records’ and drew up a logo to go with the new name! Other than with Disney, my company name has never been an issue."

"To me, it's all about the music. I have no interest in trying to sell something that is less than great. Let's start with a great record. I don’t care what style the music is – is it good?! Then let's put on our marketing and publicist hats and bring that music to the world."

Contact G-Spot Records

PO Box 11575
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA

Phone: 510-524-4109

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