Pete Wentz Talks About The Evolution Of Decaydance Records

In an interview with Alternative Press, Pete Wentz talks about the evolution of his record label, Decaydance Records:

You know, in the very beginning of Decaydance, it was constantly becoming something I never thought it would be. First, I thought it would be a boutique label while other people had great expectations for it. Right now, Decaydance is right where I wanted it to be. Sure, maybe I couldn’t have pictured a gold record or a singles market existing the way it is does now. The music has evolved so much since the label started. The thing I like the most is that we’re into the developmentof artists. Every label says that, but if the band believe in themselves, then we work it until we makeit work or drive it into the ground. We’re able to offer bands the best deal you can offer. A friend joked the other night that the next label deals will be the [snowboarder] Shaun White kind of deals, where eventually [a company] owns every piece of you. [Labels] may have stopped selling your music, but they’ll continue selling you. There is nothing wrong with this if you know what you’re doing or if this is what you want as an artist. It just shouldn’t be done in a deceptive way. At Decaydance, we’re able to negotiate where we allow artists more freedom than they had before, and we can offer them our services where there’s more of a package deal. What lies in the heart of the company is that we’re artist-friendly. We’re constantly fighting for our bands, whether it’s for a bigger video budget or maybe bringing in outside money.

The interview sheds some insight into the inner workings of the label and can be read here.