Messenger Records is an
independant record label in
New York owned by
Brandon Kessler. He started it in 1995 in his college dorm room. It's put out records by
Chris Whitley,
Johnny Society and The Hand, and
Bobby Sichran, a compilation with
Richard Buckner,
Daniel Lanois,
Gary Jules, and others, and has recently signed the great
Dan Bern (i.e.
Bernstein).
Address: Messenger Records
PO Box 1607 / NYC 10113
http://www.messengerrecords.com
Messenger also does a regular cross-country tour where they give advice to
musicians on how to promote
their own music and get ahead in the
industry. It's called "No One Gives A Damn About Your Band," and its website is www.noonegivesadamn.com