PIAPTK Recordings is an American
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
founded in
Olympia, Washington in 2006 by Michael Dixon and based in
Tucson, Arizona.
History
Michael Dixon started People in a Position to Know (PIAPTK) Recordings in 2006 while teaching high school in Olympia. Inspired by New Zealand's
lathe
A lathe () is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to c ...
pioneer
Peter King, Dixon acquired a
disc cutting lathe and began cutting and releasing hand-made
DIY records. In 2013, Dixon put his teaching career on hold and moved to Tucson to make records full time, through his five vinyl companies: PIAPTK, Soiled Gold, Lathecuts.com, Mobile Vinyl Recorders, and The Science of Sound.
Artists
Catalog
References
External links
People In A Position To Know & Solid Gold Recordings homepage*
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American independent record labels
Experimental music record labels